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    Tales of Mystery and Surprise (Everybody’s Books, 194?, 6d, 32pp, pb, an)


    Tales of Other Days ed. John Y. Akerman, uncredited (Effingham Wilson, 1830, 268pp, hc, an)
        Anthology (in 2 vols) of historical adventures mostly with mystical, macabre or supernatural incidents.
    Details taken from later omnibus volume (London: Edwards & Bushell, 1857), which incorporated the novel The Gentleman in Black.
    • 3 · The Gentleman in Black · John Y. Akerman ,[?], uncredited · n. 1830
      also attributed to James Dalton.
    • 119 · The Magic Phial; or, an Evening at Delft · [uncredited] · ss (r)
    • 123 · A Tale of the Civil Wars · [uncredited] · ss (r)
    • 132 · Friar Rush: a Tale of Faerie · [uncredited] · ss (r)
    • 139 · Ghysbrecht, the Free-lance · [uncredited] · ss (r)
    • 153 · The Three Suitors · [uncredited] · ss (r)
    • 164 · The Fifth of November: a Legend of Palace Yard · [uncredited] · ss (r)
    • 182 · A Tale of the Low Countries · [uncredited] · ss (r)
    • 188 · Trial by Battle · [uncredited] · ss (r)
    • 201 · The Castle of Stauffenberg · [uncredited] · ss (r)
    • 207 · The Brothers: a Tale of London Bridge · [uncredited] · ss (r)
    • 217 · Roger Clevelly: a Devonshire Legend · [uncredited] · ss (r)
    • 230 · Haviland Hall · [uncredited] · ss (r)
    • 247 · A Tour to the North · [uncredited] · ss (r)
    • 257 · The Ring and the Mendicant · [uncredited] · ss 1825
    • 275 · A Journey of Azibah: an Eastern Tale · [uncredited] · ss (r)
    • 283 · The Death’s Head · Friedrich Schulze, uncredited · nv (r); different rendition of the story from Utterson’s Tales of the Dead.
    • 297 · Waldeck: a Tale from the German · [uncredited] · ss (r)
    • 305 · The Awkward Man · [uncredited] · ss (r)
    • 316 · Who Can It Be? · [uncredited] · ss (r)
    • 325 · The Robber Spatolino · [uncredited] · nv (r)
    • 349 · Trials of Temper · [uncredited] · ss (r)
    • 362 · The Prediction: a Tale of New-year’s Eve · [uncredited] · ss (r)
    • 373 · An Adventure in 1780 · [uncredited] · ss (r)
    • 381 · The Magician’s Visitor · [uncredited] · ss The Literary Remains of Henry Neele by Henry Neele, 1828, as by Henry Neele
    • 386 · A Norwegian Sketch · [uncredited] · ss (r)




    Tales of Terror and the Supernatural (Gulliver Books, 1945, 1/-, pb, an)
        This volume is listed as one of the titles in the series Famous Stories of All Time published by Gulliver Books at the end of the War. It is possible that none of these were published. Other titles include Tales of Adventure, Tales of Mystery, Ghost Stories, The Dream and Other Tales of Romance and The Spider’s Eye and Other Stories.





    Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos (Ballantine Del Rey, October 1998, 0-345-42204-X, $12.00, 462pp, tp, an, cover by John Jude Palencar)
        Reprint (Arkham House 1989) horror anthology of 22 stories, with introduction by James Turner, significantly revised from the 1969 Arkham House edition edited by August Derleth.


    Tales of the Dead ed. Sarah Utterson, uncredited (White, Cochrane, 1813, viii+248pp, hc, an)
        Translated from the French Fantasmagoria (Paris, 1812) by Mrs Sarah Utterson with the addition of her fragment. The French volume was translated from German sources by J.B.B. Eyriès. The original German source were the first two volumes of an eventual five-volume set, Gespensterbuch (Leipzig, 1811), edited by Friedrich Schulze and Johann Apel. It was this volume that was read by Byron and Shelley whilst on holiday in Switzerland and prompted the ghost-story competition that gave rise to Frankenstein. This volume has recently been reprinted by The Gothic Society, 1992 (ISBN 1-874100-03-9) with a new introduction by Terry Hale.






    Tales of the Uncanny (Reader’s Digest, 1983, 0-89577-151-9, 606pp, hc, oa)
        Although sub-titled “True Stories of the Unexplained” these seven stories are all presented in a fictional narrative format.
    • 7 · Dr. Holmes’s Murder Castle · Robert Bloch · na
    • 87 · Curious Encounter · John G. Fuller · na
    • 163 · The Possession of Sister Jeanne · Norah Lofts · na
    • 259 · The Remarkable Daniel Dunglas Home · Julian Symons · na
    • 335 · The Captain’s Return · David Beaty · na
    • 419 · Strange Affair at Stratford · Barbara Michaels · na
    • 489 · A Novelisation of Events in the Life and Death of Grigori Efimovich Rasputin · Colin Wilson · n.


    Tales of the Wild and the Wonderful (Hurst, Robinson, 1825, x+356pp, hc, an)
        An early post-Byronic volume of romantic visions. The anonymous author, who claims this is his first book, calls them “tales of diablerie” and claims that all but one are original, although two are based on nursery tales. Probably translations by the author from national tales. Book has been attributed to George Borrow.



    Tall, Dark, and Dangerous (HarperPaperbacks, September 1994, 0-06-108215-5, $5.50, 373pp, pb, oa)
        Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson.



    Tang Dynasty Stories (Panda Books, 1986, 0-8351-1602-6, 149pp, pb, an)
        Expanded from The Dragon King’s Daughter: Ten Tang Dynasty Stories (2nd edition, Foreign Languages Press, 1962). Translated by Yang Xianyi and Gladys Yang.
    • 5 · Introduction · Zheng Zhenduo · ss (r)
    • 13 · Ren the Fox Fairy · Shen Jiji · ss (r)
    • 26 · The Dragon King’s Daughter · Li Chaowei · ss (r)
    • 43 · Prince Huo’s Daughter · Jiang Fang · ss (r)
    • 56 · Governor of the Southern Tributary State · Li Gongzuo · ss (r)
    • 70 · Diary of a Singsong Girl · Bai Xingjian · ss (r), as “Story of a Singsong Girl”
    • 87 · Wushuang the Precious · Xue Tiao · ss (r)
    • 97 · The Man with the Curly Beard · Du Guangting · ss (r)
    • 106 · The Kunlun Slave · Pei Xing · ss (r)
    • 112 · The General’s Daughter · Pei Xing · ss (r)
    • 118 · The Jade Mortar and Pestle · Pei Xing · ss (r)
    • 125 · The Prince’s Tomb · Pei Xing · ss (r)
    • 136 · The Spendthrift and the Alchemist · Li Fuyan · ss (r)
    • 144 · The White Monkey · [uncredited] · ss (r)




    Tarzan of the Apes and The Prisoner of Zenda (Penguin/Signet Classics, June 2006, 0-451-53018-7, $6.95, 490pp, pb, om)
        Omnibus of two classic adventure novels: Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs (1914) with an introduction by Gore Vidal and The Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope (1894) with a new introduction by Justin Kaplan.


    A Taste of Christmas (Zebra Books, October 2002, 0-8217-7288-0, $4.99, 255pp, pb, oa)
        Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. A Regency romance anthology, each story has accompanying recipes.


    A Taste of…the Best in Teenage Fiction (Oxford University Press, July 2002, no ISBN, free, 40pp, A5, an)
        Extracts from upcoming OUP titles, each with a biographical intro.



    The Tau Empire (Black Library US, October 2016, 978-1-78496-457-3, $16.00, 542pp, tp, an, cover by Raymond Swanland) [Warhammer 40,000]
        Anthology of ten stories, one a reprint, based on the roleplaying game. Simultaneous with the UK (Black Library) edition. Copyrighted by Games Workshop.


    The Teacher’s Tales of Terror & Traction City (Bloomsbury, March 7, 2011, 978-0-9566276-9-8, £1.00, 55+58pp, pb, oa)
        Dos-a-dos anthology of two novelettes published for World Book Day 2011: “The Teacher’s Tales of Terror” by Chris Priestly and “Traction City” by Philip Reeve, set in Mortal Engines world.



    Teeth and Tongue Landscape/Angel Scene (Eraserhead Press, December 2003, 0-9729598-4-X, $13.95, unpaginated, tp, oa, cover by Brian Doogan & Richard Kadrey)
        Anthology/omnibus of two bizarre stories bound Ace Double style: Angel Scene by Richard Kadrey (illustrated by the author) and Teeth and Tongue Landscape by Carlton Mellick III (illustrated by Brian Doogan). This is a print-on-demand edition.





    Terrible Tales: German ed. C. J. T., uncredited (W.W. Gibbings, 1891, 193pp, hc, an)
        Details taken from later edition, The Best Terrible Tales from the German, London: Reeves, [1912].
    • 1 · The Crystal Dagger · [uncredited] · nv (r)
    • 34 · A Strange Bride · [uncredited] · nv (r); a.k.a. “The Death Bride”.
    • 60 · The Host of “The Sun” · [uncredited] · nv (r)
    • 89 · The Crazy Half-Heller · Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué, uncredited · nv 1814
    • 121 · The Goldsmith of the Rue Nicaise · [uncredited] · na (r), as “Mademoiselle de Scudery” by E. T. A. Hoffmann
      translated from the German (“Das Fräulein von Scuderi”, Taschenbuch für das Jahr 1820. Der Liebe und Freundschaft, 1819).


    Terrible Tales: Italian ed. C. J. T., uncredited (W.W. Gibbings, 1891, 181pp, hc, an)
        Details taken from later edition, The Best Terrible Tales from the Italian, London: Reeves, [1912].




    Terry Pratchett’s Discworld Collector’s Edition 2005 Calendar (Gollancz, September 23, 2004, 0-575-07636-4, £12.99, unpaginated, lp, pi, cover by Paul Kidby) [Ref. Terry Pratchett]
        Associational item, including illustrations by various artists.


    That Holiday Feeling (Mira, 2009, 978-0-7783-2837-7, $7.99, 330pp, pb, oa)
        Christmas-themed romance anthology of reprinted stories.
    Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson.


    Their Immortal Hearts (West Coast Poetry Review, 1980, tp, oa)
        Three Visions of Time


    Then He Kissed Her (Zebra, May 2003, 0-8217-7511-1, $5.99, 317pp, pb, oa)
        Historical romances.
    Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson.


    These Boots Were Made for Stomping (Dorchester/Love Spell, April 2008, 978-0-505-52760-8, $7.99, 309pp, pb, oa)
        Original anthology of three stories about women who buy shoes that give them superpowers. Authors are Julie Kenner, Jade Lee, and Marianne Mancusi.





    Things That Go Bump in the Night (Ellora’s Cave, 2001, 1843600234, 155pp, ebook, oa)





    Things That Go Bump in the Night V (Ellora’s Cave, 2005, 1419954415, $14.99, 312pp, ebook, oa)


    Things That Go Bump in the Night VI (Ellora’s Cave, 2006, 1-4199-0729-8, $7.99, ebook, oa)







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