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Twenty Houses of the Zodiac ed. Maxim Jakubowski (NEL, July 1979, 450-04333-9, £1.25, 237pp, pb, oa) 9 · Introduction · Maxim Jakubowski · in 13 · Oh, For a Closer Brush with God · Brian W. Aldiss · ss 31 · A Kind of Space · Ion Hobana; translated by Maxim Jakubowski & Dolorès Jakubowski · ss translated from the Romanian (“Un Fel de Spatiu”, Viata Romaneasca, 1974). 39 · Dealers in Light and Darkness · Cherry Wilder · ss 53 · A Hole in Time · Gerd Maximovic; translated by David Britt · ss translated from the German (“Der Riß in der Zeit”, Kühles Denken, 1976). 64 · High Tide · Elisabeth Vonarburg; translated by Maxim Jakubowski · ss translated from the French (“Marée Haute”, Requiem #19, 1978). 75 · I Can Teleport Myself to Anywhere · Robert Sheckley · ss 80 · Heavier Than Sleep · Philippe Curval; translated by Maxim Jakubowski · ss translated from the French (“Plus Lourd Que le Sommeil”, Vingt maisons du Zodiaque ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Denoël, 1979). 89 · An Avocado Pear for Dolorès · Adam Barnett-Foster · ss first appeared in French (“Un avocat pour Dolores”, Vingt maisons du Zodiaque ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Denoël, 1979). 105 · The Gigantic Fluctuation · Arkady & Boris Strugatsky; translated by Gladys Evans · ss Journey Across Three Worlds, Mir, 1973 translated from the Russian (“Rasskaz o gigantskoj fluctuacji”, 1962). 115 · Zodiac 2000 · J. G. Ballard · ss Ambit #75, 1978 124 · A Sunrise · Hugo Raes; translated by R. B. Powell · ss translated from the Dutch (“Een Zonsopgang”, Vandaag #10, 1963). 129 · Love Keys · Shin’ichi Hoshi; translated by Noriyoshi Saito & Maxim Jakubowski · ss translated from the Japanese (“Kegi”, Uchujin, 1958). 133 · The Cottage of Eternity · Bob Shaw · nv 158 · Ice Two · Daniel Walther; translated by Maxim Jakubowski · ss translated from the French (“Ice Two”, Vingt maisons du Zodiaque ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Denoël, 1979). 171 · The Brass Monkey · John Sladek · ss 183 · The Alabaster Garden · Teresa Inglés; translated by Maxim Jakubowski · ss Nueva Dimension 1977 translated from the French (“El Jardin de Alabastro”, Nueva Dimension, 1977). 199 · Idiosyncrasies · Maxim Jakubowski · ss 205 · Take Me Down the River · Sam J. Lundwall · ss 214 · The White Death · Stanislaw Lem; translated by Michael Kandel · ss Mortal Engines by Stanislaw Lem, tr. Michael Kandel, Seabury Press, 1977 translated from the French (“Biała Śmierć”, Bajki robotów, Wydawnictwo Literackie, 1964). 220 · Crossing Into Cambodia · Michael Moorcock · ss

Venice Noir ed. Maxim Jakubowski (Akashic Books, 2012, 978-1-61775-073-1, $15.95, 275pp, tp, oa) [Akashic Noir]     Fourteen original stories set in Venice, Italy. 11 · Slowly Sinking · Maxim Jakubowski · in 15 · Part I: Amongst the Venetians 17 · Cloudy Water · Matteo Righetto; translated by Judith Forshaw · ss; set in Cannaregio. translated from the Italian. 37 · The Comedy Is Over · Francesco Ferracin; translated by Judith Forshaw · nv; set in Calcavia. translated from the Italian. 60 · Commissario Clelia Vinci · Barbara Baraldi; translated by Judith Forshaw · nv; set in Mestre. translated from the Italian. 87 · Little Sister · Francesca Mazzucato; translated by Judith Forshaw · ss; set in Ghetto Vecchio. translated from the Italian. 101 · Part II: Shadows of the Past 103 · Lido Winter · Maxim Jakubowski · ss; set on the Lido. 123 · Pantegana · Michelle Lovric · ss; set in Santo Stefano. 132 · Desdemona Undicesima · Isabella Santacroce; translated by Judith Forshaw · nv; set in Piazza San Marco. translated from the Italian. 153 · Part III: Tourists and Other Troubled Folk 155 · Venice Aphrodisiac · Peter James · ss; set in Canal Grande. 164 · Drifter · Emily St. John Mandel · ss; set on the Ponte dei Sospiri. 182 · Rendezvous · Tony Cartano; translated by Maxim Jakubowski · ss; set in Calle Larga XXII Marzo. translated from the French. 195 · Signor Gauke’s Tongue · Mike Hodges · ss; set in Palazzo Ducale. 209 · Part IV: An Imperfect Present 211 · Tourists for Supper · Maria Tronca; translated by Judith Forshaw · nv; set in Danta Maria Formosa. translated from the Italian. 239 · Laguna Blues · Michael Gregorio · ss; set in Porto Marghera. 256 · A Closed Book · Mary Hoffman · ss; set on the Rialto Bridge. 276 · About the Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

Kontakt: An Anthology of Croatian SF ed. Tatjana Jambrišak & Darko Macan--- see under Darko Macan.

Death Dines In ed. Dean James & Claudia Bishop--- see under Claudia Bishop.

The Parliament of Dreams: Conferring on Babylon 5 ed. Edward James & Farah Mendlesohn (The Science Fiction Foundation, August 1998, 0-7049-1192-2, £9.00, 177pp, tp, oa)     Collection of critical essays on the J. Michael Straczyski TV show, most delivered as papers at the University College of Ripon and York St John on 13/14 December 1997. “Foundation Studies in Science Fiction 1”. Mistaken ISBN as 0-7049-1195-2 on the backcover. 1 · Rewriting the Past in the Future in Straczynski’s Babylon 5 · Edward James & Farah Mendlesohn · in 14 · I. Narratives 15 · Time Past/Time Future: Reading “Babylon Squared” · Stephen Keane · ar 26 · Space and Time Out of Joint: “War Without End” · Herbert Shu-Shun Chan · ar 38 · The Philosophy of Balance · Gareth A. Roberts · ar 50 · Reconsidering Gender and Heroism · Anne M. Schofield & Nickianne Moody · ar; commissioned for this anthology. 60 · II. Echoes 61 · The Shadows out of Time: Lovecraftian Echoes in Babylon 5 · Andy Sawyer · ar 71 · Shades of Darkness: Shadow and Myth · Pauline Archell-Thompson · ar 80 · The Psychological Significance of Straczynski’s Universe · David F. McMahon · ar 89 · “Every Station has its Phantoms”: Uncanny Effects and Hybrid Spaces · Karen Sayer · ar 99 · III. Technologies 100 · Engineering the Future: Building Coherent Speculative Technologies · Nicholas Packwood · ar 110 · Cyborgs and Symbionts: Technology, Politics and Identity · James Brown · ar 130 · IV. Moralities and Faiths 131 · Religion, Philosophy and the End of History · Kevin McCarron · ar 145 · Medicine, Morality and Faith · Nickianne Moody · ar 153 · Psychopathology and Alien Ethics · Stephen R. L. Clark · ar 163 · Episode listing · [uncredited] · ms 169 · Notes on Contributors · [uncredited] · bg

The Profession of Science Fiction ed. Edward James & Maxim Jakubowski--- see under Maxim Jakubowski.

The Madonna of the Future by Henry James, Jr. (Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1881, 286pp, pb, co)     Reissue (Macmillan 1879) collection. Collection of British Authors Vol. 1881. Details provided by Endre Zsoldos. 7 · The Madonna of the Future · Henry James, Jr. · nv The Atlantic Monthly March 1873 79 · Longstaff’s Marriage · Henry James, Jr. · nv Scribner’s Monthly August 1878 136 · Madame de Mauves · Henry James, Jr. · nv The Galaxy February 1874 (+1)

The Turn of the Screw & Other Horrors: The Best Ghost Stories of Henry James by Henry James (Oldstyle Tales Press, May 23, 2016, 978-1-5334-2400-6, $21.20, 434pp, tp, co) [edited by M. Grant Kellermeyer]     Collection of 8 stories and a novel, edited, annotated and illustrated by M. Grant Kellermeyer. Details taken from Table of Contents. 10 · Concerning What You Are About to Read… · M. Grant Kellermeyer · in · Henry James’ Best Short Ghost Stories 19 · The Romance of Certain Old Clothes · Henry James · ss The Atlantic Monthly February 1868, uncredited. 39 · The Ghostly Rental · Henry James · nv Scribner’s Monthly September 1876 79 · Sir Edmund Orme · Henry James · nv Black & White November 25 1891 106 · Owen Wingrave · Henry James · nv The Graphic November 28 1892 145 · The Way It Came, or, The Friend of the Friends · Henry James · nv Chapman’s Magazine May 1896 169 · The Real Right Thing · Henry James · ss Collier’s Weekly December 16 1899 185 · The Third Person · Henry James · nv The Soft Side by Henry James, Methuen, 1900 214 · The Jolly Corner · Henry James · nv The English Review December 1908 · The Turn of the Screw 262 · What You Should Know Before Reading The Turn of the Screw · M. Grant Kellermeyer · is 289 · The Turn of the Screw [Turn of the Screw] · Henry James · na Collier’s Weekly January 27 1898 (+11) 431 · Further Reading: Critical, Literary, and Biographical Works · M. Grant Kellermeyer · ms

The Best Ghost Stories and Weird Fiction of M.R. James by M. R. James (Oldstyle Tales Press, October 26, 2021, 979-8754487062, $21.20, 459pp, tp, co) [edited by M. Grant Kellermeyer]     Collection of 18 stories, edited, annotated and illustrated by M. Grant Kellermeyer. Details taken from Table of Contents. 11 · Concerning What You Are About to Read… · M. Grant Kellermeyer · in · Caveat Emptor: Guardian Ghosts and Haunted Objects 41 · Canon Alberic’s Scrapbook · M. R. James · ss National Review March 1895, as “The Scrap-Book of Canon Alberic” 57 · The Mezzotint · M. R. James · ss Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Edward Arnold, 1904 73 · Oh, Whistle, and I’ll Come to You, My Lad · M. R. James · nv Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Edward Arnold, 1904 105 · A View from a Hill · M. R. James · ss The London Mercury May 1925 127 · Casting the Runes · M. R. James · nv More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Arnold, 1911 157 · The Tractate Middoth · M. R. James · ss More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Arnold, 1911 · Nemo Me Impune Lacessit: Vengeful Ghosts and Haunted Men 177 · Lost Hearts · M. R. James · ss The Pall Mall Magazine December 1895 195 · The Ash-Tree · M. R. James · ss Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Edward Arnold, 1904 217 · The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral · M. R. James · nv The Contemporary Review April 1910, as “The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral: Materials for a Ghost Story” 243 · Martin’s Close · M. R. James · nv More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Arnold, 1911 269 · The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance · M. R. James · nv The Cambridge Review June 4 1913 289 · A Warning to the Curious · M. R. James · ss The London Mercury August 1925 · Quieta Non Movere: Trapped Ghosts and Haunted Spaces 319 · Number 13 · M. R. James · ss Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Edward Arnold, 1904 339 · Count Magnus · M. R. James · ss Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Edward Arnold, 1904 363 · The Treasure of Abbot Thomas · M. R. James · nv Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Edward Arnold, 1904 385 · The Rose Garden · M. R. James · ss More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Arnold, 1911 401 · Mr. Humphreys and His Inheritance · M. R. James · nv More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Arnold, 1911 433 · An Episode of Cathedral History · M. R. James · ss The Cambridge Review June 10 1914 457 · Further Reading: Critical, Literary, and Biographical Works · M. Grant Kellermeyer · ms

Curious Warnings: The Great Ghost Stories of M. R. James: 150th Anniversary Edition by M. R. James (Jo Fletcher Books, April 26, 2012, 978-0-85738-804-9, £14.99, 654pp, tp, co, cover by Les Edwards) [edited by Stephen Jones]     A hardcover edition (£30.00) was announced but not seen. xv · Editor’s Note · Stephen Jones · in 1 · Ghosts—Treat Them Gently! · M. R. James · ar The (London) Evening News April 17 1931 5 · Ghost Stories · M. R. James · ar The Eton Rambler May 18 1880 (+1) 9 · Canon Alberic’s Scrap-Book · M. R. James · ss National Review March 1895, as “The Scrap-Book of Canon Alberic” 22 · Lost Hearts · M. R. James · ss The Pall Mall Magazine December 1895 34 · The Ash-Tree · M. R. James · ss Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Edward Arnold, 1904 48 · Count Magnus · M. R. James · ss Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Edward Arnold, 1904 62 · The Mezzotint · M. R. James · ss Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Edward Arnold, 1904 74 · Number 13 · M. R. James · ss Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Edward Arnold, 1904 90 · “Oh, Whistle, and I’ll Come to You, My Lad” · M. R. James · nv Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Edward Arnold, 1904 110 · The Treasure of Abbot Thomas · M. R. James · nv Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Edward Arnold, 1904 129 · The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral · M. R. James · nv The Contemporary Review April 1910, as “The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral: Materials for a Ghost Story” 147 · Casting the Runes · M. R. James · nv More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Arnold, 1911 170 · Martin’s Close · M. R. James · nv More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Arnold, 1911 194 · Mr. Humphreys and His Inheritance · M. R. James · nv More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Arnold, 1911 222 · The Rose Garden · M. R. James · ss More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Arnold, 1911 235 · A School Story · M. R. James · ss More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Arnold, 1911 243 · The Tractate Middoth · M. R. James · ss More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Arnold, 1911 260 · The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance · M. R. James · nv The Cambridge Review June 4 1913 275 · An Episode of Cathedral History · M. R. James · ss The Cambridge Review June 10 1914 292 · The Diary of Mr. Poynter · M. R. James · nv A Thin Ghost by M. R. James, Longmans, Green, 1919 304 · The Residence at Whitminster · M. R. James · nv A Thin Ghost by M. R. James, Longmans, Green, 1919 331 · Two Doctors · M. R. James · ss A Thin Ghost by M. R. James, Longmans, Green, 1919 340 · The Uncommon Prayer-Book · M. R. James · ss The Atlantic Monthly June 1921 356 · The Five Jars · M. R. James · na Edward Arnold, 1922 415 · The Haunted Dolls’ House · M. R. James · ss The Empire Review February 1923; written to fill a miniature book in the library of Queen Mary’s doll house. 427 · A Neighbour’s Landmark · M. R. James · nv The Eton Chronicle March 17 1924 440 · After Dark on the Playing Fields · M. R. James · ss College Days June 28 1924 445 · There Was a Man Dwelt by a Churchyard · M. R. James · ss Snapdragon September 6 1924 450 · A View from a Hill · M. R. James · ss The London Mercury May 1925 468 · A Warning to the Curious · M. R. James · ss The London Mercury August 1925 487 · An Evening’s Entertainment · M. R. James · ss A Warning to the Curious by M. R. James, Edward Arnold, 1925 499 · Wailing Well · M. R. James · ss Mill House Press, 1928 510 · The Rats · M. R. James · ss At Random March 23 1929 518 · The Experiment: A New Year’s Eve Ghost Story · M. R. James · ss The Morning Post December 31 1931 524 · The Malice of Inaminate Objects · M. R. James · ss The Masquerade June 1933 529 · A Vignette · M. R. James · ss The London Mercury November 1936 535 · The Bulbul and the Cuckoo · M. R. James · ss M.R. James—Book of the Supernatural ed. Peter Haining, Foulsham, 1979, as “The Story of the Bulbul”; subtitled “An Indian Folk Tale”; based on an original Indian story included in Indian Fairy Tales by Maive Stokes, 1880. originally included in a letter from James to Jane McBryde, written February 9, 1917. 537 · Stories I Have Tried to Write · M. R. James · ar The Touchstone November 30 1929 540 · A Night in King’s College Chapel · M. R. James · vi Ghosts & Scholars #7, 1985 546 · The Fenstanton Witch · M. R. James · uw Ghosts & Scholars #12, 1990 557 · John Humphreys · M. R. James · uw Ghosts & Scholars #16, 1993 571 · Marcilly-le-Hayer · M. R. James · uw The Fenstanton Witch and Others by M. R. James, Haunted Library, 1999 575 · The Game of Bear · M. R. James · uw The Fenstanton Witch and Others by M. R. James, Haunted Library, 1999 579 · Speaker Lenthall’s Tomb · M. R. James · uw The Fenstanton Witch and Others by M. R. James, Haunted Library, 1999 589 · Merfield House · M. R. James · uw The Fenstanton Witch and Others by M. R. James, Haunted Library, 1999 594 · A Living Night · M. R. James · pm The Ghosts & Scholars M.R. James Newsletter #20, October 2011; from an 1888 MRJ letter. 596 · Some Remarks on Ghost Stories · M. R. James · ar The Bookman December 1929 605 · The Stony Grin of Unearthly Malice · Stephen Jones · aw