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Leisure Book for Girls (Dean & Son, 1967, 125pp, hc, oa, cover: [diver at edge of pool; girls putting on records; horse riders crossing stream])
Details supplied by Lia McGunigle from Table of Contents.

8 · The Double Act · Philip M. Pethick · ss

18 · Fashion Dolls · Kathleen Binns · ar

20 · Chimney Pot Cave · Edgar Garrett · ss

24 · Accidents Will Happen · Edgar Garrett · ss

40 · Paper Beads · Robert Reeves · ar

42 · The Gift Horse · Mabel Esther Allan · ss Monster Book for Girls 1958

54 · A Crossword Puzzle · W. R. Vann · pz

55 · A Picture Calendar · Kathleen Binns · ar

56 · Button—Who Has the Button? · Raymond Cantwell · ar

58 · The Carnival Row · Bertha Leonard · ss

63 · Where There’s a Will · Kathleen Winfield · ss

75 · Make Your Own Christmas Gifts This Year · A. Ruby Forde · ar

79 · Double Rescue · A. Ruby Forde · ss

91 · One Girl Went to Mow · Samuel Jeans · ss

103 · A for … · Charlotte M. Kelly · ss

108 · Thanks to Toothache · Edgar Garrett · cs

112 · Something to Make · Kathleen Binns · ar

113 · Hallowe’en High Jinks! · Hazel Pike · ss

Lest Darkness Fall and Related Stories (Phoenix Pick, March 11, 2011, 978-1-61242-015-8, $14.99, 287pp, tp, an)
Anthology of L. Sprague de Camp’s classic SF time-travel novel Lest Darkness Fall (Holt 1941) plus an afterword by Alexei & Cory Panshin, and three related stories by Frederik Pohl, S.M. Stirling, and David Drake.
Details taken from online listing.

9 · Lest Darkness Fall [Lest Darkness Fall] · L. Sprague de Camp · n. Henry Holt, 1941
expanded from Unknown Dec ’39.

199 · L. Sprague de Camp’s Great Leap of Imagination · Alexei & Cory Panshin · ar

205 · The Deadly Mission of Phineas Snodgrass · Frederik Pohl · ss Galaxy Magazine June 1962

211 · The Apotheosis of Martin Padway [Lest Darkness Fall] · S. M. Stirling · nv The Enchanter Completed ed. Harry Turtledove, Baen, 2005

239 · To Bring the Light [Lest Darkness Fall] · David Drake · na Lest Darkness Fall/To Bring the Light by L. Sprague de Camp & David Drake, Baen, 1996

Let It Snow (Zebra/Kensington, November 2003, 0-8217-7643-6, $6.99, 413pp, pb, an)

7 · A Misty Harbor Christmas · Marcia Evanick · na

91 · A from Blueberry Hill · Marcia Evanick · ex

105 · All I Want · Holly Chamberlin · na

223 · from Living Single · Holly Chamberlin · ex

235 · Merry, Merry · Fern Michaels · na A Joyous Season, Zebra Books, 1996

309 · Christmas Eve · Virginia Henley · na 1995

Let’s Talk of Graves ed. Dorothy M. Tomlinson, uncredited (Hutchinson, 1970, 318pp, hc, an)
Abridged from A Century of Ghost Stories; see also Walk in Dread. Also as Arrow pb, 1970.

9 · The Familiar [Martin Hesselius] · J. Sheridan Le Fanu · nv In a Glass Darkly by J. S. Le Fanu, Richard Bentley, 1872
revised from “The Watcher”, Dublin University Magazine, November 1847.

56 · Gibbet Lane · Anthony Gittins · ss 50 Years of Ghost Stories, Hutchinson, 1935

65 · A Warning to the Curious · M. R. James · ss The London Mercury August 1925

85 · The Middle Toe of the Right Foot · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner August 17 1890

96 · Dracula’s Guest [Dracula] · Bram Stoker · ss Dracula’s Guest by Bram Stoker, Routledge, 1914
written in 1897 as part of Dracula, this chapter was omitted from the published book for reasons of length.

111 · The Rosewood Door · Oliver Onions · na The Painted Face by Oliver Onions, Heinemann, 1929

171 · The Song in the House · Ann Bridge · ss The Cornhill Magazine September 1933

193 · The Operation · Violet Hunt · nv Tales of the Uneasy by Violet Hunt, Heinemann, 1911

224 · The Sweeper · Ex-Private X · ss Someone in the Room by Ex-Private X, Jarrolds, 1931

243 · Perez · W. L. George · ss Pearson’s Magazine September 1919, as “The Phantom Truth”

260 · The Phantom Coach · Amelia B. Edwards · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1864, as “Another Past Lodger Relates His Own Ghost Story”, uncredited.

276 · The Gray Champion · Nathaniel Hawthorne · ss The New-England Magazine January 1835, as by The Author of “The Gentle Boy”

285 · The Werewolf · Frederick Marryat · ex from The Phantom Ship, Henry Colburn, May 1839

309 · Berenice · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Southern Literary Messenger March 1835

The Library of Classic Horror Stories (Running Press/Courage Books, 2001, 0-7624-1116-3, $15.98, 1045pp, hc, an, cover by Gil Cohen)
Anthology of eight stories and four novels: Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (1818), Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (1886), Dracula by Bram Stoker (1897), The Island of Dr. Moreau by H.G. Wells (1896), with two additional stories by Stevenson and six by Edgar Allan Poe. An instant remainder edition.

· Frankenstein [Frankenstein] · Mary W. Shelley · n. Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor & Jones, 1818, uncredited.

· The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde · Robert Louis Stevenson · na Longmans, Green, January 5 1886

· The Body Snatcher · Robert Louis Stevenson · nv Pall Mall Gazette Christmas 1884

· Markheim · Robert Louis Stevenson · ss Unwin’s Annual 1886, 1885

· Dracula [Dracula] · Bram Stoker · n. Constable, 1897

· The Island of Doctor Moreau · H. G. Wells · n. Heinemann, April 1896

· The Fall of the House of Usher · Edgar Allan Poe · nv Burton’s Gentlemen’s Magazine September 1839

· The Murders in the Rue Morgue [C. Auguste Dupin] · Edgar Allan Poe · nv Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine April 1841

· The Masque of the Red Death · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine May 1842, as “The Mask of the Red Death: A Fantasy”

· The Pit and the Pendulum · Edgar Allan Poe · ss The Gift: a Christmas and New Year’s Present, MDCCCXLIII, Carey & Hart, 1842

· The Gold-Bug · Edgar Allan Poe · nv Dollar Newspaper June 21 1843 (+1)

· The Cask of Amontillado [Fortunato] · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Godey’s Lady’s Book November 1846

The Life of Adventure in Africa: First Series (W. & R. Chambers Limited, April 1936, 10d, 96pp, hc, an)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

3 · The Sleeper in the Sand · Craven Hill · ss (r)

18 · Agg of Kenzori · Ronald Muir-Ferguson · nv (r)

44 · A Forced Landing · Flight-Lieutenant C. K. J. Coggle · ss (r)

65 · My “Boy”, Paulo · C. M. M. Paterson · ss (r)

69 · Dead Man’s Shoes · Francis H. Sibson · ss (r)

The Life of Adventure in Africa: Second Series (W. & R. Chambers Limited, September 1936, 10d, 96pp, hc, an)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

3 · “Good Old Cæsar!” · Craven Hill · ss (r)

27 · Thirst · Captain Charles McKey, O.B.E. · ss (r)

36 · The Drums of Death · Frank Watts · ss (r)

56 · Tree’d · Mganga · ss (r)

67 · Gold Lies Deep · Wilfrid Robertson · ss (r)

84 · How Mbuzi’s Bride Was Won · Geoffrey Vane · ss (r)

The Life of Adventure in Asia: First Series (W. & R. Chambers Limited, April 1936, 10d, 96pp, hc, an)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

3 · Curry-Powder · Lt-Col. V. Prescott Westcar · ss (r)

16 · The Boh and the Doctor · Sercombe Griffin · ss (r)

38 · The Factor of Safety · Edward Kendrick · ss (r)

55 · Chinese Waters · Dudley Hoys · ss (r)

76 · Adat · Captain A. R. Dunlop · ss (r)

The Life of Adventure in Australasia: First Series (W. & R. Chambers Limited, April 1936, 10d, 96pp, hc, an)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

3 · Buckley’s Chance · Mary Gaunt · ss (r)

24 · An Australian Pack · Will H. Ogilvie · ss (r)

36 · Patrol · Erle Wilson · nv (r)

62 · Earthquake · George Wellington · ss (r)

74 · A Close Call · A. J. Daplyn · ss (r)

82 · The Emerald Ring · “Sattambi” · ss (r)

The Life of Adventure in Australasia: Second Series (W. & R. Chambers Limited, September 1936, 10d, 96pp, hc, an)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

3 · A Baptism of Fire · [uncredited] · ss (r)

14 · Fighting the Reef-Eel · Ewen K. Patterson · ss (r)

21 · The Cyclone · A. Macdonald · ss (r)

38 · Across Australia by Train · W. Legge · ss (r)

47 · The Adventures of Earless · P. Ormsby Lennon · ss (r)

60 · “There She Blows” · D. W. O. Fagan · ss (r)

69 · Overlanding with Horses · Will H. Ogilvie · ss Chambers’s Journal July 26 1924

83 · The Outlaw · P. Ormsby Lennon · ss (r)

The Life of Adventure in India: First Series (W. & R. Chambers Limited, April 1936, 10d, 96pp, hc, an)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

3 · The Call of Duty · Ronald Duncan · ss (r)

20 · A Night in the Jungle · Robert Armour · ss (r)

34 · Deep Sea · Craven Hill · ss (r)

54 · The Monkeys of Igatpuri · W. E. J. Beeching · ss (r)

67 · “God Save the King” · Harold M. Nolan · ss (r)

75 · Aslem’s Yarn · W. Humphryes · ss (r)

88 · Fire-Walking in South India · W. E. J. Beeching · ss (r)

The Life of Adventure in India: Second Series (W. & R. Chambers Limited, August 1936, 10d, 96pp, hc, an)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

3 · No Beggars in Buchabi · Peter Grant · ss (r)

18 · Information Received · Robert Marriott · ss (r)

40 · A Worker of Wonders · Ronald Duncan · ss (r)

48 · The Golden Moth · John W. Mosley · ss (r)

62 · Five Hundred Rupees Reward · Garstin Begbie · ss (r)

73 · Baldeo—Shikari · Brig.-Gen. G. R. Cassels · ss (r)

The Life of Adventure in North America: First Series (W. & R. Chambers Limited, April 1936, 10d, 96pp, hc, an)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

3 · Fire · Alan Sullivan · ss (r)

18 · Mooween · H. Mortimer Batten · ss The London Magazine May 1926, as “Mooween the Curious”

35 · Attacked by Wild Cattle · Samuel Kilpatrick · ss (r)

42 · Travelling Light · D. B. L. Riddett · ss (r)

66 · Ivan the Terror · Gustin Aish · ss (r)

82 · The Ship That Sailed on Friday · Rolf Bennett · ss (r)

The Life of Adventure in North America: Second Series (W. & R. Chambers Limited, September 1936, 10d, 96pp, hc, an)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

3 · Vengeance Valley · W. Victor Cook · nv (r)

31 · The Log-School · Mabel Durham · ss (r)

47 · A Prince of Cold Waters · William MacMillan · ss (r)

59 · Across America by Bus · Mary K. Pirie · ss (r)

68 · My Visit to a Finca · Stephen Procter · ss (r)

73 · El Chato Intervenes · H. Robert Buchan · ss Chambers’s Journal June 5 1915

The Life of Adventure in South America: First Series (W. & R. Chambers Limited, April 1936, 10d, 96pp, hc, an)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

3 · Ambush in the Andes · P. W. Rainier · ss (r)

25 · The “Old Clothes” Explorer · Ignatius Phayre · ss (r)

35 · Atahuallpa’s Emeralds · E. Charles Vivian · ss Chambers’s Journal February 16 1924; revised to give the story a happy ending.

58 · Flying Down to Rio · Colonel P. T. Etherton · ss (r)

71 · A Hunting Adventure in Bolivia · Walter Wild · ss (r)

83 · The “Blighters” · T. Martyn · ss (r)

Lightning Flashes and Electric Dashes (W.J. Johnston, 1877, hc, an)
Anthology of telegraph stories and non-fiction.

7 · The Volcanograph · Joseph Christie · ss (r)

11 · The Month of May · H. G. Adams · pm (r)

12 · Biography of Edward O. Chase (Nuf Ced) · [uncredited] · bg (r)

13 · A Leaf of Autobiography · W. P. Phillips · ss (r)

17 · Professor Morse and the Telegraph · Benson J. Lossing, LL.D. · ar (r)

28 · Biography of D. C. Shaw (Oney Gagin) · [uncredited] · bg (r)

29 · The Telegraph Dispatch—A Story of Telegraphy in the Early Days · J. D. Reid · nv (r)

38 · ’Tis Better to Have Loved and Lost · [uncredited] · hu (r)

39 · The Song of the Plug · G. W. Russell · pm (r)

40 · Biography of Joseph Christie (Werner) · [uncredited] · bg (r)

41 · Wives for Two; or, Joe’s Little Joke · E. O. Chase · ss (r)

45 · $1,000 Reward—My Foot Race with a Telegram · Ralph W. Pope · ss (r)

49 · Leander’s Tour of Investigation · D. C. Shaw · ss (r)

51 · Congressional Investigating Committee · [uncredited] · hu (r)

52 · Song of the Wire · [uncredited] · pm (r)

52 · Some Grave Thoughts · [uncredited] · vi (r)

53 · Kate—An Electromechanical Romance · Charles Barnard · nv Scribner’s Magazine

62 · Out of Adjustment · G. W. Russell · pm (r)

63 · George Washington Cribb’s Telegram · Joseph Christie · ss (r)

65 · A Perilous Christmas Courtship, or, Dangerous Telegraphy · J. M. Maclachlan · ss (r)

69 · Playing with Fire · L. A. Churchill · ss (r)

72 · Thoughts for Serious Moments · [uncredited] · ms (r); quotations.

74 · A Slight Mistake · L. A. Churchill · ss (r)

75 · The Telegrapher’s Song · J. A. Wyllie · pm (r)

75 · The Te—Leg—Rapher · Joseph Christie · hu (r); satire.

76 · The Vow of the Six Telegraph Operators · G. W. Russell · nv (r)

90 · Some Oxberience Mit a Railroats · C. B. Watts · hu (r); dialect humor.

91 · Scrapes · Geo. H. Bliss · hu (r)

93 · A Reminiscence · Joseph Christie · hu (r)

95 · Poor Dick · J. A. Clippinger · ss (r)

97 · The Telephone · James Walton Jackson · pm (r)

97 · Cabling Across the Atlantic · [uncredited] · ar (r)

98 · Snags · Geo. H. Bliss · ss (r)

101 · How a Signal Service Man Lost His Sweetheart · [uncredited] · hu (r)

101 · A Centennial Telegraphic Romance · W. J. Johnston · nv (r)

111 · By Telegraph · [uncredited] · pm (r)

112 · An Evening Reverie · W. P. Phillips · vi (r)

115 · What Came of Being Caught in a Snowstorm · Ned Kent · vi (r)

118 · Into the Jaws of Death · H. Van Hoevenbergh · ss (r)

122 · Hamilton Doless · W. C. Cherry · hu (r)

123 · Scenes and Incidents in a Superintendent’s Office · Tracy Barnes · vi (r)

124 · Our Night Car · Joseph Christie · vi (r)

127 · Lightning Anecdotes · [uncredited] · hu (r)

129 · The Quadruplex · Joseph Christie · hu (r)

130 · Putting “Ile” in the Batteries · Joseph Christie · ct (r)

130 · A Ludicrous Mistake · [uncredited] · ar (r)

131 · The Carnival of Oshkosh · T. C. Noble, Jr. · pl (r)

Listen to the Future (A Different Drum, August 2004, 0-9753631-0-7, $19.95, 195pp, tp, oa, cover by Will Foster)
Original anthology of ten futuristic stories with an accompanying CD with original synthpop soundtrack. Introduction by Todd Durant.

· Introduction · Todd Durant · in

· Creation · Rachael M. Haring · ss

· Color Matching · Nathaniel Forgotson · ss

· To Carry the Past · Thomas Kelley · ss

· Six Minutes of Air · Paul Dworschack-Kinter · ss

· Neil the Intelligent · Ian Stoner · ss

· Survivor’s Guilt · Eric R. Goedken · ss

· The Persistent Rhythm of Before · Christopher Hanks · ss

· Firewall · Jennifer Dworschack-Kinter · ss

· The Pure Ones · Scottland Jacobson · ss

· Signals and Noise · Jill Ziegler · ss

The Literary Traveler: An Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction (Viking, October 1994, 0670845787, 354pp, hc, an)
Contents list from Yahoo Books.

1 · The Gardens of Mont-Saint-Michel · William Maxwell · ss The New Yorker August 9 1969

25 · Great Barrier Reef · Diane Johnson · ss The New Yorker September 7 1992

47 · I’m Worried About You · Ward Just · ss (r)

67 · Travel · Sue Miller · ss (r)

85 · Delirium Eclipse · James Lasdun · ss (r)

105 · Wasted Lives · Fay Weldon · ss The New Yorker April 19 1993

117 · In Isfahan · William Trevor · ss (r)

139 · American Express · James Salter · nv Esquire February 1988

161 · The Fellow Passenger · Elizabeth Jolley · ss (r)

175 · The Sepia Postcard · Steven Millhauser · ss The Barnum Museum by Steven Millhauser, Poseidon, 1990

193 · Portrait of a Lady · Paul Theroux · ss World’s End and Other Stories by Paul Theroux, Hamish Hamilton, 1980

207 · You Have Left Your Lotus Pods on the Bus · Paul Bowles · ss (r)

217 · Summer Opportunity · Maria Thomas · ss (r)

231 · Cruise · John Updike · ss The New Yorker April 4 1994

245 · Hold Me Fast, Don’t Let Me Pass · Alice Munro · nv The Atlantic Monthly December 1988

275 · Which Is More Than I Can Say About Some People · Lorrie Moore · ss The New Yorker November 8 1993

295 · Virgin of Tenderness · Kate Braverman · ss (r)

309 · Succor · Allen Barnett · nv (r)

341 · Verona: A Young Woman Speaks · Harold Brodkey · ss Esquire July 1977

349 · Biographical Notes · [uncredited] · bg

The Little Book of Big Chills (Lowell House Juvenile, 1994, 1-56565-557-5, 48pp, ph, an)
Anthology, two supernatural horror stories; intended for teenage audience.

7 · Nature’s Way · Q. L. Pearce · ss Bone-Chilling Tales of Fright, Lowell House Juvenile, 1994

29 · Post-Mortem · Don Wulffson · ss Bone-Chilling Tales of Fright, Lowell House Juvenile, 1994

Little Stories (Dean & Son, 1970, 110pp, hc, oa, cover: [boy and girl launching toys on toy sailboat])
In the “Little Ones’ Reader” series.
Details supplied by Lia McGunigle from Table of Contents.

6 · The Easter Surprise · Charles Griffiths · ss

12 · The Town Clock Strikes · Joyce Eley · ss

15 · The Grumpy King · Charles Griffiths · ss

21 · The Quarrel · Constance Woodhead · ss

28 · The Cat and the Chick · Roma Lobel · ss

31 · Mr. Rabbit’s Treat · E. M. Saunders · ss

37 · Greencap’s Capers · Marjorie Groom · ss

42 · Peter Moon’s Red Whiskers · Iris Chick · ss

45 · The Monkey’s Plight · Arthur Groom · ss

51 · Jill’s Wishing Tree · H. E. Pemberton · ss

58 · The Bus That Went the Wrong Way · Joyce Eley · ss

64 · Cross Mr. Cross · Mabel M. Stevenson · ss

68 · Sam’s Sticky Toffee · Violet M. Williams · ss

73 · The Tale of the Little Black Pig · D. E. Ward · ss

77 · A Message for Uncle Bill · J. G. Metcalfe · ss

82 · The Family Tree · Charles Griffiths · ss

87 · Bobbin’s Walk · M. G. Rhodes · ss

93 · The Sockey Horse · P. K. Dutton · ss

99 · Mr. Jones’s House · Violet M. Williams · ss

105 · The Wood Dwarf · Agnes Nightingale · ss

London Mystery Anthology ed. Michael Hall, uncredited (Norman Kark, n.d., 21/-, 439pp, hc, an)
Reprint (Hulton 1952 as Mystery) horror/legends anthology. Rebound and retitled copies, reissued by Kark in the late fifties.

The Long Arm and Other Detective Stories (Chapman & Hall, 1895, hc, an)

1 · The Long Arm · Mary E. Wilkins (with Joseph Edgar Chamberlin) · na Chapman’s Magazine August 1895

67 · The Murder at Jex Farm · George Ira Brett · na (r)

139 · The Secret of the Treaty · Roy Tellet · na Chapman’s Magazine October 1895

187 · The Twinkling of an Eye · Brander Matthews · nv Chapman’s Magazine September 1895

The Longest Voyage/Slow Lightning (Tor, February 1991, 0-812-51170-0, $3.95, 241pp, pb, an, cover by Wayne Douglas Barlowe)
Anthology with “The Longest Voyage”, a Hugo-winning classic novelette by Poul Anderson, and an original short novel by Steven Popkes.

3 · The Longest Voyage · Poul Anderson · nv Analog Science Fact—Fiction December 1960

57 · Slow Lightning · Steven Popkes · n.

Lords of the Dead (Black Library US, February 2016, 978-1-78496-151-0, $19.00, 925pp, tp, an) [Warhammer: Time of Legends]
Tie-in omnibus with three stories and two novels: The Return of Nagash by Josh Reynolds (2015) and The Fall of Altdorf by Chris Wraight (2015).

· The Return of Nagash [Warhammer: Time of Legends] · Josh Reynolds · n. Black Library, January 15 2015

· The Fall of Altdorf [Warhammer: Time of Legends] · Chris Wraight · n. Black Library, February 26 2015

· The Bone Cage [Warhammer: Time of Legends] · Phil Kelly · ss Black Library, February 2015

· With Ice and Sword [Warhammer: Time of Legends] · Graham McNeill · ss Black Library, February 2015

· Marienburg’s Stand [Warhammer: Time of Legends] · David Guymer · ss Black Library, February 2015

Lords of the Night (Zebra, March 1997, 0-8217-5593-5, $4.99, 320pp, pb, oa)
Original anthology of three dark-fantasy romance novellas by Janice Bennett, Sara Blayne, and Monique Ellis.

7 · The Deville Inheritance · Monique Ellis · na

143 · Dark Shadows · Sara Blayne · na

237 · The Full of the Moon · Janice Bennett · na

Lords of the Night (Kensington, September 2001, 0-7582-0049-8, $12.00, 276pp, tp, oa)
Reprint (Zebra 1997) vampire-romance anthology of three stories by Janice Bennett, Sara Blayne, and Monique Ellis.

Lords of the Night (Kensington/Zebra, September 2002, 0-8217-7318-6, $5.99, 320pp, pb, oa)
Reissue (Zebra 1997) vampire-romance anthology of three stories by Janice Bennett, Sara Blayne, and Monique Ellis. Second printing.

The Lost (Jove, November 24, 2009, 978-0-515-14718-6, $7.99, 373pp, pb, oa)
Original anthology of four stories, including an Eve Dallas novella by J.D. Robb. Other authors are Patricia Gaffney, Mary Blayney, and Ruth Ryan Langan.

1 · Missing in Death [Eve Dallas] · J. D. Robb · na

97 · The Dog Days of Laurie Summer · Patricia Gaffney · na

191 · Lost in Paradise · Mary Blayney · na

281 · Legacy · Ruth Ryan Langan · na

Love at First Bite (St. Martin’s, October 2006, 0-312-34929-7, $6.99, 373pp, pb, oa)
Original anthology of four supernatural romance stories by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Susan Squires, Ronda Thompson, and L.A. Banks.

1 · Until Death We Do Part · Sherrilyn Kenyon · na

81 · Ride the Night Wind · L. A. Banks · na

183 · The Gift · Susan Squires · na

275 · The Forgotten One · Ronda Thompson · na

Love Beyond Time (Avon, July 1994, 0-380-77540-9, $4.99, 339pp, pb, oa)
Details supplied by BG.

1 · Turquoise Yesterdays · Joan Hohl · na

79 · Forever · Bobby Hutchinson · na

185 · Always Paradise · Evelyn Rogers · na

269 · Time-Stolen Love · Bobbi Smith · na

Love Is Hell (HarperTeen, December 2008, 978-0-06-144305-3, $16.99, 263pp, tp, oa)
Young-adult original anthology of five stories of supernatural romance by authors including Melissa Marr, Scott Westerfeld, and Justine Larbalestier. A simultaneous trade paperback edition (-144304-6, $9.99) is also available.

1 · Sleeping with the Spirit · Laurie Faria Stolarz · na

55 · Stupid Perfect World · Scott Westerfeld · na

113 · Thinner Than Water · Justine Larbalestier · na

167 · Fan Fictions · Gabrielle Zevin · na

215 · Love Struck · Melissa Marr · na

Love Is Hell (HarperTeen, November 2011, 978-0-06-144304-6, $9.99, 263pp, tp, oa)
Reissue (HarperTeen 2008) young-adult anthology of five stories of supernatural romance; fourth printing.

Love on the Dark Side (Black Lace, August 9, 2007, 978-0-352-34132-7, £7.99, 269pp, pb, oa)
Original anthology of three stories of paranormal erotica and romance.

19 · The Black Knight · Olivia Knight · na

93 · Sun Seeking · Janine Ashbless · na

217 · Watching the Detective · Portia da Costa · na

Love Poems (Travelman, May 5, 1999, 1-86092-026-8, £1.50, ph, an)
Collection of classic love poems reprinted in a “folded map” format for reading while travelling. In the “Travelman Verse” series.

Love Potion (Jove, February 1995, 0-515-11549-5, $4.99, 264pp, pb, oa)
Details supplied by BG.

1 · Gingham and Gold · Rebecca Paisley · na

65 · Heart’s Desire · Lydia Browne · na

127 · Music from the Gods · Elaine Crawford · na

203 · Just Friends, of Course · Aileen Humphrey · na

Lover from Another World (Pocket Books, March 20, 2007, 1-4165-3612-4, $14.00, 278pp, tp, oa)
Details taken from online listing.

· Voyeur [Voyeur] · Shiloh Walker · na; #1 in the series.

· Lady of the Seals · Elizabeth Jewell · na

· Her Lover’s World · Rachel Carrington · na

Lovers Dark and Dangerous (Silhouette, 1994, 0-373-48310-4, $4.99, 377pp, pb, oa)
Published with two different covers.

9 · Seeing Is Believing · Lindsay McKenna · na

135 · Storm-Tossed · Lee Karr · na

235 · The Ancient One · Rachel Lee · na

Lovescape (Leisure, August 1996, 0-8439-4052-2, $5.99, 393pp, pb, oa)
Details supplied by BG.

5 · A Dance on the Edge · Anne Avery · na

67 · Toss the Bouquet · Phoebe Conn · na

161 · Heart Craving · Sandra Hill · na

309 · My One · Dara Joy · na

Love’s Legacy (Leisure Books, 1996, 445pp, pb, an)

· To Love Again · Madeline Baker · ss (r)

· The Bethrothal Ball · Mary Balogh · ss (r)

· Loving Charity · Elaine Barbieri · ss (r)

· Kindered Hearts · Lori Copeland · ss (r)

· Savage Fantasy · Cassie Edwards · ss (r)

· Fairy Tales · Heather Graham · ss (r)

· Golden Treasures · Catherine Heart · ss (r)

· Letter of Love · Virginia Henley · ss (r)

· Hidden Treasures · Penelope Neri · ss (r)

· Annabelle’s Legacy · Diana Palmer · ss (r)

· Winds of Change · Janette Taylor · ss (r)

Loving Hearts (Diamond, February 1992, 1-55773-666-9, $4.99, 322pp, pb, oa)
Valentine-themed historical romanxces.
Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson.

1 · Faithful and True · Jill Marie Landis · na

85 · Heart on His Sleeve · Jodi Thomas · na

163 · Ribbons and Lace · Colleen Quinn · na

251 · Temptation’s Bride · Maureen Child · na

Lust Bites (Black Lace US, November 2007, 978-0-352-34153-2, $7.99, 272pp, tp, oa)
Original anthlogy of three erotic dark fantasy stories by Kristina Lloyd, Portia Da Costa, and Mathilde Madden. This is an international edition, apparently identical to the 11/07 Black Lace UK edition.

Lust Bites (Black Lace, November 8, 2007, 978-0-352-34153-2, £6.99, 285pp, pb, oa)
Original anthology of three erotic fantasy stories.

3 · The Vampire’s Heart · Kristina Lloyd · nv

99 · Buddies Don’t Bite · Portia da Costa · nv

187 · Under Her Skin · Mathilde Madden · nv

Macabre Mysteries and Horrors (K&G Publications, 1966, 9/6d, 152pp, ph, an)
Quite possibly derived from The Grimoire by Montague Summers, 1936.

7 · The Vampyre · John William Polidori, Dr. · nv The New Monthly Magazine April 1 1819, as by Lord Byron

33 · Leixlip Castle · Charles R. Maturin · ss The Literary Souvenir, or Cabinet of Poetry and Romance, London, 1825

50 · The Queen of Spades · Alexander Pushkin · nv (r)
translated from the Russian (“Pouschkine”, Biblioteka dlya chteniya, March 1834).

84 · Schalken the Painter · J. Sheridan Le Fanu · nv Ghost Stories and Tales of Mystery by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, James McGlashan, 1851
revised from “Strange Event in the Life of Schalken the Painter” (Dublin University Magazine May 1839).

111 · Wicked Captain Walshawe of Wauling · J. Sheridan Le Fanu · ss Dublin University Magazine April 1864, uncredited.

129 · Dickon the Devil [Martin Hesselius] · J. Sheridan Le Fanu · ss London Society Christmas 1872

143 · The Haunted House of Paddington · Charles Ollier · ss Bentley’s Miscellany November 1841

The Machine-God Laughs (Griffin, 1949, hc, an)

· The Machine-God Laughs · Festus Pragnell · na Fantasy Book #2, 1948 (+2)

· Star of the Undead · Paul Dennis Lavond (by Robert A. W. Lowndes, Frederik Pohl & Joseph Harold Dockweiler) · ss Fantasy Book #2, February 1948

· Crusader · Basil Wells · ss Fantasy Book #5, 1949, as by Gene Ellerman

Mad and Bad Fairies (Attic Press, July 1987, 0-946211-40-X, £3.50, 60pp, tp, oa, cover by Paula Nolan)
Anthology of feminist fairy tales. Volume three in the “Fairytales for Feminists” series.

5 · The Fate of Aoife and the Children of Aobh · Mary Dorcey · ss

15 · Alice in Thunderland · Maeve Kelly · ss

25 · Ophelia’s Tale · Clairr O’Connor · ss

29 · Thumbelina the Left Wing Fairy · Joni Crone · vi

32 · Some Day My Prince Will Come · Róisín Sheerin · pm

34 · The Frog Prince · Anne Cooper · ss

39 · The Witch-Hunt · Máirín Johnston · ss

45 · The Story of Emer · Joni Crone · ss

54 · The Irish Fairy Tale · Frances Molloy · vi The Female Line: Northern Irish Writers by Ruth Hooley, Northern Ireland Women's Rights Movement, 1985

56 · Dick Whittington and Her Cat · Anne Killean · ss

The Magical Christmas Cat (Berkley Sensation, October 2008, 978-0-425-22355-0, $14.00, 372pp, tp, oa)
Original anthology of four paranormal romance Christmas stories. Authors are Nalini Singh, Erin McCarthy, Linda Winstead Jones, and Lora Leigh.

1 · Stroke of Enticement [Psy-Changeling] · Nalini Singh · na

91 · Christmas Bree · Erin McCarthy · na

171 · Sweet Dreams · Linda Winstead Jones · na

251 · Christmas Heat · Lora Leigh · na

The Magical Christmas Cat (Berkley Sensation, October 2009, 978-0-425-22355-0, $15.00, 372pp, tp, oa)
Reissue (Berkley Sensation 2008) original anthology of four paranormal romance Christmas stories by Nalini Singh, Erin McCarthy, Linda Winstead Jones, and Lora Leigh. Seventh printing.

A Magical Christmas Present (Dorchester/Love Spell, October 2008, 978-0-505-52789-9, $4.99, 293pp, pb, an)
Anthology of three paranormal romance Christmas stories. Authors are Eugenia Riley, Lisa Cach, and Victoria Alexander.

1 · The Ghost of Christmas Past · Eugenia Riley · na A Time-Travel Christmas, Love Spell, 1993

109 · A Midnight Clear · Lisa Cach · na Mistletoe & Magic, Leisure, 2000

209 · Promises to Keep · Victoria Alexander · na The Night Before Christmas, Love Spell, 1996

Magical Kittens (Zebra/Kensington, September 2000, 0-8217-6691-0, $4.99, 252pp, pb, oa)
Details supplied by BG.

9 · The Reluctant Warlock · Donna Bell · na

81 · The Black Kitten · Catherine Blair · na

173 · A Cat by Any Other Name · Joy Reed · na

Magically Delicious Kisses (Zebra, November 2002, 0-8217-7348-8, $5.99, 320pp, pb, oa)
Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson.

7 · A Basket of Magic · Jo Goodman · na

97 · The Magic Garden · Hannah Howell · n.

205 · The Orange Tree · Linda Madl · n.

Magical Seduction (Pocket Books, April 2008, 978-1-4165-7721-8, $14.00, 247pp, tp, oa)
Details taken from online listing.

1 · Web of Desire · Cathryn Fox · nv

51 · Solo Tu · Mandy M. Roth · nv

97 · Tempted by Two · Anya Bast · na

Magic & Desire: Three Novellas (Black Lace, May 8, 2008, 978-0-352-34183-9, £6.99, 256pp, tp, oa)
Anthology of original explicit fantasy stories.

3 · The House of Dust · Janine Ashbless · na

77 · Ill Met by Moonlight · Portia da Costa · na

173 · The Dragon Lord · Olivia Knight · na

The Magic of Christmas ed. John Silbersack & Christopher Schelling, uncredited (Penguin/Roc, November 1992, 0-451-45190-2, $4.99, 221pp, pb, oa)
Anthology of seven holiday fantasy stories, five original and two reprint.

· Introduction · John Silbersack & Chris Schelling · in

11 · Star of Wonder · Julian May · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories February 1953

37 · The Ornament · Dennis L. McKiernan · ss

51 · A Very Dickensy Christmas · Andre Norton · nv

76 · What Are We Going to Do with Grandfather? · Christopher Stasheff · na

137 · I Sing of a Maiden · Judith Tarr · nv

161 · Tidings of Comfort and Joy · Gael Baudino · na

213 · Holiday · Richard Christian Matheson · ss Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine February 1982

The Magic of Christmas (Love Spell, November 1998, 0-505-52283-7, $5.99, 393pp, pb, oa)
Details supplied by BG.

5 · Jack of Hearts · Emma Craig · na

105 · The Shepherds and Mr. Weisman · Annie Kimberlin · na

193 · The Yuletide Spirit · Kathleen Nance · na

287 · Twelfth Knight · Stobie Piel · na

The Magic of Christmas (Harlequin, 2008, 978-0-373-29515-9, $5.99, 282pp, pb, oa)
Western-themed Christmas anthology.
Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson.

7 · A Christmas Child · Carolyn Davidson · na

91 · The Christmas Dove · Victoria Bylin · na

183 · A Baby Blue Christmas · Cheryl St. John · na

Magic Slippers (Avon, July 1996, 0-380-78370-3, $5.99, 374pp, pb, oa)
Details supplied by BG.

1 · Birthday Shoes · Barbara Boswell · na

131 · Cupid Wears Combat Boots · Carole Buck · na

281 · Heart and Soles · Cassie Miles · na

Maiden Murders (Harper Brothers, September 1952, LC:52-7294, 302pp, hc, an)
A Mystery Writers of America Anthology. Anthology of authors’ first sold mystery stories.

vii · Preface · Lawrence G. Blochman · pr

ix · Introduction · John Dickson Carr · in

1 · Introduction to “Room Number 23” · Hugh Pentecost · is

2 · Room Number 23 · Hugh Pentecost · ss Flynn’s Detective Fiction June 20 1925, as by Judson Philips

20 · Introduction to “The Fifty-Carat Jinx” · Lawrence G. Blochman · is

21 · The Fifty-Carat Jinx · Lawrence G. Blochman · ss Clues 2nd January 1930

40 · Introduction to “Bezique of Death” · Veronica Parker Johns · is

41 · Bezique of Death · Veronica Parker Johns · ss Charm March 1948

51 · Introduction to “Little House at Croix-Rousse” · Georges Simenon · is

52 · The Little House at Croix-Rousse [Joseph Leborgne] · Georges Simenon; translated by Anthony Boucher · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #48, November 1947
translated from the French (“Le Pavillon de la Croix-Rousse”, as by Georges Sim, Détective, May 2, 1929 & May 16, 1929).

58 · Introduction to “The Riddle of the Dangling Pearl” · Stuart Palmer · is

59 · The Riddle of the Dangling Pearl [Hildegarde Withers] · Stuart Palmer · nv Mystery November 1933

79 · Introduction to “Shoes for Breakfast” · Lawrence Treat · is

80 · Shoes for Breakfast · Lawrence Treat · ss Detective Fiction Weekly September 25 1937

97 · Introduction to “Find the Woman” · Kenneth Millar · is

97 · Find the Woman [Joe Rogers] · Kenneth Millar · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #31, June 1946

120 · Introduction to “Marksman” · William Campbell Gault · is

121 · Marksman · William Campbell Gault · ss Clues Detective Stories September 1940

131 · Introduction to “Victim No. 5” · Harry Stephen Keeler · is

132 · Victim No. 5 · Harry Stephen Keeler · ss Young’s Magazine 1914

142 · Introduction to “The Man in the Velvet Hat” · Jerome & Harold Prince · is

143 · The Man in the Velvet Hat [Inspector Magruder] · Jerome & Harold Prince · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #16, May 1944

161 · Introduction to “The Adventure of the Black Narcissus” · August Derleth · is

162 · The Adventure of the Black Narcissus [Solar Pons] · August Derleth · ss The Dragnet Magazine February 1929

174 · Introduction to “And on the Third Day” · David Alexander · is

175 · And on the Third Day · David Alexander · ss

190 · Introduction to “Too Many Brides” · Ruth Wilson · is

191 · Too Many Brides · Ruth Wilson · ss 15 Mystery Stories April 1950

204 · Introduction to “The Fourth Degree” · Jerome Barry · is

205 · The Fourth Degree · Jerome Barry · vi Liberty April 2 1932

209 · Introduction to “The Second Sight of Dr. Sam: Johnson” · Lillian de la Torre · is

210 · The Second Sight of Dr. Sam: Johnson [Dr. Sam: Johnson] · Lillian de la Torre · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #13, November 1943, as “Dr. Sam: Johnson, Detector”

227 · Introduction to “Old Calamity Tries a Bluff” · Joseph Fulling Fishman · is

228 · Old Calamity Tries a Bluff [Old Calamity] · Joseph Fulling Fishman · ss Detective Fiction Weekly April 6 1929, as “Old Calamity Stages an Act”

240 · Introduction to “A Great Whirring of Wings” · Day Keene · is

241 · A Great Whirring of Wings · Day Keene · ss Dime Detective Magazine November 1943

255 · Introduction to “Threnody” · Anthony Boucher · is

256 · Threnody · Anthony Boucher · ss

261 · Introduction to “The Adventure of the One-Penny Black” · Ellery Queen · is

262 · The Adventure of the One-Penny Black [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss Great Detective April 1933, as “The One-Penny Black”

282 · Introduction to “Specialty of the House” · Stanley Ellin · is

283 · The Specialty of the House · Stanley Ellin · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #54, May 1948

The Mail-Order Brides Collection (Barbour, 2018, 978-1-68322-444-0, $14.99, 447pp, tp, oa)
Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson.

7 · Perfect for the Preacher · Megan Besing · nv

53 · The Outlaw’s Inconvenient Bride · Noelle Marchand · nv

97 · Train Ride to Heartbreak · Donna Schlachter · na

147 · Mail-Order Proxy · Sherri Shackelford · na

197 · To Heal Thy Heart · Michelle Shocklee · nv

243 · Miss-Delivered Mail · Ann Shorey · na

295 · A Fairy-Tale Bride · Liz Tolsma · na

347 · The Brigand and the Bride · Jennifer Uhlarik · na

401 · The Mail-Order Mistake · Kathleen Y’Barbo · nv

Mama’s Little Matchmaker (Zebra, April 2000, 0-8217-6584-1, $4.99, 255pp, pb, oa)
Regency Romances.
Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson.

7 · A Mother’s Heart · Alice Holden · na

89 · The Perfect Match · Juliette Leigh · na

177 · The Last Chance Governess · Bess Willingham · na

Mammoth Golden Book of Best Detective Stories (A.L. Burt, 1933, $1.00, 288+76+300+35pp, hc, om)
Abridged from The Crime Club Golden Book of Best Detective Stories.

· Murder by the Clock · Rufus King · n. Doubleday, 1929

· The Shadow Man [J. G. Reeder] · Edgar Wallace · na The Thriller #156, January 30 1932

· The Poisoned Chocolates Case [Roger Sheringham; Ambrose Chitterwick] · Anthony Berkeley · n. Collins, 1929

· Who Murdered Ellington Breese? · Lassiter Wren & Randle McKay · ss The Baffle Book by Lassiter Wren & Randle McKay, Doubleday, 1928

· The Evidence on the Japanned Box · Lassiter Wren & Randle McKay · ss The Baffle Book by Lassiter Wren & Randle McKay, Doubleday, 1928

· The Elevated Transit Mystery · Lassiter Wren & Randle McKay · ss The Baffle Book by Lassiter Wren & Randle McKay, Doubleday, 1928

The Man in Black: Macabre Stories from Fear on Four (BBC Books, December 1990, 0-563-20904-6, £5.99, 413pp, tp, oa)
Anthology of 25 stories broadcast by the BBC in its “Fear on Four” spot. Many of the stories appear to be previously unpublished.

9 · Foreword · The Man in Black · fw

11 · The Beast with Five Fingers · William F. Harvey · nv The Beast with Five Fingers by William Fryer Harvey, Dent, 1928
revised from The New Decameron, Volume the First, B.H. Blackwell, 1919.

40 · Snipe 3909 · Graeme Fife · ss

52 · The Dead Drummer · David Buck; adapted by Haydn Middleton · ss
adapted from an original radio script.

63 · Fat Andy · Stephen Dunstone · ss

76 · The Dispossessed Daughter · Katherine Nicholas · ss

86 · The Specialty of the House · Stanley Ellin · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #54, May 1948

109 · The Face · E. F. Benson · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine February 1924

125 · A Child Crying · James Saunders · ss

134 · The Horn · Stephen Gallagher · nv Arrows of Eros ed. Alex Stewart, NEL, 1989

161 · The Monkey’s Paw · W. W. Jacobs · ss Harper’s Monthly Magazine September 1902

174 · William and Mary · Roald Dahl · nv Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1960

205 · Every Detail but One · Bert Coules · ss

217 · The Snowman Killing · J. C. W. Brook · ss

230 · His Last Card · Nick Warburton · ss

241 · The Judge’s House · Bram Stoker · nv Holly Leaves December 5 1891

263 · Dreaming of Thee · Gwen Cherrell · ss

273 · By the River, Fontainebleau · Stephen Gallagher · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction August 1986

291 · Hand in Glove · Elizabeth Bowen · ss The Second Ghost Book ed. Cynthia Asquith, James Barrie, 1952

303 · The Journey Home · Bert Coules · ss

314 · St. Austin Friars · Robert Westall · nv Break of Dark by Robert Westall, Chatto & Windus, 1982

342 · Soul Searching · Martyn Wade · ss

355 · Music Lovers · Nick Warburton · ss

365 · Mind Well the Tree · William Ingram · ss

375 · Survival · John Wyndham · nv Thrilling Wonder Stories February 1952

406 · Day at the Dentist’s · James Saunders · ss

Man of My Dreams (Jove, November 2004, 0-515-13793-6, $6.99, 339pp, pb, oa)
Original anthology of four stories of fantasies come to life, by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Maggie Shayne, Suzanne Forster, and Virginia Kantra.

· Shocking Lucy · Suzanne Forster · ss

· Daydream Believer · Maggie Shayne · ss

· Fire and Ice · Sherrilyn Kenyon · ss

· Midsummer Night’s Magic · Virginia Kantra · ss

The Man Without a Country and Other Stories (Airmont Classic, 1969, CL185, 50¢, 160pp, pb, an)
Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson.

3 · Introduction · Francis R. Gemme · in

9 · The Man Without a Country · Edward Everett Hale · nv The Atlantic Monthly December 1863, uncredited.

37 · The Gift of the Magi · O. Henry · ss The (New York) Sunday World December 10 1905, as “Gifts of the Magi”

43 · The Purloined Letter [C. Auguste Dupin] · Edgar Allan Poe · nv The Gift: a Christmas and New Year’s Present for 1845, Carey & Hart, 1844

64 · The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg · Mark Twain · na Harper’s New Monthly Magazine December 1899

118 · The Great Stone Face · Nathaniel Hawthorne · nv The National Era January 24 1850

139 · Love of Life · Jack London · ss Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine December 1905

Margaret Weis’ Testament of the Dragon (HarperPrism, August 1997, 0-06-105543-3, $22.00, 105pp, hc, oa, cover by Matt Stawicki)
Original anthology of three stories and related informational pieces, “created by” Margaret Weis and David Baldwin, described on the cover as an illustrated “novel.” Named authors are Jeff Grubb, J. Robert King, and Janet Pack. Packaged and copyrighted by Big Entertainment. Illustrated by Steve Lieber and Rags Morales.

6 · Introduction · [uncredited] · in

8 · A Brother to Dragons · Jeff Grubb · na

74 · Lore & Symbols of the Ancient Drokpas · [uncredited] · lk

76 · Wyrm of the Loch · J. Robert King · ss

87 · The Biography of Sir Justinian · [uncredited] · lk

90 · The Pimpernel Problem · Janet Pack · ss

99 · The Sketchbook of Sir Justinian · [uncredited] · pi

104 · The Travels of Sir Justinian · [uncredited] · pi

The Mark of Mandragora (Doctor Who, April 15, 1993, 0-426-20396-8, £6.99, 90pp, lp, an, cover by Alister Pearson)
Collection of comic strips based on the Doctor Who TV series.

3 · Train-Flight · Andrew Donkin & Graham S. Brand · cs Doctor Who Magazine 19??

24 · Doctor Conkeror · Ian Rimmer · cs Doctor Who Magazine 19??

30 · Fellow Travellers · Andrew Cartmel · cs Doctor Who Magazine 19??

51 · Teenage Kicks · Paul Cornell · ss Doctor Who Magazine 19??

54 · The Mark of Mandragora · Dan Abnett · cs Doctor Who Magazine 19??

Married at Midnight (Avon Books, September 1996, 0-380-78615-X, $6.99, 394pp, pb, oa)
Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson.

1 · The Determined Bride · Jo Beverley · na

101 · A Kiss After Midnight · Tanya Anne Crosby · na

199 · Scandal’s Bride · Samantha James · n.

307 · Beyond the Kiss [The Birmingham Family] · Kathleen E. Woodiwiss · na

Masks ed. Ray Russell, uncredited (Playboy, 1971, 16126, 75¢, 187pp, pb, an)

4 · Preface · Ray Russell, uncredited · pr

7 · Masks · Damon Knight · ss Playboy July 1968

21 · Perchance to Dream · Charles Beaumont · ss Playboy October 1958

33 · The Yellow Room · John Cheever · nv Playboy January 1968

69 · Fortitude · Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. · pl Playboy September 1968

89 · Winter in This Latitude · Rick Rubin · nv Playboy December 1962

113 · The Hat Act · Robert Coover · ss Playboy February 1968

129 · Death’s Door · Robert McNear · nv Playboy March 1969

155 · Colorless in Limestone Caverns · Allan Seager · ss Playboy November 1968

165 · [untitled] · Ken W. Purdy · ss Playboy October 1966

173 · A Breath of Lucifer · R. K. Narayan · ss Playboy July 1969

Masterpieces of Thrills ed. John Gawsworth, uncredited (Daily Express, 1936, 735pp, hc, oa)

13 · The Grey Room · Roger Burford · ss

29 · The Man Upstairs · Frances Gregg · ss

37 · Busman’s Holiday · J. Leslie Mitchell · ss The New London Magazine #20, June 1932

53 · Sluice Gates · Oswell Blakeston · ss

63 · Second Sight · E. H. W. Meyerstein · ss

73 · A Shawl from the East · P. Whitehouse · ss

83 · Dr. Todor Karadja · M. P. Shiel & John Gawsworth · nv

109 · Kali · M. R. Anand, Dr. · ss

119 · Mrs. Biggadyke’s “Unconscious” · Anthony M. Ludovici · ss

135 · Dr. Samson Gregory · Neil Harman · ss

145 · The Secret Chapel · Francis Marsden · ss

165 · Murder Most Foul · Eimar O’Duffy · ss

179 · The Mist Rider · Geoffrey West · ss

185 · Melodrama · John Lindsey · ss

193 · Kametis and Evelpis · J. Leslie Mitchell & Fytton Armstrong · nv

239 · The Cherries · Lawrence Durrell · ss

245 · Spells by Night · Frederick Carter · nv

271 · A Stele from Atlantis · Lewis Grassic Gibbon · ss

277 · The Upstairs Room · Wilfrid Ewart · ss

285 · The Mystery of the Red Road · M. P. Shiel & John Gawsworth · nv

319 · Ghost of Fleur-de-Lis Court · Kenneth Myer · ss

325 · Felo de Se · John Brownson · ss

339 · 5,000 Enemy Planes Over London · Stephen Graham · ss The Daily Express 1935

347 · The Folkema · E. H. W. Meyerstein · ss

357 · The Companion · Francis Marsden · ss

363 · The Traveller · Gay Taylor · ss

381 · “Whither Thou Goest…” · John Greenidge · nv

415 · The Grim Case of Mrs. John · Oswell Blakeston · ss

435 · The Hanging of Ernest Clark · M. P. Shiel & John Gawsworth · ss

449 · The Crossword · E. H. W. Meyerstein · ss

457 · A Good Reprisal · E. H. Visiak · ss

463 · The Road to Freedom · J. Leslie Mitchell · ss

473 · The Dark Wood · Herbert Gore · ss

479 · The Flying Worm · Simon · ss

493 · The Failure · Richard Middleton · ss (r)

503 · The Superintendent’s Story · Neil Harman · ss

511 · Hengo · E. H. W. Meyerstein · ss

517 · Bergamask’s Revenge · Frederick Carter · ss

535 · A Mysterious Coincidence · Charles Duff · ss

541 · Red Foam · Hedda Vesely & R. L. Mégroz · ss

553 · Death’s Door · Nugent Barker · ss

561 · Charlie · Frances Gregg · ss

567 · The Woman of Leadenhall Street · Lewis Grassic Gibbon · ss

587 · In the Mangrove Hall · E. H. Visiak · ss

593 · Fine Hands · Frederick Carter · ss

613 · A Man of Spirit · R. Dundas · ss

623 · Lost Tribes · J. Leslie Mitchell · ss

631 · Death Pages Mr. Startle · E. H. W. Meyerstein · vi

635 · The Fetch · Frederick Carter · ss

643 · The Mother · Philip Henderson · vi

649 · The String Game · Marcus Magill · ss

655 · Strange Idyll · Frances Gregg · ss

661 · Judgment · Simon Dewes · ss

673 · Duty · Francis Marsden · ss

683 · Sprigge · Wilfrid Ewart · vi

687 · What Happened to Larry? · Ronald Dewsbury · ss

693 · The Mannikin’s Tale · Frederick Carter · ss

703 · Borderlines · Simon · ss

717 · Shillings · Francis Marsden · ss

729 · First and Last Woman · Lewis Grassic Gibbon · ss

Masters of Horror and Suspense (Houghton Mifflin, 1989, 0-3954-5996-6, 64pp, pb, an)
Four suspense stories intended for schools complete with discussion prompts.

7 · The Interlopers · Saki · ss The Bystander January 17 1912

16 · Discussion · [uncredited] · ms (r)

21 · The Specter · Guy de Maupassant · ss Allouma and Other Tales by Guy de Maupassant, Holland Pub. Co., 1895
translated from the French (“Apparition”, Le Gaulois, April 4, 1883).

33 · Discussion · [uncredited] · ms (r)

35 · The Tell-Tale Heart · Edgar Allan Poe · ss The Pioneer January 1843

43 · Discussion · [uncredited] · ms (r)

47 · The Cask of Amontillado [Fortunato] · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Godey’s Lady’s Book November 1846

58 · Discussion · [uncredited] · ms (r)

59 · Roundtable Discussion · [uncredited] · ms (r)

60 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

Masters of Midnight: Erotic Tales of the Vampire (Kensington, June 2003, 0-7582-0421-3, $14.00, 362pp, tp, oa)
Original anthology of four gay vampire stories.

1 · His Hunger · William J. Mann · na

57 · Sting · Michael Thomas Ford · na

167 · Brandon’s Bite · Sean Wolfe · na

251 · Devoured · Jeff Mann · na

Masters of Science Fiction ed. Ivan Howard, uncredited (Belmont, October 1964, 92-606, 50¢, 157pp, pb, an)

7 · Service Call · Philip K. Dick · nv Science Fiction Stories July 1955

26 · Path of Darkness · M. C. Pease · ss Science Fiction Stories March 1955

43 · Early Bird · Eric Frank Russell · nv Science Fiction Stories November 1957

80 · Forgive Us Our Debts · Lester del Rey · ss Future Science Fiction May 1952

94 · The Green Thumb [Psychotechnic League] · Poul Anderson · nv Science Fiction Quarterly February 1953

116 · The Day of the Boomer Dukes · Frederik Pohl · nv Future Science Fiction #30, 1956

137 · The Final Figure · Sam Merwin, Jr. · nv Dynamic Science Fiction January 1954

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