Shocking Tales ed. Robert K. Brunner (A.A. Wyn, 1946, $2.95, 323pp, hc, an)
Anthology of 31 horror, mystery and bizarre stories divided into 8 sections.
- v · Preface · R. K. Brunner · pr
- 3 · The Widow of Ephesus · Petronius · ex from The Satyricon (r)
translated from the Latin (Satyricon Liber, Rome, 60 A.D.).
- 6 · Wakefield · Nathaniel Hawthorne · ss The New-England Magazine May 1835, as by The Author of “The Gray Champion”
- 15 · The Adopted Son · Guy de Maupassant · ss (r)
translated from the French.
- 22 · Mrs. Fönss · J. P. Jacobsen · ss (r)
- 41 · The Shadow · Hans Christian Andersen · ss (r)
translated from the Danish (“Skyggen”, Nye Eventyr. Andet Bind. Første Samling, C.A. Reitzel, 1847).
- 54 · 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).
- 63 · Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime · Oscar Wilde · nv Court and Society Review May 11 1887
- 95 · A Friend in Need · W. Somerset Maugham · vi Cosmopolitan April 1925, as “The Man Who Wouldn’t Hurt a Fly”
- 103 · The Parricide’s Tale · Charles R. Maturin · ex from Melmoth the Wanderer, Hurst, Robinson, 1820
- 114 · The Torture by Hope · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam; translated by Mary J. Safford · ss Short Stories July 1894
translated from the French (“La Torture par l’Espérance”, Nouveaux Contes Cruels, La Librairie Illustrée, 1888).
- 120 · El Verdugo · Honoré de Balzac · ss (r)
translated from the French (“El Verdugo”, La Mode, January 30, 1830).
- 131 · El Cabecilla · Alphonse Daudet · ss (r)
- 137 · Prologue · Thomas De Quincey · ex from “On Murder Considered as One of the Fine Arts”, Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine February 1827
- 142 · Happiness in Crime · J. A. Barbey d’Aurevilly · nv The Diaboliques by Jules-Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly, Knopf, 1925
- 184 · A Jolly Fellow · Guy de Maupassant · ss The Complete Writings of Guy de Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant, The Dunstan Society, 1903
translated from the French (“Saint-Antoine”, Gil Blas, April 3, 1883).
- 192 · The Blind Spot · Saki · ss The Morning Post March 5 1912, as by H. H. Munro
- 197 · The Gioconda Smile · Aldous Huxley · nv The English Review August 1921
- 227 · A Rose for Emily · William Faulkner · ss The Forum April 1930
- 237 · The Quick and the Dead · Owen Cameron · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #22, May 1945
- 243 · The Cask of Amontillado [Fortunato] · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Godey’s Lady’s Book November 1846
- 250 · Vendetta · Guy de Maupassant · ss The Complete Writings of Guy de Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant, The Dunstan Society, 1903, as “Semillante”
translated from the French (“Une vendetta”, Le Gaulois, October 14, 1883).
- 255 · The Reconciliation · H. G. Wells · ss The Weekly Sun Literary Supplement December 1 1895, as “The Bulla”
- 265 · The Pearl of Toledo · Prosper Mérimée · ss (r)
- 267 · The Revolt of a Sheep · Honoré de Balzac · ss (r)
- 273 · The Man with the Dogs · Guy de Maupassant (error, actually by Jean Richepin) · ss The Complete Writings of Guy de Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant, The Dunstan Society, 1903
translated from the French (“Cht’Heumme-aux-quiens”, Truandailles, Bibliothéque-Charpentier, 1891).
- 283 · The Tell-Tale Heart · Edgar Allan Poe · ss The Pioneer January 1843
- 289 · Sleepy · Anton Chekhov; translated by Constance Garnett · ss Cook’s Wedding and Other Stories by Anton Chekhov, Macmillan, 1922
translated from the Russian (“Spat khochetsya”, St. Petersburg Gazette, January 25, 1888).
- 295 · The Abyss · Leonid Andreyev · ss (r)
translated from the Russian (1902).
- 311 · The Crucifix · Adelbert von Chamisso · ss (r)
- 315 · The Oval Portrait · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine April 1842, as “Life in Death”
- 319 · The Doctor’s Heroism · Villiers de l’Isle-Adam · ss
translated from the French (“L’héroïsme du docteur Hallidonhill”, 1883).
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