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The Aleph and Other Stories: 1933-1969 by Jorge Luís Borges (E.P. Dutton, November 1970, 0-525-05154-6, 286pp, hc, co)     Collection of twenty stories covering the whole span and all the various facets of Borges’ forty-year career as a short story writer, as well as a lengthy autobiographical essay written especially for this volume. 9 · Preface · Jorge Luís Borges & Norman Thomas di Giovanni · pr 15 · The Aleph · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni · ss translated from the Spanish (“El Aleph”, Sur, September 1945). 33 · Streetcorner Man · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni · ss Mundus Artium v3 #3, 1970 translated from the Spanish (“Hombres de las orillas” as by F. Bustos, Crítica, September 16, 1933). 45 · The Approach to Al-Mu’tasim · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni · ss translated from the Spanish (“El acercamiento a Almotásim”, Historia de la eternidad, Viau y Zona, 1936). 55 · The Circular Ruins · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni · ss Buenos Aires Herald July 26 1970 translated from the Spanish (“Las ruinas circulares”, Sur, December 1940). 65 · Death and the Compass · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni · ss translated from the Spanish (“La Muerte y la Brújula”, Sur, May 1942). 81 · The Life of Tadeo Isidoro Cruz (1829-1874) · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni · ss Buenos Aires Herald June 28 1970 translated from the Spanish (“Biografía de Tadeo Isidoro Cruz (1829-1874)”, Sur, December 1944). 89 · The Two Kings and Their Two Labyrinths · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni · ss Buenos Aires Herald August 9 1970 translated from the Spanish (“Una Leyenda Arabiga (Historia de los dos Reyes y los dos Laberintos, como Nota de Burton)”, El Aleph, Editorial Losada, 1949). 93 · The Dead Man · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni · ss Buenos Aires Herald July 12 1970 translated from the Spanish (“El muerto”, Sur, November 1946). 103 · The Other Death · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni · ss The New Yorker November 2 1968 translated from the Spanish (“La otra muerte”, El Aleph, Editorial Losada, 1949). 115 · Ibn Hakkan al-Bokhari, Dead in His Labyrinth · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni · ss The New Yorker April 25 1970 translated from the Spanish (“Abenjacán el Bojarí, muerto en su laberinto”, Sur, August 1951). 129 · The Man on the Threshold · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni · ss The New Yorker April 4 1970 translated from the Spanish (“El hombre en el umbral”, La Nación, April 20, 1952). 139 · The Challenge · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni · ss The New Yorker May 23 1970 translated from the Spanish (“El desafío”, La Nación, December 28, 1952). 147 · The Captive · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni · ss Buenos Aires Herald August 9 1970 translated from the Spanish (“El cautivo”, La Biblioteca, January/March 1957). 151 · Borges and Myself · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni · ss Buenos Aires Herald September 6 1970 translated from the Spanish (“Borges y yo”, La Biblioteca, January/March 1957). 155 · The Maker · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni · ss Buenos Aires Herald September 6 1970 translated from the Spanish (“El hacedor”, La Biblioteca, 1958). 161 · The Intruder · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni · ss Buenos Aires Herald May 31 1970 translated from the Spanish (“La intrusa”, El Aleph (3rd edition), 1966). 169 · The Immortals · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni · ss The New Yorker February 14 1970 translated from the Spanish (“El inmortal”, El Aleph, Editorial Losada, 1949). 177 · The Meeting · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni · ss The New Yorker August 8 1970 translated from the Spanish (“El encuentro”, La Prensa, October 5, 1969). 187 · Pedro Salvadores · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni · ss The New York Review of Books August 21 1969 translated from the Spanish (“Pedro Salvadores”). 193 · Rosendo’s Tale · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni · ss Mundus Artium v3 #3, 1970 translated from the Spanish (“Historia de Rosendo Juárez”, La Nación, November 9, 1969). 203 · An Autobiographical Essay · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni · bg The New Yorker September 19 1970, as “Autobiographical Notes” 263 · Commentaries · Jorge Luís Borges & Norman Thomas di Giovanni · ms

The Book of Sand by Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni (E.P. Dutton, 1977, 0-525-06992-5, hc, co)     Translated from the Spanish (El libro de arena, Buenos Aires: Emecé Editores, S.A. 1975). 7 · Author’s Note · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni · pr 11 · The Other · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni · ss Playboy May 1977 21 · Ulrike · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni · ss The New York Times 27 · The Congress · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni · nv The New Yorker November 6 1971 51 · There Are More Things · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni · ss The Atlantic Monthly July 1975 61 · The Sect of the Thirty · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni · ss The New York Times 67 · The Night of the Gifts · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni · ss The New Yorker August 15 1977 75 · The Mirror and the Mask · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni · ss The New Yorker June 6 1977 81 · Undr · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni · ss The New Yorker August 1 1977 89 · Utopia of a Tired Man · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni · ss The New Yorker 97 · The Bribe · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni · ss The Antioch Review 105 · Avelino Arredondo · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni · ss The New Yorker July 11 1977 113 · The Disk · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni · ss The New Yorker 117 · The Book of Sand · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni · ss The New Yorker October 25 1976 123 · Afterword · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni · aw (r)

Ficciones by Jorge Luís Borges (Grove Press, 1962, 174pp, hc, co)     Collection of literary fables and fantasies, all later reprinted in Labyrinths. Translated from the Spanish (Ficciones, Emecé Editores, 1956) by Anthony Kerrigan. · Introduction · Anthony Kerrigan · in (r) · I. The Garden of Forking Paths · Prologue · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Anthony Kerrigan · pr translated from the Spanish. · Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Alastair Reid · ss translated from the Spanish (“Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius”, Sur, May 1940). · The Approach to Al-Mûtasin · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Anthony Kerrigan · ss translated from the Spanish (“El acercamiento a Almotásim”, Historia de la eternidad, 1936). · Pierre Menard, Author of Don Quixote · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Anthony Bonner · ss translated from the Spanish (“Pierre Menard, autor del Quijote”, Sur, May 1939). · The Circular Ruins · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Anthony Bonner · ss translated from the Spanish (“Las ruinas circulares”, Sur, December 1940). · The Babylon Lottery · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Anthony Kerrigan · ss translated from the Spanish (“La lotería en Babilonia”, Sur, January 1941). · An Examination of the Work of Herbert Quain · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Anthony Kerrigan · ss translated from the Spanish (“Examen de la obra de Herbert Quain”, Sur, April 1941). · The Library of Babel · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Anthony Kerrigan · ss translated from the Spanish (“La biblioteca de Babel”, El jardín de senderos que se bifurcan, 1941). · The Garden of Forking Paths · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Helen Temple & Ruthven Todd · ss translated from the Spanish (“El jardín de senderos que se bifurcan”, El jardín de senderos que se bifurcan, 1941). · II. Artifices · Prologue · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Anthony Kerrigan · pr translated from the Spanish. · Funes the Memorious · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Anthony Kerrigan · ss translated from the Spanish (“Funes el memorioso”, La Nación, May 7, 1942). · The Form of the Sword · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Anthony Kerrigan · ss translated from the Spanish (“La forma de la espada”, La Nación, July 27, 1942). · Theme of the Traitor and the Hero · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Anthony Kerrigan · ss translated from the Spanish (“Tema del traidor y del héroe”, Sur, February 1944). · Death and the Compass · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Anthony Kerrigan · ss translated from the Spanish (“La Muerte y la Brújula”, Sur, May 1942). · The Secret Miracle · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Anthony Kerrigan · ss translated from the Spanish (“El milagro secreto”, Sur, February 1943). · Three Versions of Judas · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Anthony Kerrigan · ss translated from the Spanish (“Tres versiones de Judas”, Sur, August 1944). · The End · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Anthony Kerrigan · vi translated from the Spanish (“El fin”, La Nación, October 11, 1953). · The Secret of the Phoenix · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Anthony Kerrigan · ss translated from the Spanish (“La secta del Fénix”, Sur, September 1952). · The South · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Anthony Kerrigan · ss translated from the Spanish (“El Sur”, La Nación, October 11, 1953).

Labyrinths by Jorge Luís Borges (New Directions, 1962, $5.50, xxiii+248pp, hc, co)     Edited by Donald A. Yates and James E. Irby. ix · Preface · André Maurois · pr xv · Introduction · James E. Irby · in (r) 3 · Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by James E. Irby · ss New World Writing #19 ed. Stewart Richardson & Corlies M. Smith, J.B. Lippincott Company, 1961 translated from the Spanish (“Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius”, Sur, May 1940). 19 · The Garden of Forking Paths · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Donald A. Yates · ss Michigan Alumnus Quarterly Review Spring 1958 translated from the Spanish (“El jardín de senderos que se bifurcan”, El jardín de senderos que se bifurcan, 1941). 30 · The Lottery in Babylon · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by John M. Fein · ss translated from the Spanish (“La lotería en Babilonia”, Sur, January 1941). 36 · Pierre Menard, Author of “Quixote” · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by James E. Irby · ss translated from the Spanish (“Pierre Menard, autor del Quijote”, Sur, May 1939). 45 · The Circular Ruins · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by James E. Irby · ss translated from the Spanish (“Las ruinas circulares”, Sur, December 1940). 51 · The Library of Babel · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by James E. Irby · ss translated from the Spanish (“La biblioteca de Babel”, El jardín de senderos que se bifurcan, 1941). 59 · Funes the Memorious · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by James E. Irby · ss translated from the Spanish (“Funes el memorioso”, La Nación, May 7, 1942). 67 · The Shape of the Sword · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Donald A. Yates · ss translated from the Spanish (“La forma de la espada”, La Nación, July 27, 1942). 72 · Theme of the Traitor and the Hero · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by James E. Irby · ss translated from the Spanish (“Tema del traidor y del héroe”, Sur, February 1944). 76 · Death and the Compass · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Donald A. Yates · ss Tales for a Rainy Night ed. David Alexander, HRW, 1961 translated from the Spanish (“La Muerte y la Brújula”, Sur, May 1942). 88 · The Secret Miracle · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Harriet de Onis · ss translated from the Spanish (“El milagro secreto”, Sur, February 1943). 95 · Three Versions of Judas · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by James E. Irby · ss translated from the Spanish (“Tres versiones de Judas”, Sur, August 1944). 101 · The Secret of the Phoenix · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by James E. Irby · ss translated from the Spanish (“La secta del Fénix”, Sur, September 1952). 105 · The Immortal · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by James E. Irby · ss translated from the Spanish (“El inmortal”, El Aleph, 1949). 119 · The Theologians · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by James E. Irby · ss translated from the Spanish (“Los teólogos”, Los Anales de Buenos Aires, April 1947). 127 · Story of the Warrior and the Captive · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by James E. Irby · ss translated from the Spanish (“Historia del guerrero y la cautiva”, El Aleph, 1949). 132 · Emma Zunz · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Donald A. Yates · ss translated from the Spanish (“Emma Zunz”, Sur, September 1948). 138 · The House of Asterion · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by James E. Irby · ss translated from the Spanish (“La casa de Asterión”, Los Anales de Buenos Aires, May/June 1947). 141 · Deutsches Requiem · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Julian Palley · ss translated from the Spanish (“Deutsches Requiem”, Sur, February 1946). 148 · Averroes’ Search · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by James E. Irby · ss translated from the Spanish (“La busca de Averroes”, Sur, June 1947). 156 · The Zahir · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Dudley Fitts · ss translated from the Spanish (“El Zahir”, Los Anales de Buenos Aires, July 1947). 165 · The Waiting · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by James E. Irby · ss translated from the Spanish (“La espera”, La Nación, August 27, 1950). 171 · The Argentine Writer and Tradition · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by James E. Irby · ar translated from the Spanish (“El escritor argentino y la tradición”, Sur, February 1955). 180 · The Wall and the Books · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by James E. Irby · ar translated from the Spanish (“La muralla y los libros”, La Nación, October 22, 1950). 183 · The Fearful Sphere of Pascal · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by Anthony Kerrigan · ar translated from the Spanish (“La esfera de Pascal”, 1951). 187 · Partial Magic in the “Quixote” · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by James E. Irby · ar translated from the Spanish (“Magias parciales del Quijote”). 191 · Valéry as Symbol · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by James E. Irby · ar translated from the Spanish (“Valéry como símbolo”). 193 · Kafka and His Precursors · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by James E. Irby · ar translated from the Spanish (“Kafka y sus precursores”). 196 · Avatars of the Tortoise · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by James E. Irby · ar translated from the Spanish (“Los avatares de la tortuga”). 203 · The Mirror of Enigmas · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by James E. Irby · ar translated from the Spanish (“El espejo de los enigmas”). 207 · A Note on (toward) Bernard Shaw · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by James E. Irby · ar translated from the Spanish (“Nota sobre (hacia) Bernard Shaw”). 211 · A New Refutation of Time · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by James E. Irby · ar translated from the Spanish (“Nueva refutación del tiempo”). 231 · Inferno, I, 32 · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by James E. Irby · vi translated from the Spanish (“Inferno, I, 32”, Ciclón, May 1955). 232 · Paradiso, XXXI, 108 · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by James E. Irby · vi translated from the Spanish (“Paradiso, XXXI, 108”, Sur, November 1954). 234 · Ragnarök · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by James E. Irby · vi translated from the Spanish (“Ragnarök”, Sur, March 1959). 236 · Parable of Cervantes and the Quixote · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by James E. Irby · vi translated from the Spanish (“Parábola de Cervantes y del Quijote”, Sur, March 1955). 237 · The Witness · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by James E. Irby · vi translated from the Spanish (“El testigo”, Sur, July 1955). 238 · A Problem · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by James E. Irby · vi translated from the Spanish (“Un problema”, La Biblioteca, April 1947). 240 · Borges and I · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by James E. Irby · vi translated from the Spanish (“Borges y yo”, La Biblioteca, January 1957). 242 · Everything and Nothing · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by James E. Irby · vi translated from the Spanish (“Everything and nothing”, Versión, Autumn 1958).

The Book of Fantasy ed. Jorge Luís Borges, Adolfo Bioy Casares & Silvina Ocampo (Viking, November 1988, 0-670-82393-7, $19.95, 384pp, hc, an)     Fantasy anthology of 81 stories, story fragments, and anecdotes. This is its first English-language appearance (though many of the stories were written in English) and contains the contents of the second revised edition (Argentina 1976) plus a new introduction by Ursula K. Le Guin. 9 · Introduction · Ursula K. Le Guin · in 13 · Sennin · Ryunosuke Akutagawa; translated by Sasaki Takamasa · ss The Three Treasures by Ryunosuke Akutagawa, Hokuseido Press, 1951 translated from the Japanese (1916). 16 · A Woman Alone with Her Soul · Thomas Bailey Aldrich · vi 1912; this is most likely by Jorge Luís Borges. 17 · Ben-Tobith · Leonid Andreyev · ss (r) translated from the Russian (1905). 20 · The Phantom Basket · John Aubrey · vi Miscellanies by John Aubrey, 1696 21 · The Drowned Giant · J. G. Ballard · ss The Terminal Beach by J. G. Ballard, Gollancz, 1964 28 · Enoch Soames · Max Beerbohm · nv The Century Magazine May 1916 48 · The Tail of the Sphinx · Ambrose Bierce · vi San Francisco Examiner January 14 1893 49 · The Squid in Its Own Ink · Adolfo Bioy Casares; translated by Alexandra Potts · ss (r) translated from the Spanish (“El calamar opta por su tinta”, El Lado de La Sombra, 1962). 57 · Guilty Eyes · Ah’med Ech Chiruani · vi (r) translated from the Arabic (1837). 58 · Anything You Want!… · Léon Bloy; translated by Moira Banks · vi (r) translated from the French (“Tout ce que tu voudras!…”, Histoires Désobligeantes, 1894). 61 · Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius · Jorge Luís Borges; translated by James E. Irby · ss New World Writing #19 ed. Stewart Richardson & Corlies M. Smith, J.B. Lippincott Company, 1961 translated from the Spanish (“Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius”, Sur, May 1940). 73 · Odin · Jorge Luís Borges & Delia Ingenieros · vi (r) translated from the Spanish (“Odin”, Antiguas literaturas germánicas, 1951). 73 · The Golden Kite, the Silver Wind · Ray Bradbury · ss Epoch Winter 1953 77 · The Man Who Collected the First of September, 1973 · Tor Åge Bringsvaerd; translated by Oddrun Grønvik · ss 1973 translated from the Norwegian (“Mannen som samlet på første September”, 1972). 81 · The Careless Rabbi · Martin Buber; translated by Olga Marx · vi Tales of the Hasidim, vol. 1 by Martin Buber, Schocken, 1947 translated from the German (“Die umgestürzte Schüssel”, 1949). 81 · The Tale and the Poet · Sir Richard Burton · vi (r) 82 · Fate Is a Fool · Arturo Cancela & Pilar de Lusarreta; translated by Lucia Alvarez de Toled & /A>, Alexandra Potts · ss (r) translated from the Spanish (“El destino es chambón”, 1920). 92 · An Actual Authentic Ghost · Thomas Carlyle · ex from Sartor Resartus, 1834 92 · The Red King’s Dream · Lewis Carroll · ex from Through the Looking-Glass, Macmillan, 1871 94 · The Tree of Pride · G. K. Chesterton · ex from “The Trees of Pride”, The Story-teller November 1918 95 · The Tower of Babel [Horne Fisher] · G. K. Chesterton · ex from “The Bottomless Well”, Harper’s Magazine March 1921 95 · The Dream of the Butterfly · Chuang Tzu; translated by Herbert A. Giles · ex from Chuang Tzu: Mystic, Moralist, and Social Reformer, Bernard Quaritch, 1889 96 · The Look of Death · Jean Cocteau · ex from Le Grand Ecart, 1923 96 · House Taken Over · Julio Cortázar · ss End of the Game, and Other Stories by Julio Cortázar, Pantheon Books, 1967 100 · Being Dust · Santiago Dabove · ss 1961 translated from the Spanish (“Ser polvo”, 1933). 104 · A Parable of Gluttony · Alexandra David-Neel · ex from With Mystics and Magicians in Tibet, 1931 105 · The Persecution of the Master · Alexandra David-Neel · ex from With Mystics and Magicians in Tibet, 1931 106 · The Idle City · Lord Dunsany · ss Saturday Review (UK) April 10 1909 110 · Tantalia · Macedonio Fernández; translated by Lucia Alvarez de Toledo & Alexandra Potts · ss (r) 114 · Eternal Life · J. G. Frazer · ex from The Golden Bough, 1913 115 · A Secure Home · Elena Garro · pl (r) 123 · The Man Who Did Not Believe in Miracles · translated by Herbert A. Giles · ex from Confucianism and Its Rivals, 1915 124 · Earth’s Holocaust · Nathaniel Hawthorne · nv Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine May 1844 137 · Ending for a Ghost Story · I. A. Ireland · vi 1919 137 · The Monkey’s Paw · W. W. Jacobs · ss Harper’s Monthly Magazine September 1902 145 · What Is a Ghost? · James Joyce · ex from Ulysses, Sylvia Beach, 1922 146 · May Goulding · James Joyce · ex from Ulysses, Sylvia Beach, 1922 147 · The Wizard Passed Over · Don Juan Manuel · vi (r) 149 · Josephine the Singer, or the Mouse Folk · Franz Kafka · ss (r) 160 · Before the Law · Franz Kafka · vi (r) 162 · The Return of Imray [E. Strickland] · Rudyard Kipling · ss Life’s Handicap by Rudyard Kipling, Macmillan, 1891, as “The Recrudescence of Imray” 170 · The Horses of Abdera · Leopoldo Lugones · ss (r) translated from the Spanish (Las Fuerzas Extranas, Buenos Aires, 1906). 175 · The Ceremony · Arthur Machen · vi Ornaments in Jade by Arthur Machen, A.A. Knopf, 1924 177 · The Riddle · Walter de la Mare · ss The Monthly Review February 1903 180 · Who Knows? · Guy de Maupassant · ss The Complete Writings of Guy de Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant, The Dunstan Society, 1903 translated from the French (“Qui sait?”, L’Echo de Paris, April 6, 1890). 190 · The Shadow of the Players · Edwin Morgan · ex from The Weekend Guide to Wales (r) 190 · The Cat · H. A. Murena · vi (r) 192 · The Story of the Foxes · Niu Chiao · vi (r) 193 · The Atonement · Silvina Ocampo · ss 1961 202 · The Man Who Belonged to Me · Giovanni Papini · ss (r) translated from the Italian (Il Trangico Quoticliano, 1906). 208 · Rani · Carlos Peralta · ss (r) translated from the Italian (1965). 213 · The Blind Spot · Barry Perowne · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #25, November 1945 222 · The Wolf · Petronius · ex from The Satyricon (r) 224 · The Bust · Manuel Peyrou · ss (r) 229 · The Cask of Amontillado [Fortunato] · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Godey’s Lady’s Book November 1846 234 · The Tiger of Chao-ch’êng · P’u Sung Ling · vi Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio by Herbert A. Giles, De La Rue, 1880 translated from the Chinese (Liao Chai, 1679). 236 · How We Arrived at the Island of Tools · François Rabelais; translated by Sir Thomas Urquhart · ex from Pantagruel (r) translated from the French (“Comment nous descendismes en l’isle des ferremens”, 1564). 237 · The Music on the Hill · Saki · ss The Chronicles of Clovis by Saki, John Lane, 1911 241 · Where Their Fire Is Not Quenched · May Sinclair · nv The English Review October 1922 256 · The Cloth Which Weaves Itself · W. W. Skeat · ex from Malay Magic, 1900 257 · Universal History · Olaf Stapledon · ex from Star Maker, Methuen, 1937 257 · A Theologian in Death · Emanuel Swedenborg · vi (r) 259 · The Encounter · [uncredited] · ss (r) from the T’ang Dynasty (618-906 AD). 260 · The Three Hermits · Leo Tolstoy · ss (r) 265 · Macario · B. Traven · nv The Night Visitor, and Other Stories by B. Traven, Hill and Wang, 1966 291 · The Infinite Dream of Pao-Yu · Ts’ao Chan (Hsueh Ch’in) · vi (r) 292 · The Mirror to Wind-and-Moon · Ts’ao Chan (Hsueh Ch’in) · vi (r) 294 · The Desire to Be a Man · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Hamish Miles · ss Sardonic Tales by Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, tr. Hamish Miles, Knopf, 1927 translated from the French (“Le désir d’être un homme”, 1882). 300 · Memnon, or Human Wisdom · Voltaire · ss Romances, Tales and Smaller Pieces of M. De Voltaire by Voltaire, Dodsley, 1794 translated from the French (“Memnon ou la Sagesse humaine”). 304 · The Man Who Liked Dickens · Evelyn Waugh · ss Cosmopolitan September 1933 315 · Pomegranate Seed · Edith Wharton · nv The Saturday Evening Post April 25 1931 336 · Lukundoo · Edward Lucas White · ss Weird Tales November 1925 346 · The Donguys · Juan Rudolfo Wilcock · ss (r) 353 · Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime · Oscar Wilde · nv Court and Society Review May 11 1887 376 · The Sorcerer of the White Lotus Lodge · Richard Wilhelm; translated by F. H. Martens · vi (r) translated from the German (Chinesische Volksmaerchen, 1924). 377 · The Celestial Stag · G. Willoughby-Meade · vi Chinese Ghouls and Goblins by G. Willoughby-Meade, Constable, 1928 377 · Saved by the Book · G. Willoughby-Meade · vi Chinese Ghouls and Goblins by G. Willoughby-Meade, Constable, 1928 378 · The Reanimated Englishman · Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley · ex Yesterday and To-day by Cyrus Redding, T. Cautley Newby, 1863, as “Story of Mr. Dodsworth” 379 · The Sentence · Wu Ch’Eng En; translated by Arthur Waley · vi 1921 translated from the Chinese (Monkey, 16th century). 380 · The Sorcerers · William Butler Yeats · vi The Celtic Twilight by W. B. Yeats, Lawrence & Bullen, 1893 382 · Fragment · José Zorilla · ex from Don Juan Tenorio (r)