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The Oxford Book of Gothic Tales ed. Chris Baldick (Oxford University Press, March 5, 1992, 0-19-214194-5, £16.95, xxii+533pp, hc, an, cover: Death the Bride by T. C. Gotch from 1894)     Anthology of 37 gothic short stories dating from the 18th century to the present day. This is a worldwide edition, also available in the US for $22.95. xi · Introduction · Chris Baldick · in 3 · Sir Bertrand: A Fragment · Anna Laetitia Aikin · ss Miscellaneous Pieces in Prose by Anna Laetitia & John Aikin, 1773 this is now regarded as the work of John Aikin though usually attributed to his sister. 7 · The Poisoner of Montremos · Richard Cumberland · ss The Lady’s Magazine March 1791, as “Remarkable Narrative” 12 · The Friar’s Tale · [uncredited] · ss The Lady’s Magazine 1792 23 · Raymond: A Fragment · Juvenis · ss The Lady’s Magazine February 1799 27 · The Parricide Punished · [uncredited] · ss Gentlemen and Ladies’ Town and Country Magazine July 1789 first published in French in 1782. 31 · The Ruins of the Abbey of Fitz-Martin · [uncredited] · nv Romances and Gothic Tales, 1801 51 · The Vindictive Monk; or, The Fatal Ring · Isaac Crookenden · ss Romantic Tales by Isaac Crookenden, 1802 63 · The Astrologer’s Prediction, or The Maniac’s Fate · [uncredited] · ss Legends of Terror, London, 1826 70 · Andreas Vesalius the Anatomist · Petrus Borel; translated by Chris Baldick · ss translated from the French (“Don Andréa Vésalius, L’Anatomiste”, Champavert: Contes Immoraux, 1833). 82 · Lady Eltringham or The Castle of Ratcliffe Cross · J. Wadham · ss Calendar of Horrors! July 1836 85 · The Fall of the House of Usher · Edgar Allan Poe · nv Burton’s Gentlemen’s Magazine September 1839; this revised version from Tales of Edgar A. Poe, Wiley & Putnam 1845. 102 · A Chapter in the History of a Tyrone Family [The Purcell Papers] · J. Sheridan Le Fanu · nv Dublin University Magazine October 1839, uncredited. 133 · Rappaccini’s Daughter [Rappaccini] · Nathaniel Hawthorne · nv United States Magazine and Democratic Review December 1844, as “Writings of Aurépine” 158 · Selina Sedilia · Bret Harte · ss The Californian August 1865 165 · Jean-ah Poquelin · George Washington Cable · ss Scribner’s Monthly May 1875 183 · Olalla · Robert Louis Stevenson · nv Court and Society Review Christmas 1885 218 · Barbara of the House of Grebe · Thomas Hardy · nv The Graphic December 1890 245 · Bloody Blanche · Marcel Schwob; translated by Chris Baldick · ss first published in French in Le Roi au Masque d’Or (1892) as “Blanche La Sanglante”. 249 · The Yellow Wall-Paper · Charlotte Perkins Stetson · ss New England Magazine January 1892, as by Charlotte Perkins Gilman 264 · The Adventure of the Speckled Band [Sherlock Holmes] · Arthur Conan Doyle · nv The Strand Magazine February 1892 286 · Hurst of Hurstcote · E. Nesbit · ss Temple Bar June 1893 299 · A Vine on a House · Ambrose Bierce · ss Cosmopolitan Magazine October 1905 302 · Jordan’s End · Ellen Glasgow · ss The Shadowy Third and Other Stories by Ellen Glasgow, Doubleday, 1923 316 · The Outsider [Dream Cycle] · H. P. Lovecraft · ss Weird Tales April 1926 322 · A Rose for Emily · William Faulkner · ss The Forum April 1930 331 · A Rendezvous in Averoigne [Averoigne] · Clark Ashton Smith · ss Weird Tales April/May 1931 344 · The Monkey · Isak Dinesen · nv Seven Gothic Tales by Isak Dinesen, Smith & Haas, 1934 386 · Miss de Mannering of Asham · F. M. Mayor · nv The Room Opposite by F. M. Mayor, Longmans, Green, 1935 407 · The Vampire of Kaldenstein · Frederick Cowles · nv The Night Wind Howls by Frederick Cowles, Muller, 1938 424 · Clytie · Eudora Welty · ss The Southern Review Summer 1941 435 · Sardonicus · Ray Russell · nv Playboy January 1961 466 · The Bloody Countess · Alejandra Pizarnik; translated by Alberto Manguel · ss Other Fires: Stories from the Women of Latin America ed. Alberto Manguel, 1986 first published in Spanish in 1968 as “Acerca de la Condesa Sangrienta”. 478 · The Gospel According to Mark · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni · ss The New Yorker October 23 1971 translated from the Spanish (“El evangelio según Marcos”, La Nación, August 1970). 483 · The Lady of the House of Love · Angela Carter · nv The Iowa Review Summer/Fall 1979 498 · Secret Observations on the Goat-Girl · Joyce Carol Oates · ss The Assignation by Joyce Carol Oates, The Ecco Press, 1988 502 · Blood Disease · Patrick McGrath · nv Blood and Water and Other Tales by Patrick McGrath, Simon & Schuster, 1988 519 · If You Touched My Heart · Isabel Allende · ss The Stories of Eva Luna by Isabel Allende, tr. Margaret Sayers Peden, Antheneum, 1991 527 · Notes · Chris Baldick · ms

Tales of Terror from Blackwood’s Magazine ed. Chris Baldick & Robert Morrison--- see under Robert Morrison.

Goblins & Greatcoats by Travis Baldree (Subterranean Press, June 24, 2024, 978-1-64524-208-6, free, ebook, ss, cover by Alicia Ramos Castillo) [Legends & Lattes]     Short story set in the world of Legends & Lattes and Bones & Bookdust.

Crime Stalks the Fan World by F. Lee Baldwin (Entropy, 1960, 25¢, 26pp, quarto, co)     Collection of two stories. Entropy Booklet #1, published by Terry Carr. · [illustrations] · Ray Nelson · il (r) · Crime Stalks the Fan World · F. Lee Baldwin · ss Shangri-La January 1945 · The Girl with the Muddy Eyes · F. Lee Baldwin · nv Shangri-La December 1946 (+1)

Realms of Shadow ed. Lizz Baldwin (Wizards of the Coast, April 2002, 0-7869-2716-X, $6.99, 340pp, pb, oa, cover by Jon Sullivan) [Forgotten Realms]     Original anthology of 12 stories based on the “Return of the Archwizards” subseries based on the role-playing game. 1 · Trial by Ordeal · Lisa Smedman · nv 33 · Assassin’s Shadow · Jess Lebow · nv 63 · Too Long in the Dark · Paul S. Kemp · nv 94 · Darksword · Troy Denning · nv 126 · Liar’s Game · Jessica Beaven · nv 157 · That Curious Sword · R. A. Salvatore · ss 176 · A Little Knowledge · Elaine Cunningham · nv 197 · Astride the Wind · Philip Athans · nv 227 · The Fallen Lands · Murray J. D. Leeder · nv 251 · When Shadows Come Seeking a Throne · Ed Greenwood · nv 284 · King Shadow · Richard Lee Byers · nv 315 · The Shifting Sands · Peter Archer · nv

The Shadow on the Blind and Other Ghost Stories by Mrs. Alfred Baldwin (Dent, 1895, 309pp, hc, co) · The Shadow on the Blind · Mrs. Alfred Baldwin · nv The Cornhill Magazine September 1894, uncredited. · The Weird of the Walfords · Mrs. Alfred Baldwin · nv Longman’s Magazine November 1889 · The Uncanny Bairn · Mrs. Alfred Baldwin · ss The Cornhill Magazine September 1892, uncredited. · A Story of Second Sight · Mrs. Alfred Baldwin · ss · Many Waters Cannot Quench Love · Mrs. Alfred Baldwin · ss · How He Left the Hotel · Mrs. Alfred Baldwin · ss The Argosy (UK) October 1894, uncredited. · The Real and the Counterfeit · Mrs. Alfred Baldwin · ss · My Next-Door Neighbour · Mrs. Alfred Baldwin · ss · The Empty Picture Frame · Mrs. Alfred Baldwin · ss · Sir Nigel Otterburne’s Case · Mrs. Alfred Baldwin · ss

The Shadow on the Blind and Other Ghost Stories (var. 1) by Mrs. Alfred Baldwin (Ash-Tree Press, June 30, 2001, 1-55310-023-9, $53.00, xx+143pp, hc, co, cover by Allen Koszowski)     Collection of ghost stories, adding one story to the 1895 volume of the same name. This is a limited edition of 500 copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $40.00 and in the UK for £25.00. ix · Introduction · John Pelan & Richard Dalby · in 3 · The Shadow on the Blind · Mrs. Alfred Baldwin · nv The Cornhill Magazine September 1894, uncredited. 24 · The Weird of the Walfords · Mrs. Alfred Baldwin · nv Longman’s Magazine November 1889 41 · The Uncanny Bairn · Mrs. Alfred Baldwin · ss The Cornhill Magazine September 1892, uncredited. 59 · Many Waters Cannot Quench Love · Mrs. Alfred Baldwin · ss The Shadow on the Blind and Other Ghost Stories by Mrs. Alfred Baldwin, Dent, 1895 68 · How He Left the Hotel · Mrs. Alfred Baldwin · ss The Argosy (UK) October 1894, uncredited. 73 · The Real and the Counterfeit · Mrs. Alfred Baldwin · ss The Shadow on the Blind and Other Ghost Stories by Mrs. Alfred Baldwin, Dent, 1895 89 · My Next Door Neighbour · Mrs. Alfred Baldwin · ss The Shadow on the Blind and Other Ghost Stories by Mrs. Alfred Baldwin, Dent, 1895 105 · The Empty Picture Frame · Mrs. Alfred Baldwin · ss The Shadow on the Blind and Other Ghost Stories by Mrs. Alfred Baldwin, Dent, 1895 119 · Sir Nigel Otterburne’s Case · Mrs. Alfred Baldwin · ss The Shadow on the Blind and Other Ghost Stories by Mrs. Alfred Baldwin, Dent, 1895 124 · The Ticking of the Clock · Mrs. Alfred Baldwin · ss Longman’s Magazine July 1894 143 · Bibliography · [uncredited] · bi

Tales of Science Fiction ed. Brian N. Ball (Hamish Hamilton, 1964, 8/6d, 159pp, hc, an) 7 · Foreword · Brian N. Ball · fw 9 · Hide and Seek · Arthur C. Clarke · ss Astounding Science Fiction September 1949 23 · Return of the Moon Man · E. L. Malpass · ss The Observer January 2 1955, as by Samson Darley 31 · Life-Line · Robert A. Heinlein · ss Astounding Science-Fiction August 1939 55 · Escape Velocity · Brian N. Ball · ss (r) 73 · “Nothing Happens on the Moon” · Paul Ernst · ss Astounding Science-Fiction February 1939 96 · Mr. Kowtshook · John Christopher · ss Avon Science Fiction and Fantasy Reader January 1953 107 · Meteor · John Wyndham · nv Amazing Stories March 1941, as “Phoney Meteor” by John Beynon 129 · Allamagoosa · Eric Frank Russell · ss Astounding Science Fiction May 1955 147 · But Who Can Replace a Man? · Brian W. Aldiss · ss Infinity Science Fiction June 1958

The Thief of Forthe and Other Stories by Clifford Ball (DMR Books, April 2, 2018, $10.00, 206pp, pb, co, cover: The Thief of Forthe by Virgil Finlay from Weird Tales July 1937)     Details supplied by Denny Lien. 5 · Introduction · D. M. Ritzlin · in 7 · Duar the Accursed · Clifford Ball · nv Weird Tales May 1937 34 · The Thief of Forthe [Rald] · Clifford Ball · nv Weird Tales July 1937 67 · The Goddess Awakes [Rald] · Clifford Ball · nv Weird Tales February 1938 125 · The Swine of Ææa · Clifford Ball · nv Weird Tales March 1939 174 · The Little Man · Clifford Ball · nv Weird Tales August 1939 195 · The Werewolf Howls · Clifford Ball · ss Weird Tales November 1941 bc. · The Swine of Ææa · Virgil Finlay · cv Weird Tales March 1939

The Port of London Murders by Doris Bell Ball--- see under Josephine Bell.

Cop Cade ed. John Ball (Doubleday, 1978, 0-385-14374-5, $7.95, 206pp, hc, an) xi · Introduction · John Ball · in 1 · Clancy and the Subway Jumper [Lieutenant Clancy] · Robert L. Fish · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1961, as by Robert L. Pike 12 · Murder on the Night Boat · Cornell Woolrich · ss Black Mask February 1937 29 · Conversation Piece · Ned Guyman · ss 32 · A Place for Bleeding [Captain Leopold] · Edward D. Hoch · ss The Saint Mystery Magazine (UK) March 1963, as by Stephen Dentinger 51 · B as in Bullets [Mitch Taylor; Bill Decker] · Lawrence Treat · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1965 66 · The Case of the Myra-Ann · Bill Knox · ss 77 · The Corruption of Officer Avakadian · Stanley Ellin · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1973 86 · Fido · John Ball · ss 91 · Time Trial · Frank Sisk · ss 1967 100 · The Pattern · Bill Pronzini · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine September 1971 109 · A Matter of Probabilities · James Cross · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine November 1968 125 · The File on Zell · Gerald Tomlinson · vi Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine April 1975 129 · The Cop Who Loved Flowers · Henry Slesar · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine November 1966 134 · A House of Hawks · S. S. Rafferty · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine January 1978, as “The House on Thirteenth Street” 148 · The Dog That Only Barked at Anglos · Helene Juarez Phipps · ss Texas Quarterly Winter 1973 161 · The Half-Invisible Man · Bill Pronzini & Jeffrey M. Wallmann · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1974 172 · It Wouldn’t Come Apart · John F. Suter · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 1961, as “It Wouldn’t Button Up” 177 · The Only Rule · Albert F. Nussbaum · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine January 1976, as by A. F. Oreshnik 192 · Fair Game · Francis M. Nevins, Jr. · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 1977 201 · The Quiet Neighborhood · Kathleen Hershey · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine August 1977

Murder California Style ed. John Ball & Jon L. Breen--- see under Jon L. Breen.

Atrocity Exhibition by J. G. Ballard (Jonathan Cape, July 1970, 0-224-61838-5, £1.05, 157pp, hc, co)     Also in US as Love & Napalm: Export U.S.A.. 7 · The Atrocity Exhibition · J. G. Ballard · ss New Worlds SF #166, 1966 21 · The University of Death · J. G. Ballard · ss Transatlantic Review #29, Summer 1968 39 · The Assassination Weapon · J. G. Ballard · ss New Worlds SF #161, April 1966 51 · You: Coma: Marilyn Monroe · J. G. Ballard · ss Ambit #27, 1966 59 · Notes Toward a Mental Breakdown · J. G. Ballard · ss New Worlds #173, July 1967, as “The Death Module” 71 · The Great American Nude · J. G. Ballard · ss Ambit #36, 1968 81 · The Summer Cannibals · J. G. Ballard · ss New Worlds #186, January 1969 91 · Tolerances of the Human Face · J. G. Ballard · ss Encounter September 1969 111 · You and Me and the Continuum · J. G. Ballard · ss Impulse March 1966 121 · Plan for the Assassination of Jacqueline Kennedy · J. G. Ballard · ss Ambit #31, 1966 127 · Love and Napalm: Export U.S.A. · J. G. Ballard · ss Circuit #6, June 1968 135 · Crash! · J. G. Ballard · ss The ICA Eventsheet 1969 141 · The Generations of America · J. G. Ballard · ms New Worlds #183, October 1968 147 · Why I Want to Fuck Ronald Reagan · J. G. Ballard · ss Ronald Reagan: The Magazine of Poetry #1, Summer 1968 153 · The Assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy Considered as a Downhill Motor Race · J. G. Ballard · vi Ambit #29, 1966

The Atrocity Exhibition (var. 1) by J. G. Ballard (Re/Search Publications, September 1990, 0-940642-18-2, $14.99, 127pp, tp, co, cover by Phoebe Gloeckner)     Revised classic avant-garde sf novel/collection. This edition contains four new chapters and annotations by Ballard, plus illustrations by Phoebe Gloeckner and photographs by Ana Barrado. The original version was published by Cape in 1970. A limited hardcover edition was announced but not seen. 6 · Preface · V. Vale & A. Juno · pr 7 · Preface · William S. Burroughs · pr Love & Napalm: Export U.S.A. by J. G. Ballard, Grove Press, 1972 9 · The Atrocity Exhibition · J. G. Ballard · ss New Worlds SF #166, 1966 19 · The University of Death · J. G. Ballard · ss Transatlantic Review #29, Summer 1968 31 · The Assassination Weapon · J. G. Ballard · ss New Worlds SF #161, April 1966 39 · You: Coma: Marilyn Monroe · J. G. Ballard · ss Ambit #27, 1966 43 · Notes Toward a Mental Breakdown · J. G. Ballard · ss New Worlds #173, July 1967, as “The Death Module” 51 · The Great American Nude · J. G. Ballard · ss Ambit #36, 1968 59 · The Summer Cannibals · J. G. Ballard · ss New Worlds #186, January 1969 67 · Tolerances of the Human Face · J. G. Ballard · ss Encounter September 1969 81 · You and Me and the Continuum · J. G. Ballard · ss Impulse March 1966 89 · Plan for the Assassination of Jacqueline Kennedy · J. G. Ballard · ss Ambit #31, 1966 93 · Love and Napalm: Export USA. · J. G. Ballard · ss Circuit #6, June 1968 97 · Crash! · J. G. Ballard · ss The ICA Eventsheet 1969 101 · The Generations of America · J. G. Ballard · ms New Worlds #183, October 1968 105 · Why I Want to Fuck Ronald Reagan · J. G. Ballard · ss Ronald Reagan: The Magazine of Poetry #1, Summer 1968 108 · The Assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy Considered as a Downhill Motor Race · J. G. Ballard · vi Ambit #29, 1966 111 · Princess Margaret’s Facelift · J. G. Ballard · vi New Worlds #199, March 1970 114 · Mae West’s Reduction Mammoplasty · J. G. Ballard · ss 117 · Queen Elizabeth’s Rhinoplasty · J. G. Ballard · vi TriQuarterly #35, Winter 1976 119 · The Secret History of World War 3 · J. G. Ballard · ss Ambit #114, 1988