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Big Bad Bugs (Minstrel, August 1998, 0-671-02295-4, $6.99, 120+106+106pp, tp, om, cover by Mark Garro)     Omnibus of 3 novels, ghost-written by other authors. Subtitled “R. L. Stine’s Ghosts of Fear Street: Creepy Collection #4”. 1 · Nightmare in 3-D [Ghosts of Fear Street] · R. L. Stine (ghost written by Gloria Hatrick) · n. Pocket Archway, 1996 121 · The Bugman Lives! [Ghosts of Fear Street] · R. L. Stine (ghost written by Carol Gorman) · n. Pocket Archway, 1996 237 · Halloween Bugs Me! [Ghosts of Fear Street] · R. L. Stine (ghost written by Barbara Joyce) · n. Pocket Archway, 1997

Big Book for Boys (Dean & Son, 193?, 253pp, hc, oa, cover: [boy with at stumps with cricket bat tucked under arm])     Details supplied by Lia McGunigle from Table of Contents. 7 · The Dud · Edward Ormerod · ss Monster Book for Boys 1934 15 · Fog Proof · S. T. James · ss 26 · A Silver Pheasant · Lieut.-Colonel A. Lloyd Owen · ss 35 · To-morrow at Dawn…! · Lionel Surrey · ss 49 · The Secret of Scarfield School · F. W. Gumley · ss Ideal Book for Boys 1934 60 · Jimmy Creed Crashes In! · Ben Draper · ss 69 · Chapman’s Champion · R. B. Ogle · ss 85 · The Mask · F. W. Gumley · ss Ideal Book for Boys 1935 93 · The Rivals · F. Dent · ss Champion Book for Boys 1935 106 · Broad Arrows · Davis Watson · ss Ideal Book for Boys 1935 113 · Deep Hazard! · S. T. James · ss Topping Book for Boys 1935 123 · The Mule’s Last Trip · Wallace E. Arter · ss 128 · Stallard’s Mistake · S. Beresford Lucas · ss 141 · Poker-Face Brewster · Ben Draper · ss Ideal Book for Boys 1935 156 · The Umbonated Pedagogue · Lieut.-Colonel A. Lloyd Owen · ss Monster Book for Boys 1934 170 · The Mysterious Maxted · Wallace E. Arter · ss 177 · Malcolm Mason’s Madness · Arthur Groom · ss Champion Book for Boys 1935 184 · Desert Justice · S. T. James · ss Champion Book for Boys 1934 193 · A Fortunate Mistake · Lieut.-Colonel A. Lloyd Owen · ss Champion Book for Boys 1934 201 · The Leaping Motor-Bike · L. T. Barnard · ss 205 · The Trusty Page · Samuel Jeans · ss Ideal Book for Boys 1935 211 · The Derringham Double · Wallace Arter · ss Champion Book for Boys 1935 218 · Brown Minor’s Mistake · M. Gay · ss British Legion Children’s Annual 1935 221 · The Finding of Freedom · Wallace Arter · ss Champion Book for Boys 1935 227 · Grumpy’s Christmas Stocking · Edith Miles · ss 231 · Every Fag Has His Day · William R. Bawden · ss British Legion Children’s Annual 1935 237 · Out of Bounds · Robert Moss · ss Champion Book for Boys 1935 243 · Afloat in the Pacific · Lionel Surrey · ss Thrilling Book for Boys 1936

Big Book for Boys (Dean & Son, 1937, 253pp, hc, oa, cover: [French legionnaire on black horse, carrying the colours away from a band of Arabs])     Details supplied by Lia McGunigle. 7 · The Shadow of the Hills · C. Bernard Rutley · ss Ideal Book for Boys 1937 19 · “Beaver’s” Bust · William R. Bawden · ss Champion Book for Boys 1936 27 · A Night Adventure · W. Cuthbert · ss Champion Book for Boys 1933 33 · Red Feather · F. W. Gumley · ss Ideal Book for Boys 1935 42 · The Blue Devil · Wallace E. Arter · ss Ideal Book for Boys 1937 52 · A Gallop in Mexico · Robert Moss · ss The Daily Mail November 18 1933 56 · Sky Queen’s Finest Flight · Beryl C. Lawley · ss 65 · Foster’s Farewell · David Morris · ss 74 · The Mystery of the Sea · John Bostock · ss Monster Book for Boys 1936 87 · The New Boy · Bryan Greenwood · ss Ideal Book for Boys 1937 97 · Special Permission · Wallace E. Arter · ss Ideal Book for Boys 1937 103 · Hunters All · J. C. Bristow-Noble · ss 112 · “Bowled, Watkin” · Samuel Jeans · ss Champion Book for Boys 1936 119 · The Circle S. Boy · G. E. Hopcroft · ss Champion Book for Boys 1936 126 · The Secret of Gillian’s Isle · S. Beresford Lucas · ss Ideal Book for Boys 1935 136 · Winton’s Wins Through · F. W. Gumley · ss Champion Book for Boys 1936 145 · Barber Business · A. Broadribb-Irving · ss 159 · The Heroism of P.C. Potts · Wallace Carr · ss Champion Book for Boys 1936 168 · The Press-Gang’s Prize · F. W. Gumley · ss Champion Book for Boys 1936 176 · Not According to Plan · F. Dent · ss 187 · A Way They Have at St. Alkmund’s · Martin Bishop · ss Champion Book for Boys 1933 193 · King of the Ranges · Ben Draper · ss Mammoth Book for Boys 1934 201 · By Right of Conquest · A. W. Seymour · ss Popular Book for Boys 1937 210 · Timber Townson · Ben Draper · ss Champion Book for Boys 1935 225 · Kandu the Cunning · William R. Bawden · ss Ideal Book for Boys 1937 232 · Double and Quits! · F. W. Gumley · ss Monster Book for Boys 1934 242 · The Castle Plot · A. C. Booth · ss Champion Book for Boys 1936

Big Book for Girls (Dean & Son, 1936, 252pp, hc, oa, cover: [girl with racquet leaning forward])     Details supplied by Lia McGunigle from Table of Contents. 7 · “£100 Reward” · Lyn Clare · ss 17 · Out of the Deep · C. Bernard Rutley · ss 27 · The Kindness of Mr. Manterfield · Alice Lewis · ss 33 · The Thief at Westmead School · Emma S. Duffin · ss 42 · The Mysterious Château · E. M. R. Burgess · ss 52 · That Scholarship Kid! · F. W. Gumley · ss 62 · The New Broom · F. Wilmot Irwin · ss 73 · Hilary of the Highway · F. W. Gumley · nv 99 · An Unpopular Heroine · May Wynne · ss 110 · The Showing Up of Patsy · Marguerite Kingsley · ss 122 · Beating the Bandits · F. W. Gumley · ss 129 · The Cressington Cup · Beryl C. Lawley · ss 139 · Mrs. Heydon’s Ring · V. C. Alexander · ss 149 · The Spirit of the School · M. O. Jackson · ss 158 · At Burstead School · G. McPherson · ss 167 · Ailsa’s Brain-Wave · Beryl C. Lawley · ss 175 · For the Sake of the Team · Olive Stuart · ss 187 · Fine Feathers for Pauline · Thora Stowell · ss 197 · The Alibi · F. W. Gumley · ss Champion Book for Girls 1936 208 · The Cup of the Mantons · Irene Mossop · ss Every Girl’s Story Book 1935 214 · The Last Chance · F. W. Gumley · ss 224 · A Motoring Mystery · Leonora Fry · ss 234 · The Spoil Sport · F. W. Gumley · ss Every Girl’s Story Book 1935 243 · Dormitory 2 Entertains · Jean Ashley · ss

The Big Book of Detective Stories (Clowes, 193?, 576pp, hc, an) 7 · The Sooper Speaking [Supt. Minter] · Edgar Wallace · nv Collier’s April 28 1928 21 · The Tuesday Night Club [Miss Marple] · Agatha Christie · ss The Royal Magazine December 1927 35 · Behind the Barrier · Joseph S. Fletcher · ss Metropolitan Magazine August 1907, as “From Behind the Barrier” 55 · The Cone · H. G. Wells · ss Unicorn September 18 1895 69 · A Quiet Holiday · Marjorie Bowen · nv Hutchinson’s Magazine June 1925 91 · The Idol House of Astarte [Miss Marple] · Agatha Christie · ss The Royal Magazine January 1928 107 · The Bridge That Broke [Arsène Lupin] · Maurice Leblanc · nv Pall Mall Magazine June 1928 131 · The Scream · Grant Edwards · nv Hush January 1931 159 · No Evidence · Alice Campbell · ss Hush June 1930 179 · In a Telephone Cabinet [Supt. Henry Wilson] · G. D. H. & Margaret I. Cole · nv Superintendent Wilson’s Holiday by G. D. H. & Margaret Cole, Collins, 1928 207 · The Manor House Mystery · Joseph S. Fletcher · nv The Red Magazine March 15 1915, as “The Malachite Jar” 231 · The Thumb-Mark of St. Peter [Miss Marple] · Agatha Christie · ss The Royal Magazine May 1928 245 · The Witch Doctor [Mynheer Amayat] · H. de Vere Stacpoole · ss The Strand Magazine June 1929 257 · Clues [Supt. Minter] · Edgar Wallace · ss Mystery Magazine June 1 1926 273 · The Killing of Madame Hildebron [Mynheer Amayat] · H. de Vere Stacpoole · ss The Tales of Mynheer Amayat by H. de Vere Stacpoole, George Newnes, 1930 285 · The Mystery Mission · Sydney Horler · na The Thriller #30, August 31 1929 361 · The Epsom Downs Mystery · Elliott O’Donnell · nv Hush June 1931 385 · The Lighthouse on Shivering Sand · Joseph S. Fletcher · ss The Red Magazine October 1 1911 399 · The Dagger · Frank Froest & George Dilnot · ss The Red Book Magazine August 1916; given as by George Dilnot alone. 419 · Romance in It [Supt. Minter] · Edgar Wallace · ss The Lone House Mystery by Edgar Wallace, Collins, 1929 429 · Accidental Death · Lennox Kerr · ss Hush August 1930 443 · Contingent on the Verdict · Joseph S. Fletcher · ss The Red Magazine October 1 1912 457 · The Place of Confusion [Mynheer Amayat] · H. de Vere Stacpoole · ss The Strand Magazine October 1929 471 · Find the Lady · James Ronald · nv Hush May 1931 513 · The Secret of the Strong Room · Joseph S. Fletcher · ss The Red Magazine December 1 1912 529 · The Black Diamond [Craig Kennedy] · Arthur B. Reeve · nv Cosmopolitan June 1917 553 · The Black Cross [Craig Kennedy] · Arthur B. Reeve · nv Cosmopolitan February 1918

The Big Budget for Boys (Blackie & Son, 194?, hc, oa)     Cover description: Leapfrog Details supplied by Aileth Elgin. · The Captured Commissar · A. E. Haswell Miller · fp 7 · Polton of the M.T. · W. K. Holmes · ss; illustrated by A. E. Haswell Miller 19 · Marshall’s Mascot · Ernest C. Livett · ss; illustrated by Savile Lumley 28 · The Missing “T” · Percy F. Westerman · ss; illustrated by W. E. Wigfull 41 · A Sporting Chance · John Sweet · ss; illustrated by Ernest Prater 49 · The Game of His Life · Ross Hobben · ss; illustrated by Savile Lumley 66 · The Mutiny of the Gairloch · Patrick Williamson · ss; illustrated by Leonard Potts 78 · An Affair of State · K. Nelson Abbott · ss; illustrated by G. R. Day 89 · The Agate Comfit-Box · K. Wallis Coales · ss; illustrated by G. R. Day 103 · Furious Waters · Sam Firth · ss; illustrated by Thos. Somerfield 109 · Grinder’s Birthday Present · J. P. M. · ss; illustrated by Thomas Henry 116 · The Green-Eyed Monster · Jeffrey Havilton · ss; illustrated by R. H. Brock 126 · The Pirates’ Loot · Sercombe Griffin · ss; illustrated by Jas. F. Sloane 136 · With Reasonable Cause · Harold Markham · ss; illustrated by G. R. Day 144 · In the Engine-Room · Stanton Hope · ss; illustrated by Percy F. S. Spence 156 · A Wild Ghost Chase · S. Beresford Lucas · ss; illustrated by Thos. Somerfield 171 · The Luck of Christopher · K. Wallis Coales · ss; illustrated by K. Wallis Coales 178 · The Secret of the Rock · C. M. H. · ss; illustrated by C. H. Blake 186 · The Last of the Barons · A. W. Seymour · ss; illustrated by Thos. Somerfield

The Big Budget for Girls (Blackie & Son, 1931, hc, oa)     Cover description: Picnic on moor Details supplied by Aileth Elgin. · “Ariel’s Grotto!” · Fyffe · fp · Cartwright Twins—Kidnappers · Phillis Garrard · ss; illustrated by Fyffe · A Chance for Cecilia · Beryl C. Lawley · ss; illustrated by F. Moorsom · The Phantom Highwayman · R. C. Barnard · ss; illustrated by W. W. Lendon · The Lad who Didn’t Want to Go to Sea · K. L. Thompson · ss; illustrated by D. L. Mays · Hidden Treasure · Irene Boyd · ss; illustrated by Margaret Horder · Two Glassy Eyes · H. S. Sarbert · ss · Tiger! · W. Kersley Holmes · ss; illustrated by J. Morton Sale · Annette’s Anxious Afternoon · Winifred Bear · ss; illustrated by A. E. Bestall · Green Peas · M. E. Buckingham · ss; illustrated by Radcliffe Wilson · The Fairy Footsteps · J. G. Fyfe · ss; illustrated by Cecil Orr · A Nasty Corner · Jessie Leckie Herbertson · ss; illustrated by F. Moorsom · The Bell That Rang Itself · Frances Cowen · ss; illustrated by Dudley Cowes · Pamela Careers · Primrose Cumming · ss; illustrated by P. B. Hickling · Roman Remains · Beryl Netherclift · ss; illustrated by Dudley Cowes · The Girl who Didn’t Come Back · Frances Cowen · ss; illustrated by A. E. Bestall · A Rainy Afternoon · Irene Boyd · ss; illustrated by Francis E. Hiley · The Tale of a Petticoat · Muriel Fyfe · ss; illustrated by A. E. Bestall

Bite (Jove, January 2005, 0-515-13970-X, $7.99, 297pp, pb, oa)     Original anthology of five vampire romance stories by authors including Laurell K. Hamilton (an Anita Blake story), Charlaine Harris (Sookie Stackhouse), and MaryJanice Davidson (Betsy Taylor). 1 · The Girl Who Was Infatuated with Death [Anita Blake] · Laurell K. Hamilton · nv 33 · One Word Answer [Sookie Stackhouse] · Charlaine Harris · nv 59 · Biting in Plain Sight · MaryJanice Davidson · na 133 · Galahad · Angela Knight · na 219 · Blood Lust · Vickie Taylor · na

The Bite Before Christmas (HarperCollins/Morrow, November 2011, 978-0-06-201407-8, $19.99, 270pp, hc, oa, cover by Aleta Rafton)     Anthology of two Christmas vampire romance stories, an Argeneau Vampires tale from Lynsay Sands, and a Night Huntress tale by Jeaniene Frost. 1 · The Gift [Argeneau Vampires] · Lynsay Sands · n. 117 · Home for the Holidays [Night Huntress] · Jeaniene Frost · n.

The Bite Before Christmas (HarperCollins/Avon, November 2012, 978-0-06-202260-8, $7.99, 325pp, pb, oa)     Reprint (Morrow 2011) anthology of two Christmas vampire romance stories by Lynsay Sands and Jeaniene Frost.

Bitten by Cupid (Avon, January 1, 2010, 978-0-06-189445-9, $7.99, 384pp, pb, oa)     Original anthology of three paranormal romance stories by Lynsay Sands, Pamela Palmer, and Jaime Rush. Details taken from online listing. 1 · Vampire Valentine [Argeneau Vampires] · Lynsay Sands · n. 129 · Hearts Untamed [Feral Warriors] · Pamela Palmer · n. 245 · Kiss and Kill Cupid [Offspring] · Jaime Rush · n.

The Blackest Death Volume I (KHP Industries/Black Death Books, December 2003, 0-9679220-9-7, $30.50, 302pp, hc, oa)     Original anthology of 26 horror stories. Authors include William P. Simmons, Lavie Tidhar, and Steve Redwood. 9 · Right Next Door to Hell · Mike Adamson · ss The Blackest Death Volume I, Black Death Books, 2003 23 · Visions · Douglas T. Araujo · ss The Blackest Death Volume I, Black Death Books, 2003 43 · The Little Brother Puzzle · Jason Brannon · ss The Blackest Death Volume I, Black Death Books, 2003 54 · And the Dead Shall Rise · Eric S. Brown · ss The Blackest Death Volume I, Black Death Books, 2003 58 · The Thief of Missouri · Mark Engle · ss The Blackest Death Volume I, Black Death Books, 2003 75 · Encounter on Old Temple Road · Christopher Fulbright · ss The Blackest Death Volume I, Black Death Books, 2003 89 · A Taste of Power · Bill Glose · nv The Blackest Death Volume I, Black Death Books, 2003 121 · A Little Nest Egg · Kenneth C. Goldman · ss Agony in Black #3, April 1999 130 · To Save a Dynasty · Angeline Hawkes-Craig · ss The Blackest Death Volume I, Black Death Books, 2003 142 · It Came in the Night · Nicholas Knight · ss The Blackest Death Volume I, Black Death Books, 2003 155 · Mirrorwalker · Karen Koehler & Grave Mistake · ss The Blackest Death Volume I, Black Death Books, 2003 169 · The Eternal Reich · Christopher Lee · ss The Blackest Death Volume I, Black Death Books, 2003 173 · Mary · Rebecca Lloyd · ss The Blackest Death Volume I, Black Death Books, 2003 179 · Angel · Aurelio Rico Lopez, III · ss The Blackest Death Volume I, Black Death Books, 2003 187 · A Prick of Skin · Paul Melniczek · ss The Blackest Death Volume I, Black Death Books, 2003 195 · Favors · Megan Powell · ss The Blackest Death Volume I, Black Death Books, 2003 206 · Phantom Verdict · Steve Redwood · ss The Blackest Death Volume I, Black Death Books, 2003 211 · Twilight Gone · Len Rely · ss The Blackest Death Volume I, Black Death Books, 2003 223 · Harbinger · Steven L. Shrewsbury · ss The Blackest Death Volume I, Black Death Books, 2003 233 · Now I’m Waiting · William P. Simmons · ss The Blackest Death Volume I, Black Death Books, 2003 245 · Gene the Sailorman · Dan Thomas · ss The Blackest Death Volume I, Black Death Books, 2003 254 · The Poetry of Necromancy · C. S. Thompson · ss The Blackest Death Volume I, Black Death Books, 2003 260 · Happy Days with Dick and Jane · Lavie Tidhar · ss The Blackest Death Volume I, Black Death Books, 2003 270 · The Tongueless · Paul A. Toth · ss Dark Planet (online) July 6 1998 277 · The Nameless · Ray Wallace · ss The Blackest Death Volume I, Black Death Books, 2003 290 · Lisa’s Shortcut · Nicholas James White · ss The Blackest Death Volume I, Black Death Books, 2003

Blackie’s Boys’ Annual (Blackie & Son, 1930, hc, oa)     Cover description: Horse in tea plantation Details supplied by Aileth Elgin. · The Scouts · D. C. Eyles · fp · The Maid of the Mountains · Douglas Wales · fp 9 · Martingale’s Move · Percy F. Westerman · ss; illustrated by C. P. Shilton 18 · The Bramble Gatherer · P. B. Hickling · il 21 · Speed · A. W. Seymour · ar; illustrated by Angrave 25 · The Escape · M. C. Reynolds · ss; illustrated by Reginald Cleaver 37 · Free-Lance Journalism · Stan Hope · ar 41 · The Late Cut · C. O. Leigh · ss; illustrated by Savile Lumley 46 · Wild Life in the Outer Hebrides · Seton Gordon · ar; illustrated by Gordon 49 · Puffins · [uncredited] · pt 49 · Young Atlantic Seals · [uncredited] · pt 51 · The Hour and the Man · Richard Bird · ss; illustrated by Thomas Henry 62 · The Dumb Witness · E. L. Chicanot · ss; illustrated by D. C. Eyles 69 · The Story of the British Road · G. G. Jackson · ar; illustrated by D. L. Mays 76 · Exploratory Surveying in British Columbia · George G. Vincent · ar; illustrated by Vincent 80 · Down the river in a dug-out canoe · [uncredited] · pt 80 · The Surveyors’ Camp · [uncredited] · pt 83 · The Adonis Stakes · Jeffrey Havilton · ss; illustrated by Thomas Henry 93 · The Shrine on Gopu-La · John Easton · ss; illustrated by M. Mackinlay 105 · Safety First · W. K. H. · pm 106 · Schooldays of the Past · J. D. Andrews · ar 109 · Marooned · J. S. Elder · ss; illustrated by Norman Keene 116 · The Murderous Mandarin · E. Maslin Kearsey · ss; illustrated by Thos. Somerfield 117 · “Mother can walk” · Amy Soper · il 124 · My Grandfather’s Ghost Story · Capt. F. V. Hughes-Hallett · ss; illustrated by John Cameron 132 · Content · Peter Fraser · il 132 · Possessions · P. Hoole Jackson · pm 133 · The Scouts · Will H. Ogilvie · pm 134 · Gallant Gentlemen · George Surrey · ar 139 · Brown’s Tower · W. K. Holmes · ss; illustrated by Reginald Cleaver 148 · The Passing of the “Grey Ghost” · S. T. James · ss; illustrated by Thos. Somerfield 158 · The Golden Chance · N. M. Mathews · ss; illustrated by T. Cuneo 163 · The Lone Smoke · Ben C. Robinson · ss; illustrated by C. P. Shilton 170 · Little Johnny Boker · J. G. Fyfe · ss; illustrated by D. L. Mays 178 · The Black Leopard · A. W. Strachan · ss; illustrated by L. R. Brightwell 190 · On the Grand Banks · Stanley Rogers · ar; illustrated by Stanley Rogers 194 · Jimmy the Coon · William MacMillan · ss; illustrated by Ernest Aris 199 · Tests and Games · Druce Raven · ar 202 · Learning the Ropes · Percy Dent · ss 207 · Cave Exploration · Francis E. Hiley · ar; illustrated by Hiley 212 · “All for a Pair of Trousers” · Patrick Williamson · ss; illustrated by D. L. Mays 220 · The Red Albatross · Wilfrid Tremellen · ss; illustrated by C. Fleming Williams 231 · Smuggling Ways and Smuggling Days · C. Bernard Rutley · ar 236 · The Last Lap · C. Bernard Rutley · ss; illustrated by M. Mackinlay 245 · Gorilla Jim’s Pets · Percy Dent · ss; illustrated by C. P. Shilton 253 · The Challenge · Percy Longhurst · ss; illustrated by H. M. Brock 265 · The Peruvian Thoroughbred · Theodore Ruete · ss; illustrated by D. C. Eyles 273 · The World in Peril · Michael Poole · ss; illustrated by Roland M. Chandler · Wonders Underground · Francis E. Hiley · il

Blackie’s Boys’ Annual (Blackie & Son, 1937, hc, oa)     Cover description: Two elephants Details supplied by Aileth Elgin. · Searching the Hills · D. C. Eyles · fp 9 · The Camel’s Hump · Major J. T. Gorman · ss; illustrated by R. G. Campbell 16 · Told at the Hobo Camp-Fire · Kenneth Mackenzie · ss; illustrated by R. G. Campbell 23 · A Lucky Miss · Percy F. Westerman · ss; illustrated by E. Boye Uden 34 · The Woodpecker’s Egg · Jeffrey Havilton · ss; illustrated by Jack Mathew 46 · The Saurian · G. Prescott · ss; illustrated by Raymond Sheppard 53 · Screening the Scoops · Paul Wyand · ss; illustrated by R. G. Campbell 58 · The Split-Second Man · William MacMillan · ss; illustrated by Douglas Rolf 63 · In the Days of Sail · E. Keble Chatterton · ss; illustrated by Rowland Hilder 69 · Archer’s Centipede · W. Kersley Holmes · ss; illustrated by Leslie Otway 76 · Canoeing in Britain · Alec R. Ellis · ss; illustrated by R. G. Campbell 79 · The English Master · Hugh D.-M. M’Cutcheon · ss; illustrated by Jack Mathew 85 · Knocking Sense Into Marwood · Colin Milne · ss; illustrated by Leslie Otway 90 · The Boston Valley Feud · Terence T. Cuneo · ss; illustrated by Terence T. Cuneo 101 · Post Office Notes · Percy Longhurst · ss 105 · The Robbers’ Cave · Robert M. Macdonald · ss; illustrated by R. G. Campbell 111 · In Arctic Seas · S. T. James · ss; illustrated by John De Walton 117 · Stability and Speed of Ships · J. Gordon Pearson · ss 121 · One Good Turn · Frederick Cockerton · ss; illustrated by D. C. Eyles 127 · Red Scholl · Jack Buchan · ss; illustrated by Leslie Otway 138 · Happy Jack · Kenneth Mackenzie · ss; illustrated by Terence T. Cuneo 148 · N’Giri · Wilfrid Robertson · ss; illustrated by Joan Sharp 151 · Desert Adventure · Colin Day · ss; illustrated by Reginald Cleaver 163 · Forestry Work Out East · Edward A. King · ss; illustrated by R. G. Campbell 166 · Leblanc’s Lighthouse · J. G. Fyfe · ss; illustrated by Leslie Otway 175 · Curtis Spoils the Scoop · Michael Poole · ss; illustrated by Jack Mathew 185 · A Tale of Two Camps · James Boswell · ss; illustrated by Radcliffe Wilson 189 · The Flying Dutchman · Ian Macdougall · ss; illustrated by Macdougall 195 · Fire Fighters · George Surrey · ss 200 · Adventures with Polar Bears · Philip H. Godsell, F.R.G.S. · ss; illustrated by R. G. Campbell 205 · The Message in the Ashes · Robert M. Macdonald · ss

Blackie’s Boys’ Annual (Blackie & Son, 193?, hc, oa)     Cover description: Fence vaulting Details supplied by Aileth Elgin. · Strange Birds in the Sky · B. Butler · fp 9 · Paid · J. G. Fyfe · ss; illustrated by R. Wenban 18 · Bob’s Transmitter · Percy F. Westerman · ss; illustrated by W. E. Wigfull 30 · A Model Scenic Electric Railway · “Glenalmond” · ar 32 · A View of Seaside, Showing the Model Terminus Station · [uncredited] · pt 35 · Monkey Tricks · Richard Bird · ss; illustrated by H. M. Brock 44 · The Vanished Herd · E. L. Chicanot · ss; illustrated by D. C. Eyles 52 · Woodcraft in Africa · Wilfrid Robertson · ar 56 · Opal-Seeking and Gold-Getting · Robert M. Macdonald · ar; illustrated by Ellis Silas 60 · The Rancher’s Tale · G. Prescott · ss; illustrated by Stanley Rogers 71 · When He Was Down · W. R. Henderson · ss; illustrated by Thos. Henry 77 · Late Again · Jeffrey Havilton · ss; illustrated by D. L. Mays 87 · The Man Without a Face · Hugh D.-M. M’Cutcheon · ss; illustrated by Reginald Cleaver 91 · The Escape · George Surrey · ss; illustrated by John De Walton 101 · The Guide · W. Kersley Holmes · ss; illustrated by Reginald Cleaver 108 · The Secret of the Warren · Edward Leslie · ss; illustrated by Ernest Prater 117 · The Tables Turned—Twice · J. Paterson Milne · ss; illustrated by Savile Lumley 123 · Budjart, the Woman-Killer · A. W. Strachan · ss; illustrated by Allan Carter 134 · Spurs · Jim Pennant · ss; illustrated by D. L. Mays 140 · The Feud at Starvation City · George Gaston Vincent · ss; illustrated by C. P. Shilton 145 · Bullion · J. D. Westwood · ss; illustrated by R. Wenban 154 · Butterfingers · Brian M. Bulman · ss; illustrated by Reginald Cleaver 163 · Joe of the “Pigeons” · Wallace E. Arter · ss; illustrated by E. R. Grover 169 · A Somali Hero · George Surrey · ar; illustrated by Philip Simmonds 172 · The Slave Caravan · Gordon Trenery · ss; illustrated by Reginald Cleaver 179 · Prentona for Orders · A. H. Hewitt · ss; illustrated by D. L. Mays 185 · Musha the Shinter · D. H. Low · ss; illustrated by Reginald Cleaver 191 · Sheeba · Keith Orme · ss; illustrated by Peter Lang 197 · Bowling · H. C. W. Westwood · ar 201 · Tricks of the Trade · D. Wilson MacArthur · ss; illustrated by W. E. Wigfull 209 · The Break in the Air · Colin Milne · ss; illustrated by Savile Lumley 217 · Fishing · A. W. Strachan · ar 220 · A Good Turn · Captain Herbert Meredith · ss; illustrated by Radcliffe Wilson 228 · “Nelson” · L. B. Griffiths · ss 230 · The Killer · A. W. Seymour · ss; illustrated by H. M. Brock 238 · Tumbling · Bertram S. Ash · ar 240 · Tumbling Exercises · [uncredited] · pt 242 · Sherlock and the “Shag” · F. S. Blomfield · ss; illustrated by Fred Bennett 250 · The Last Laugh · O. Robert · ss; illustrated by Leonard Potts 259 · The Sporting Platoon · Major J. T. Gorman · ss; illustrated by Ernest Prater 268 · The Footprints of Death · Robert M. Macdonald · ss; illustrated by Ellis Silas 271 · The Rabbit · Stanley Austin · ss; illustrated by John De Walton

Black Library Anthology 2013/14 (Black Library, November 2, 2013, 978-1-84970-652-0, 128pp, hc, oa)     Limited to 1500 copies. Available exclusively at the 2013 Black Library Weekender. Details taken from online listing. · Luna Mendax [Warhammer 40,000: The Horus Heresy] · Graham McNeill · nv · The Wreckage [Warhammer 40,000] · David Annandale · ss · The Lords of Borsis [Warhammer 40,000] · Laurie Goulding · ss · Death’s Shepherd [Warhammer 40,000] · Andy Smillie · ss · Flayed [Warhammer 40,000] · Cavan Scott · ss · The Last Man [Warhammer: Time of Legends] · C. L. Werner · ss

Black Library Events Anthology 2017/18 (Black Library, November 2017, hc, oa)     Available exclusively at the 2017 Black Library Weekender. Details taken from online listing. 7 · The Atonement of Fire [Warhammer 40,000: The Horus Heresy] · David Annandale · nv 31 · Shiprats [Warhammer] · C. L. Werner · nv 61 · The Son of Sorrows [Warhammer 40,000: The Horus Heresy] · John French · nv 87 · A Dirge of Dust and Steel [Warhammer: Age of Sigmar] · Josh Reynolds · nv 113 · The Battle of Blackthunder Mesa [Warhammer 40,000] · Phil Kelly · nv 149 · A Lesson in Iron [Warhammer 40,000: The Horus Heresy] · David Guymer · nv

Black Library Games Day Anthology 2011/12 ed. Nick Kyme, uncredited (Black Library, September 2011, no ISBN, £12.00, 126pp, hc, oa, cover by Clint Langley) [Warhammer; Warhammer 40,000]     Original anthology of six stories set in the Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000 roleplaying game universe. This is a limited to 3000 copies, out of print on publication. 7 · Death of a Silversmith [Warhammer 40,000: The Horus Heresy] · Graham McNeill · ss 23 · The March of Doom [Warhammer: Empire Army] · Chris Wraight · ss 43 · The Curse of Shaa-Dom [Warhammer 40,000: Path of the Eldar] · Gav Thorpe · ss 63 · The Treasures of Biel-Tanigh [Warhammer 40,000: Dark Eldar] · Andy Chambers · ss 81 · Plague Priest [Warhammer: Time of Legends] · C. L. Werner · nv 105 · Emperor’s Deliverance [Warhammer 40,000: Salamanders] · Nick Kyme · ss 125 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

Black Library Live! 2009 Chapbook (Black Library, April 2009, £5.00, 32pp, ph, oa)     Limited to 500 copies. Details taken from online listing. · Shadow Knight [Warhammer 40,000: Blood Angels] · Aaron Dembski-Bowden · ss · The Dark Path [Warhammer: Time of Legends] · Gav Thorpe · ss

Black Library Live! 2010 Chapbook (Black Library, February 2010, £5.00, 64pp, ph, oa)     Limited to 500 copies. Details taken from online listing. · The Burning [Warhammer 40,000: Salamanders] · Nick Kyme · nv · Feast of Horrors [Warhammer Heroes] · Chris Wraight · ss

Black Library Live! 2011 Chapbook (Black Library, March 2011, £5.00, 32pp, ph, oa)     Limited to 750 copies. Details taken from online listing. · Necessary Evil [Warhammer 40,000] · Rob Sanders · ss · Deathmasque [Warhammer: Elves] · Graham McNeill · ss

Black Library Live! 2012 Chapbook (Black Library, March 3, 2012, 978-1-84970-350-5, £6.00, 32pp, ph, oa)     Limited to 1000 copies. Details taken from online listing. · Bellathonis and the Shadow King [Warhammer 40,000: Dark Eldar] · Andy Chambers · ss · Reaper [Warhammer 40,000] · Sarah Cawkwell · ss

Black Library Live! 2013 Chapbook (Black Library, March 2013, £6.50, 32pp, ph, oa)     Limited to 750 copies. Details taken from online listing. · A Ghost Return [Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt’s Ghosts] · Dan Abnett · ss · The Fissure [Warhammer 40,000: Gaunt’s Ghosts] · Nik Vincent · ss

Black Library Live! 2016 Chapbook (Black Library, 2016, ph, oa) [Warhammer 40,000]     Limited to 600 copies. Details taken from online listing. · A Memory of Thirsts [Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Space Marines] · Josh Reynolds · ss · Argent [Warhammer 40,000: Space Marines] · Chris Wraight · ss

Black Library Weekender: Volume 1 (Black Library, November 2012, £12.00, 128pp, hc, oa)     Available exclusively at the Black Library Weekender on 3rd November 2012. Details taken from online listing. · Lost Sons [Warhammer 40,000: Blood Angels] · James Swallow · ss · Know Thyself [Warhammer 40,000: Space Marines] · Andy Smillie · ss · Gods of Flesh and Blood [Warhammer: Time of Legends] · Graham McNeill · ss · Crucible [Warhammer 40,000: Grey Knights] · John French · ss · Berthold’s Beard [Warhammer: Gotrek & Felix] · Josh Reynolds · ss · The Smallest Detail [Warhammer 40,000: Ciaphas Cain] · Sandy Mitchell · ss

Black Library Weekender: Volume 2 (Black Library, November 2012, £12.00, 128pp, hc, oa)     Available exclusively at the Black Library Weekender on 4th November 2012. Details taken from online listing. · The Divine Word [Warhammer 40,000: The Horus Heresy] · Gav Thorpe · nv · Old Scars [Warhammer 40,000] · George Mann · ss · The Great Maw [Warhammer: Time of Legends] · Laurie Goulding · ss · Signal to Noise [Warhammer 40,000: Space Marines] · C. Z. Dunn · ss · Bloodwalker [Warhammer: Malus Darkblade] · C. L. Werner · ss · Shadow Play [Warhammer 40,000] · Rob Sanders · ss

Blackmail: Mystery Stories by Master Writers (The Mitre Press, 194?, 9d, 32pp, pb, an) 1 · Blackmail · Ray Carr · ss (r) 5 · Panic · Michael Hervey · vi (r) 7 · Talk of Murder · Douglas Newton · ss (r) 12 · Plan of Murder · Michael Hervey · vi Ghost Voice by Michael Hervey, The Hampton Press, 1946, as “Plan to Murder” 14 · Too Simple for Suspicion · Douglas Newton · ss (r) 18 · Exit “Snake” Carney · Edmund Snell · ss (r) 23 · Partners in Crime · Michael Hervey · ss (r) 28 · Second Bite · Sidney Denham · ss (r)

Black Spiral Dancers & Wendigo (White Wolf, December 2002, 1-58846-822-4, $6.50, 284pp, pb, om, cover by Steve Prescott) [World of Darkness: Tribe]     Omnibus of two “Tribe” novelizations based on the role-playing games: Black Spiral Dancers by Eric Griffin and Wendigo by Bill Bridges. Copyrighted by White Wolf. · Black Spiral Dancers · Eric Griffin · n. · Wendigo · Bill Bridges · n.

Black Tales (Corgi Books, October 1965, GN7272, 3/6d, 158pp, pb, an) 9 · Mistrust · Matthew Gregory Lewis · na Romantic Tales by M. G. Lewis, Longman, Hurst, Rees & Orme, 1808 93 · The Middle Toe of the Right Foot · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner August 17 1890 101 · Markheim · Robert Louis Stevenson · ss Unwin’s Annual 1886, 1885 115 · Hop-Frog · Edgar Allan Poe · ss The Flag of Our Union March 17 1849 124 · Rappaccini’s Daughter [Rappaccini] · Nathaniel Hawthorne · nv United States Magazine and Democratic Review December 1844, as “Writings of Aurépine” 150 · The Ghost Ship · Richard Middleton · ss The Century Magazine April 1912

Blades of the Traitor (Black Library, May 2015, 978-1-84970-967-5, £15.00, 137pp, hc, oa, cover by Neil Roberts) [Warhammer 40,000: The Horus Heresy]     Details taken from online listing. 11 · Daemonology [Warhammer 40,000: The Horus Heresy] · Chris Wraight · nv 35 · Black Oculus [Warhammer 40,000: The Horus Heresy] · John French · ss 41 · Twisted [Warhammer 40,000: The Horus Heresy] · Guy Haley · nv 79 · Chirurgeon [Warhammer 40,000: The Horus Heresy] · Nick Kyme · nv 99 · Wolf Mother [Warhammer 40,000: The Horus Heresy] · Graham McNeill · nv

The Blind Geometer/The New Atlantis (Tor, October 1989, 0-812-50010-5, $3.50, 87+42pp, pb, an)     Anthology of three stories. This Tor double is actually a Tor triple, including Robinson’s novelette “The Return from Rainbow Bridge”, which is 51 pages long. In addition to the 1987 and 1975 dates on the copyright page, Tor has included 1989 dates representing first paperback publication for the Robinson and first solo publication for the Le Guin. 3 · The Blind Geometer · Kim Stanley Robinson · na Cheap Street, December 22 1986 91 · The Return from Rainbow Bridge · Kim Stanley Robinson · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction August 1987 1 · The New Atlantis · Ursula K. Le Guin · na The New Atlantis ed. Robert Silverberg, Hawthorn, 1975

Blood Red Kiss (Pocket, October 2016, 978-1-5011-4258-1, $7.99, 532pp, pb, oa)     Original anthology of three paranormal romance novellas, one a reprint by Kresley Cole, the other two by Larissa Ione and Gena Showalter. Details taken from online listing. · The Warlord Wants Forever [Immortals After Dark] · Kresley Cole · na Playing Easy to Get, Pocket, 2006 · Forsaken by Night [MoonBound Clan Vampires] · Larissa Ione · na · Dark Swan [Alien Huntress] · Gena Showalter · na

Blood Rights/Flame Thrower (Roadkill Press, October 1991, no ISBN, $5.00, 30pp, quarto, oa, cover by Edward Bryant & Angela Barsotti)     Back-to-back anthology of two horror short stories, with illustrations by Edward Bryant and Angela Barsotti. This is a signed limited edition of 300 copies. · Blood Rights · Ann K. Schwader · ss · Flame Thrower · Lucy Taylor · ss

Blood Splattered & Politically Incorrect (Cemetery Dance Publications, December 2010, $15.00, 36pp, ph, oa) · Sick Puppy · Del James · ss · A Revolution of One · Brian Keene · ss · Real Gun Control Is Hitting What You Aim At · Thomas F. Monteleone · ss · Testify · Lee Thomas · ss

Blossoms (Signet, April 1995, 0-451-18249-9, $4.99, 346pp, pb, oa)     Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 7 · The Forbidden Daffodils · Mary Balogh · na 70 · A Golden Crocus · Patricia Rice · na 130 · Hyacinths for Victoria · Patricia Oliver · na 213 · The Apple Blossom Bower · Margaret Evans Porter · na 284 · Violets Are Blue · Karen Harper · na

The Blue Ribbon Brides Collection (Barbour, 2016, 978-1-63409-861-8, $14.99, 445pp, tp, oa)     Theme anthology set at state fairs.. Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 7 · Requited with Love · Carrie Fancett Pagels · na 57 · Seven Medals and a Bride · Angela Breidenbach · nv 101 · A Taste of Honey · Darlene Franklin · nv 145 · Altered Hearts · Gina Welborn · na 199 · Better with Butter · Jennifer AlLee · nv 245 · Driven to Distraction · Becca Whitham · na 295 · First Comes Pie · Niki Turner · na 353 · Front Paige Love · Amber Stockton · nv 399 · Competing Hearts · Cynthia Hickey · na

Bone-Chilling Tales of Fright (Lowell House Juvenile, 1994, 1-56565-167-7, $4.95, 119pp, pb, oa) 1 · Nature’s Way · Q. L. Pearce · ss 13 · Post-Mortem · Don Wulffson · ss 23 · The Poltergeist · Sandra K. Bailey · ss 39 · The Quarterback’s Revenge · Catherine Gourley · ss 53 · Beat Bart · Robert C. Welch · ss 69 · What Goes Around Comes Around · Anne Bancroft Fowler · ss 81 · The Witch · Sandra K. Bailey · ss 93 · Hyde and Seek · Robert C. Welch · ss 105 · Dream Catcher · Anne Bancroft Fowler · ss

Bone Gnawers and Stargazers (White Wolf, February 2002, 1-56504-886-5, $6.50, 286pp, pb, om, cover by Steve Prescott) [World of Darkness: Tribe]     Omnibus of two novelizations in the “Tribe” series, based on the role-playing games: Bone Gnawers by Bill Bridges & Justin Achilli, and Stargazers by Bill Bridges. Copyrighted by White Wolf. · Bone Gnawers [World of Darkness: Tribe] · Bill Bridges & Justin Achilli · na · Stargazers [World of Darkness: Tribe] · Bill Bridges · na

The Bone Yard (Berkley, May 1991, 0-425-12726-5, $4.95, 329pp, pb, oa)     Reissue (Dark Harvest 1988 as Night Visions VI) original horror anthology of three stories by F. Paul Wilson and novellas by Sheri S. Tepper and Ray Garton, with an introduction by Dean R. Koontz.

Book of a Thousand Thrills: All-Star Stories of Mystery, Crime and Romance (Allied Newspapers, Ltd., 193?, 1023pp, hc, an) 19 · The Lady Who Loved a King · Ruby M. Ayres · ss Cassell’s Magazine of Fiction #146, May 1924 35 · The Troubles of an Old Ship-Mate · Cameron Blake · ss (r) 45 · The Irishman Olsabuk · Cameron Blake · ss (r) 55 · The Ordeal by Water · Victor Bridges · ss The Red Magazine January 15 1912 71 · Full-Back for England · Victor Bridges · ss The Red Magazine May 1 1911 87 · The Nadir Bandar · Victor Bridges · ss The Red Magazine January 1 1912 109 · The Wind in the Portico [The Runagates Club] · John Buchan · nv Pall Mall Magazine March 1928 134 · Sing a Song of Sixpence [Edward Leithen; The Runagates Club] · John Buchan · nv Pall Mall Magazine February 1928 149 · The Humbling of Ai Poy and Ai Soo · Reginald Campbell · ss (r) 158 · Even Justice · Reginald Campbell · ss Everybody’s March 1928 169 · The Million Pound Day [Simon Templar (The Saint)] · Leslie Charteris · na The Thriller #122, June 6 1931, as “Black Face” 228 · The Blind Spot [Simon Templar (The Saint)] · Leslie Charteris · ss Empire News November 13 1932, as “The Stolen Formulas” 245 · The Earl, the Warder and the Wayward Heiress · Joseph S. Fletcher · ss The Red Magazine September 1 1914 267 · Extra-Judicial · Joseph S. Fletcher · nv The Red Magazine August 2 1915 291 · The Apparition of Burling Court [Dr. John Thorndyke] · R. Austin Freeman · nv Pearson’s Magazine March 1923 319 · The Case of the White Footprints [Dr. John Thorndyke] · R. Austin Freeman · nv Dr. Thorndyke’s Case-Book by R. Austin Freeman, Hodder & Stoughton, 1923 353 · The Death of Signor Lotto · George Goodchild · ss (r) 365 · Séance · George Goodchild · ss (r) 376 · A Microbe Murder · George Goodchild · ss (r) 393 · Set to Partners · Ian Hay · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine September 1922 413 · He Hadn’t the Nerve · James Hilton · nv Pearson’s Magazine September 1931 437 · Death at the Seventh Hole · Gavin Holt · ss (r) 451 · The Man in the Boat [Derek Trent] · Gavin Holt · ss Flynn’s May 30 1925, as by Charles Rodda 464 · Láulee · Gavin Holt · ss (r) 475 · Black Magic [Sebastian Quin] · Sydney Horler · ss The Screaming Skull and Other Stories by Sydney Horler, Hodder, 1930 492 · The Curious Episode of the Swearing Ghost [Dr. Paul Vivanti] · Sydney Horler · ss The Worst Man in the World by Sydney Horler, Hodder, 1929 509 · The Secret of a Hushed-Up Affair · William Le Queux · ss (r) 529 · The Secret of the Missing Bride · William Le Queux · ss (r) 547 · Mr. (and Mrs.) Mystery · Denis Mackail · ss The London Magazine May 1928 563 · The Chink in Miss Flamborough’s Armour · Denis Mackail · ss The London Magazine August 1929 583 · The House of Terror · A. E. W. Mason · nv The Saturday Evening Post May 22 1909 607 · The Affair at the Semiramis Hotel [Insp. Gabriel Hanaud; Mr. Ricardo] · A. E. W. Mason · na Cassell’s Magazine of Fiction #57, December 1916 657 · The Indiscretion of Letty Shaw [Peter Ruff] · E. Phillips Oppenheim · ss Pearson’s Magazine December 1909 675 · The Little Marquis [Sir Jasper Slane] · E. Phillips Oppenheim · nv Collier’s May 25 1929 696 · Neap-Tide Madness [Sir Jasper Slane] · E. Phillips Oppenheim · ss Collier’s August 24 1929, as “The Siren of the Marsh” 719 · The Fenchurch Street Mystery [Old Man in the Corner] · Baroness Emmuska Orczy · ss The Royal Magazine May 1901 735 · An Unparalleled Outrage [Old Man in the Corner] · Baroness Emmuska Orczy · nv (r) 759 · The Retirement of Mr. Gregory · Margaret Pedler · ss The Red Magazine August 15 1916 773 · Peacock House · Eden Phillpotts · nv Peacock House and Other Mysteries by Eden Phillpotts, Hutchinson, 1926 807 · The Green Death · “Sapper” · nv The Strand Magazine August 1920 (+1), as by H. C. McNeile 837 · The Haunting of Jack Burnham · “Sapper” · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine November 1925 857 · Absolutely Elsewhere [Lord Peter Wimsey] · Dorothy L. Sayers · ss The Strand Magazine February 1934 875 · Jungle Whispers · Seamark · nv The Premier Magazine #107, February 11 1921 896 · On the Trap-Hatch · Seamark · ss Pan: The Fiction Magazine August 1923, as by Austin J. Small 914 · Bojun the Mad · Seamark · ss Pan: The Fiction Magazine June 1923, as by Austin J. Small 929 · The Magic of Fear [Sanders of the River] · Edgar Wallace · ss Everybody’s December 1925 952 · The Man Who Sang in Church [The Just Men] · Edgar Wallace · ss The 20-Story Magazine #63, September 1927 966 · The Poetical Policeman [J. G. Reeder] · Edgar Wallace · ss The Grand Magazine November 1924, as “The Strange Case of the Night Watchman” 985 · The Pigeon Man · Valentine Williams · ss The Blue Book Magazine November 1927 1006 · The Alibi · Valentine Williams · ss The London Magazine January 1927

The Book of Irish Weirdness (Sterling, September 1997, 0-8069-9936-5, $12.95, 484pp, tp, an, cover by Philippe Lechien)     Reprint (Quality Paperback Book Club 1995) anthology of 35 stories, some traditional, the majority by noted authors including Bram Stoker, Francis Marion Crawford, Joseph Sheridan LeFanu, and Oscar Wilde. 1 · Hertford O’Donnell’s Warning · Charlotte Riddell · ss London Society Christmas 1867 29 · Teig O’Kane and the Corpse · translated by Douglas Hyde · ss Legends of Saints and Sinners ed. Douglas Hyde, Talbot Press, 1915 47 · The Judge’s House · Bram Stoker · nv Holly Leaves December 5 1891 71 · About the Fairies · D. R. McAnally, Jr. · ss (r) 85 · Far Darrig in Donegal · Letitia McClintock · ss from “Folk Lore of the County Donegal: Fairy Tales”, Dublin University Magazine February 1877 89 · The Brown Man · Gerald Griffin · ss Holland-Tide by Gerald Griffin, 1827 95 · Satan as Sculptor · D. R. McAnally, Jr. · ss (r) 111 · Donald and His Neighbors · [unknown author] · ss (r) 119 · The Eyes of the Dead · Daniel Corkery · ss Columbia May 1927 133 · Darby O’Gill and the Leprechaun [Darby O’Gill] · Herminie Kavanagh · ss McClure’s Magazine December 1902, as by Herminie Templeton 153 · Daniel Crowley and the Ghosts · [unknown author] · ss (r) 161 · The Defeat of the Widows · D. R. McAnally, Jr. · ss (r) 183 · From the Crock of Gold · James Stephens · ss (r) 195 · The Canterville Ghost · Oscar Wilde · nv Court and Society Review February 23 1887 (+1) 231 · The Haunted Cellar · Thomas Crofton Croker · ss Fairy Legends and Traditions of the South of Ireland by T. Crofton Croker, John Murray, 1825, uncredited. 239 · The Henpecked Giant · D. R. McAnally, Jr. · ss (r) 253 · John Reardon and the Sister Ghosts · [unknown author] · ss (r) 259 · The Leprechawn · D. R. McAnally, Jr. · ss (r) 271 · The Dead Smile · F. Marion Crawford · nv Ainslee’s Magazine August 1899 297 · The Dead Smile · Jeremiah Curtin · ss (r) 307 · Master and Man · Thomas Crofton Croker · ss Fairy Legends and Traditions of the South of Ireland by T. Crofton Croker, John Murray, 1825, uncredited. 315 · The Ghosts and the Game of Football · Patrick Kennedy · ss Legendary Fictions of the Irish Celts by Patrick Kennedy, 1866 319 · How the Lakes Were Made · D. R. McAnally, Jr. · ss (r) 333 · The Specter Lovers · Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu · ss Dublin University Magazine January 1851, uncredited. 349 · The Crucifixion of the Outcast · W. B. Yeats · ss The National Observer March 24 1894 359 · The Witch Hare · [uncredited] · ss Dublin University Magazine 1839 371 · Wicked Captain Walshawe of Wauling · Sheridan Le Fanu · ss Dublin University Magazine April 1864, uncredited. 385 · The Taming of the Pooka · D. R. McAnally, Jr. · ss (r) 399 · The Gollan · A. E. Coppard · ss Gollan by A. E. Coppard, self-published, 1929 409 · A Play-House in the Waste · George Moore · ss Untilled Field by George Moore, Lippincott, 1903 423 · The Legend of Knockgrafton · Thomas Crofton Croker · ss Fairy Legends and Traditions of the South of Ireland by T. Crofton Croker, John Murray, 1825, uncredited. 431 · The Three Wishes · William Carleton · nv Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry, v1 by William Carleton, 1830 459 · The Sexton of Cashel · D. R. McAnally, Jr. · ss (r) 471 · Daniel O’Rourke · Thomas Crofton Croker · ss Fairy Legends and Traditions of the South of Ireland by T. Crofton Croker, John Murray, 1825, uncredited. 481 · The Field of Boliauns · Joseph Jacobs · vi (r)

Book of Mini-Sagas ed. Brian Aldiss, uncredited (Alan Sutton, 1985, 0-86299-269-9, £3.95, 256pp, tp, oa, cover by Richard Sawers)     Anthology of 220 original 50-word “mini sagas” submitted to the Telegraph Sunday Magazine competition. Only selected contents listed. 7 · Introduction · Brian Aldiss · in _7 · untitled (“Ours is a century which”) · Brian Aldiss · ms _8 · Happiness and Suffering · Brian Aldiss · vi Telegraph Sunday Magazine April 25 1982 _10 · Domestic Catastrophe · Brian Aldiss · vi 15 · To Be Careful, To Be Caring · James Cawthorn · vi 17 · Care in the Community of Men and Birds · Maggie Gee · vi 21 · Will He Escape True Love? · P. J. Kavanagh · vi 56 · So Passes an Ancient and Powerful Dynasty · [uncredited] · vi 61 · The Nihilist’s Double Vision · Martin Amis · vi 65 · Another Story on the Theme of the Last Man on Earth · Brian Aldiss · vi 95 · Easter, Bloody Easter · Magnus Magnusson · vi 111 · Every Night Our Ancestors Slept in Fear of Monsters · Ian McEwan · vi 129 · The Involuntary Voyage and Tragic Emulsification of an Edwardian Country Woman · Frank Muir · vi 141 · A Happening from the Past · H.R.H. the Princess Margaret · vi 146 · Greatest Saga of All Time (Soon to Be a Multi-Million Dollar Motion Picture) Here Mini-Mised Into Fifty Words · C. C. Shackleton · vi 154 · Watson’s Fatal Blunder, or, Professor Moriarty Returns from Reichenbach but Is Outfaced by Sherlock Holmes · James Cawthorn · vi 155 · Comeuppance: A Strange Tale of Death in the Dukeries · Frank Muir · vi 157 · Crime in the City · Frederick Forsyth · vi 159 · Prometheus Revisited—or the “Atlas Switch” · Reggie Bosanquet · vi 163 · A Satisfied Customer · Joanna Lumley · vi 164 · Possessed by Love · Brian Aldiss · vi 168 · The Woodlanders: Consequences, or, an Everyday Story of Hardy Folk · Margaret Manson · vi 177 · The Eighth Night · Hammond Innes · vi 183 · You Have to Live Near the Ground · Laurie Lee · vi 209 · Two Sides to Every Story · T. K. Dawber · vi 248 · The Thing from Double-Space, or, It Bred Between the Lines · James Cawthorn · vi

Book of Mini-Sagas II ed. Brian Aldiss, uncredited (Alan Sutton, 1988, 0-86299-486-1, £3.95, 254pp, tp, oa, cover by Richard Sawers)     Anthology of 220 original 50-word “mini sagas” submitted to the Telegraph Sunday Magazine competition. Only selected contents listed. 5 · Preface · Brian Aldiss · pr _5 · The Hero · Brian Aldiss · vi 9 · Introduction · Felicity Lawrence, Brian Redhead, Heidi Thomas, Alan Coren & Pat Garratt · in 21 · The Hero · Brian Aldiss · vi 22 · Who Dares Wins · Rev. N. M. Cooper · vi 39 · Saturday Shopping · Diana Rigg · vi 93 · Hess · Brian Aldiss · vi 103 · Worth the Wait · Ivor Cutler · vi 142 · Out of the Mouths of Babes? · Kathryn Clarke · vi 214 · Smile Though Your Art Is Faking · Heidi Thomas · vi 223 · Gone to Hell—Back Shortly · Brian Redhead · vi 227 · Wordsworth Hallucinates · Brian Aldiss · vi

A Book of Mystic-Humorous Stories (Haldeman-Julius Company, 192?, 1159, 64pp, ph, an) 5 · May Day Eve · Algernon Blackwood · nv The Listener and Other Stories by Algernon Blackwood, Eveleigh Nash, 1907 38 · The Mummy’s Foot · Théophile Gautier; translated by Lafcadio Hearn · ss New Orleans Item June 16 1878 (+1) translated from the French (“Le Pied de Momie”, Musée de Familles, September 1840). 56 · The Carnival of Love · Guy de Maupassant (error, actually by Léopold von Sacher-Masoch) · ss Complete Works by Guy de Maupassant, St. Dunstan Society, 1903 translated from the German (“Karnevale der Liebe”, Die Messalinen Wiens, Ernst Julius Günther, 1873).

A Book of Queer Stories (University of London Press, 1950, 157pp, pb, an) 9 · The Judgment of Paris · Leonard Merrick · ss The Story-teller August 1908 21 · The Truth About Pyecraft · H. G. Wells · ss The Strand Magazine April 1903 36 · The Goblin’s Collection · Algernon Blackwood · ss The Westminster Gazette October 5 1912 46 · The Awful Reason of the Vicar’s Visit [Rupert Grant; Basil Grant] · G. K. Chesterton · nv Harper’s Weekly May 28 1904 (+1) 71 · Roads of Destiny · O. Henry · nv Ainslee’s Magazine April 1903 102 · The Bottle Imp · Robert Louis Stevenson · nv New York Herald February 8 1891 (+3) 144 · A Large Diamond [Joseph Jorkens] · Lord Dunsany · ss Britannia and Eve March 1931

The Book of Time ed. Fender Tucker, uncredited (Ramble House, February 23, 2011, 978-1-60543-535-0, $30.00, 172pp, hc, an)     Details taken from online listing. · 12:01 P.M. [Myron Castleman] · Richard A. Lupoff · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1973 · 12:02 P.M. [Myron Castleman] · Richard A. Lupoff · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction January/February 2011 · Nebogipfel at the End of Time · Richard A. Lupoff · ss Heavy Metal September 1978 · The Chronic Argonauts [Time Machine] · H. G. Wells · nv Science Schools Journal April 1888 (+2) · The Grey Man [Time Machine] · H. G. Wells · ex from “The Time Machine”, The New Review January 1895 (+4); extract from the fifth part of The Time Machine that was omitted from the book versions. · The Time Machine [Time Machine] · H. G. Wells · na Heinemann, 1895

The Book of Time (var. 1) ed. Fender Tucker, uncredited (Surinam Turtle Press, 2014, 978-1-60543-534-3, 187pp, tp, an, cover by Gavin L. O’Keefe)     Revised edition (Ramble House, 2011) which adds Lupoff’s “12:03 P.M.” to the contents of the original edition. Details supplied by Denny Lien. vi · Preface · [uncredited] · pr vii · Introduction · Fender Tucker · in 1 · The Time Machine [Time Machine] · H. G. Wells · na Heinemann, 1895 85 · Nebogipfel at the End of Time · Richard A. Lupoff · ss Heavy Metal September 1978 97 · The Grey Man [Time Machine] · H. G. Wells · ex from “The Time Machine”, The New Review January 1895 (+4); extract from the fifth part of The Time Machine that was omitted from the book versions. 105 · The Chronic Argonauts [Time Machine] · H. G. Wells · nv Science Schools Journal April 1888 (+2) 129 · 12:01 P.M. [Myron Castleman] · Richard A. Lupoff · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1973 145 · 12:02 P.M. [Myron Castleman] · Richard A. Lupoff · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction January/February 2011 159 · 12:03 P.M. [Myron Castleman] · Richard A. Lupoff · nv The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction September/October 2012

The Boys’ Life Book of Mystery Stories (Random House, 1963, 185pp, hc, an) 3 · Peril in the Gorge · Hugh B. Cave · ss Boys’ Life October 1961 25 · The Whirlpool · Rob White · ss Boys’ Life September 1950 44 · Secret of the Guadalupes · Gordon D. Shirreffs · ss Boys’ Life September 1955 65 · Chinatown Wise Guy · Jack LeBrun · ss Boys’ Life October 1950 83 · Sure Enough · Marvin L. De Vries · ss Boys’ Life October 1951 101 · The Wailing Waters · Hugh B. Cave · ss Boys’ Life February 1960 120 · Ghost of Lost Canyon · Gordon D. Shirreffs · ss Boys’ Life February 1953 137 · The Airtight Case · Paschal N. Strong · ss Boys’ Life August 1953 155 · The Phantom Moth · Hugh B. Cave · ss Boys’ Life August 1954 163 · Private Eye, Yi, Yi! · Andrew Hall · ss Boys’ Life December 1953

The Boys’ Life Book of Outer Space Stories (Random House, 1964, $1.95, 182pp, hc, an, cover by Harry Kane)     SF anthology. 3 · The Man · Ray Bradbury · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories February 1949 25 · A New Game · A. M. Lightner · nv Boys’ Life August 1959 54 · Tiger by the Tail · Gene L. Henderson · ss Boys’ Life November 1961 67 · The Smallest Moon · Don Wilcox · nv Boys’ Life October 1957 90 · Space Lane Cadet · William F. Hallstead, III · ss Boys’ Life May 1957 106 · Load of Trouble · Edward W. Wood · ss Boys’ Life November 1956 122 · Best Friend · A. M. Lightner · ss Boys’ Life April 1961 141 · The Terrible Intruders · James V. Hinrichs · ss Boys’ Life May 1960 147 · The Samaritan · Richard Harper · ss Boys’ Life February 1963 166 · Quads from Vars · William W. Greer · ss Boys’ Life December 1957

Bram Stoker’s Other Gothics: Contemporary Reviews (Swan River Press, April 2010, €25.00, 40pp, ph, nf)     A selection of reviews of Stoker’s works that are generally classified under the broad heading of Gothic. Limited to 125 copies. Volume two in the “Bram Stoker” series. Details taken from publisher website. · Introduction · Carol A. Senf · in · Reviews of Under the Sunset (1881) · Various · rv (r) · Reviews of The Snake’s Pass (1890) · Various · rv (r) · Reviews of The Mystery of the Sea (1902) · Various · rv (r) · Reviews of The Jewel of Seven Stars (1903) · Various · rv (r) · Reviews of The Lady of the Shroud (1909) · Various · rv (r) · Reviews of The Lair of the White Worm (1911) · Various · rv (r)