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10th Annual S-F ed. Judith Merril (Mayflower-Dell, 1967, 8611-8, 5/-, 382pp, pb, an)
Reprint (Delacorte Press 1965 as 10th Annual Edition: The Year’s Best SF) SF anthology.

Tesseracts ed. Judith Merril (Press Porcepic, November 1985, 0-88878-242-X, C$9.95, 292pp, pb, oa)
Original and reprint anthology of Canadian sf.

1 · Foreword · Judith Merril · fw

4 · Home by the Sea · Elisabeth Vonarburg; translated by Jane Brierley · ss
translated from the French (“La maison au bord de la mer”, Dix nouvelles de science-fiction québécoise ed. André Carpentier, Les Quinze, 1985).

21 · Chronos’ Christmas · Rhea Rose · ss

39 · A Strange Visitor · Robert Zend · pm

40 · The Byrds · Michael G. Coney · ss Changes ed. Michael Bishop & Ian Watson, Ace, 1983

54 · Report on the Earth-Air Addicts · Robert Priest · pm The Man Who Broke Out of the Letter X by Robert Priest, Coach House, 1984

55 · Johnny Appleseed on the New World · Candas Jane Dorsey · ss

62 · Letter from Mars-Dome #1 · Eileen Kernaghan · pm Literary Storefront Newsletter October 1978

64 · Hinterlands · William Gibson · ss Omni October 1981

83 · Points in Time · Christopher Dewdney · pm

84 · Stardust Boulevard · Daniel Sernine; translated by Jane Brierley · ss
translated from the French (“Le vieil homme et l’espace”, L’Vieil Homme et l’Espace, Le Preambule, 1981).

101 · The Last Will and Testament of the Unknown Earthman Lost in the Second Vegan Campaign · D. M. Price · pm

103 · The Woman Who Is the Midnight Wind · Terence M. Green · ss

115 · Instinct · Dorothy Corbett Gentleman · pm Pierian Spring Spring 1980

116 · Cee · Gerry Truscott · ss

125 · On the Planet Grafool · Benjamin Freedman · ss

129 · Tauf Aleph · Phyllis Gotlieb · nv More Wandering Stars ed. Jack M. Dann, Doubleday, 1981

151 · Anthropology 101 · Gary Eikenberry · ss Bibliofantasiac #9, 1983

157 · The Train · Marc Sevigny; translated by Frances Morgan · ss Aurores Boreales 1, Prime, 1983
translated from the French (“Le train”, Solaris #47, September 1982).

172 · Countdown · John Robert Colombo · pm

172 · Questionnaire · John Robert Colombo · pm

173 · Sophie, 1990 · Marian Engel · ss 1980

177 · Future City · D. M. Price · pm

179 · Totem · Margaret McBride · ss

187 · An Adventure in Miracle-Land · Robert Zend · pm

188 · 2DWORLD · A. K. Dewdney · ex from The Planiverse, McLelland & Stewart, 1984

206 · Variation · Robert Zend · pm From Zero to One by Robert Zend, Sono Nis, 1973

207 · The Man Doll · Susan Swan · ss Descant #38, Fall 1982; revised.

217 · The Early Education of the Num-Nums · Robert Priest · pm Sadness of Spacemen by Robert Priest, Dreadnaught Co-Operative, 1980

218 · The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Writer · Lesley Choyce · ss Orion v1 #2, 1982

226 · Report from the Front · Robert Sward · pm Poems: New and Selected (1957-1983) by Robert Sward, Aya Press, 1983

227 · God Is an Iron [Lifehouse] · Spider Robinson · nv Omni May 1979

247 · The Effect of Terminal Cancer on Potential Astronauts · David Kirkpatrick · nv

274 · Afterword: We Have Met the Alien (And It Is Us) · Judith Merril · aw (r)

285 · The Contributors · [uncredited] · bg (r)

Tomorrow, the Stars ed. Judith Merril--- see under Robert A. Heinlein.

The Year’s Best S-F, 5th Annual Edition ed. Judith Merril (Dell, January 1961, F118, 50¢, 320pp, pb, an, cover by Richard Powers)
Reprint (Simon & Schuster 1960 as The 5th Annual of the Year’s Best S-F.) SF anthology.

The Love-Makers ed. Mark Merrill (Pyramid Books, 1956, G227, 35¢, 191pp, pb, an)
Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson.

7 · The Long Black Song · Richard Wright · nv Uncle Tom’s Children, Harper, 1938

33 · Two Sisters · John Steinbeck · ss The Pastures of Heaven by John Steinbeck, Brewer, Warren & Putnam, 1932

44 · Nana · Emile Zola · ex (r)

50 · The Knife of the Times · William Carlos Williams · vi The Knife of the Times and Other Stories by William Carlos Williams, Dragon Press, 1932

54 · How Beautiful with Shoes · Wilbur Daniel Steele · nv Harper’s Magazine August 1932

76 · The Story of a Farm Girl · Guy de Maupassant · nv The Complete Writings of Guy de Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant, The Dunstan Society, 1903
translated from the French (“Histoire d’une fille de ferme”, La Revue Politique et Littéraire (La Revue Bleue), March 26, 1881).

94 · A Change of Air · Ivan Gold · nv New World Writing #4, Mentor, 1953

117 · The Girl at the Fair · Denys Val Baker · ss American Aphrodite: A Quarterly for the Fancy Free v5 #19, 1955

127 · Musette · Henri Murger · ss Latin Quarter, Jarrolds, 1930

134 · Joey’s Sister · Donald Honig · ss (r)

138 · Sister Aparición · Emilia Pardo Bazán · ss (r)

144 · The Shadow in the Rose Garden · D. H. Lawrence · ss The Smart Set March 1914

158 · Marthe · J. K. Huysmans · ex Down Stream and Other Works by J. K. Huysmans, Pascal Covici, 1927

166 · Boy with a Trumpet · Rhys Davies · ss The Windmill v1 #3, 1946

182 · The Danger of Being Too Innocent · Honoré de Balzac · ss (r)

The Face in the Abyss and Other Fantastic Tales by A. Merritt (Armchair Fiction, September 27, 2018, 978-1-7276-4783-9, $12.95, 192pp, tp, co, cover by Norman Saunders from A. Merritt’s Fantasy Magazine July 1950)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

5 · The Face in the Abyss [Nicholas Graydon] · Abraham Merritt · na Argosy Allstory Weekly September 8 1923

128 · The People of the Pit · Abraham Merritt · nv All-Story Weekly January 5 1918

151 · The Woman of the Wood · Abraham Merritt · nv Weird Tales August 1926

Nine Detective Stories ed. Jessie G. M. Merson (Longman, 1964, 193pp, hc, an)

v · Foreford · Jessie G. M. Merson · fw

1 · Mr. Pemberton’s Commission [Insp. Joseph French] · Freeman Wills Crofts · nv The Windsor Magazine March 1933

22 · The Wrong Problem [Dr. Gideon Fell] · John Dickson Carr · ss The Evening Standard August 13 1936

45 · Tall Story [Albert Campion; Charley Luke] · Margery Allingham · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #125, April 1954

55 · According to the Altar Boy [Insp. Jules Maigret] · Georges Simenon; translated by J. E. Malcolm · nv Argosy (UK) January 1963
translated from the French (“Le Témoignage de l’Enfant de Chœur”, Maigret et l’Inspecteur Malgracieux, Presses de la Cite, 1947).

101 · The Poisoned Dow ’08 [Montague Egg] · Dorothy L. Sayers · ss The Passing Show February 25 1933, as “The Poisoned Port”

119 · The Thumb-Mark of St. Peter [Miss Marple] · Agatha Christie · ss The Royal Magazine May 1928

137 · A Lesson in Crime [Supt. Henry Wilson] · G. D. H. & Margaret I. Cole · ss A Lesson in Crime by G. D. H. & Margaret Cole, Collins, 1933

156 · Inquest · Loel Yeo · ss The Strand Magazine April 1932

182 · The Case of Cotta’s Jewels [Sollius (The Slave Detective)] · Wallace Nichols · ss London Mystery Selection #55, December 1962

193 · Notes · [uncredited] · ms

The Return of the Magi by Reginald Merton--- see under Maurice Magre.

M.I.A. Hunter by Stephen Mertz & Joe R. Lansdale--- see under Joe R. Lansdale.

The Tower of Destiny and Other Stories by Joseph Méry; translated by Brian Stableford (Black Coat Press, June 30, 2012, 978-1-61227-101-9, $22.95, 273pp, tp, co, cover by Mike Hoffman)
Collection of eight stories, translated/adapted from the French by Brian M. Stableford, who provides a biographical introduction and notes. A print-on-demand edition. Black Coat Press, PO Box 17270, Encino CA 91416; [www.blackcoatpress.com].
Details taken from online listing.

· Introduction · Brian Stableford · in

· The Truth About Creation · Joseph Méry; translated by Brian Stableford · ss
translated from the French (“La Verité sur la Creation”, 1836).

· What We Shall See · Joseph Méry; translated by Brian Stableford · ss
translated from the French (“Ce qu’on verra”).

· The Ruins of Paris · Joseph Méry; translated by Brian Stableford · ss
translated from the French (“Les Ruines de Paris”).

· The Lunarians · Joseph Méry; translated by Brian Stableford · ss
translated from the French (“Les Lunariens”, 1836).

· The Explorations of Victor Hummer · Joseph Méry; translated by Brian Stableford · ss
translated from the French (“Les Explorations de Victor Hummer”, 1836).

· The Tower of Destiny · Joseph Méry; translated by Brian Stableford · ss
translated from the French (“Histoire de ce qui n’est pas arrivé”, 1854).

· An Aerial Voyage · Joseph Méry; translated by Brian Stableford · ss
translated from the French (“Un Voyage aérien”, 1844).

· Bertram’s Brother · Joseph Méry; translated by Brian Stableford · ss
translated from the French (“Le Frère de Bertram”).

Nightmare Jack and Other Stories by John Metcalfe (Ash-Tree Press, July 24, 1998, 1-899562-51-6, C$52.00, xxi+241pp, hc, co, cover by Douglas Walters) [edited by Richard Dalby]
Collection of 17 horror stories, edited and with an introduction by Richard Dalby. Afterword by Alexis Lykiard. This edition is limited to 500 copies. A world-wide edition available in the US for $39.50 and in the UK for £24.50.

ix · Introduction · Richard Dalby · in

3 · Nightmare Jack · John Metcalfe · nv The Smoking Leg and Other Stories by John Metcalfe, Jarrolds, 1925

17 · The Double Admiral · John Metcalfe · ss The Smoking Leg and Other Stories by John Metcalfe, Jarrolds, 1925

26 · The Smoking Leg · John Metcalfe · ss The London Mercury May 1925

37 · The Grey House · John Metcalfe · ss The Smoking Leg and Other Stories by John Metcalfe, Jarrolds, 1925

44 · The Tunnel · John Metcalfe · ss The Outlook March 14 1925

51 · The Bad Lands · John Metcalfe · ss Land & Water April 15 1920

60 · Mr Meldrum’s Mania · John Metcalfe · nv Judas and Other Stories by John Metcalfe, Constable, 1931

84 · Time-Fuse · John Metcalfe · ss Judas and Other Stories by John Metcalfe, Constable, 1931

97 · Mortmain · John Metcalfe · nv Judas and Other Stories by John Metcalfe, Constable, 1931

125 · The Funeral March of a Marionette · John Metcalfe · ss The Independent January 1 1927

131 · Brenner’s Boy · John Metcalfe · ss White Owl Press, 1932

145 · Not There · John Metcalfe · ss Travellers by Night ed. August Derleth, Arkham House, 1967

155 · “Beyondaril” · John Metcalfe · ss Dark Things ed. August Derleth, Arkham House, 1971

161 · The Firing-Chamber · John Metcalfe · ss Dark Mind, Dark Heart ed. August Derleth, Arkham House, 1962

169 · The Renegade · John Metcalfe · ss Over the Edge ed. August Derleth, Arkham House, 1964

176 · The Childish Thing · John Metcalfe · ss Story #2 ed. Whit & Hallie Burnett, A.A. Wyn, 1952

186 · The Feasting Dead · John Metcalfe · na The Feasting Dead by John Metcalfe, Arkham House, 1954; the text has been corrected to Metcalfe’s page proofs of the story.

237 · A Forgotten Man · Alexis Lykiard · aw

241 · Sources and Acknowledgments · [uncredited] · bi

Day’s Dawn: A Short Story Anthology ed. Herbert Metoyer (Detroit Black Writers Guild, October 1996, 1-888-75403-6, $15.00, tp, an)
Contents from Amazon.com.

· Day’s Dawn—the Poem · James Neal Ware · pm (r)

· Love Between the Lines · Teresa Peake · ss (r)

· A Piece of Life · Debraha Watson · ss (r)

· The Law · Robert K. Jones · ss (r)

· I’m Still Here · Diane White-Morns · ss (r)

· Locket of Dreams · Donna L. Clovis · ss (r)

· Penny · Chris Moore · ss (r)

· The Wedding · Heather Buchanan · ss (r)

· Beauty Queen · Karen Williams · ss (r)

· The Nutcracker · Debraha Watson · ss (r)

· Plannation · Tiffany I. Reeves · ss (r)

· The Night Club · Karen Williams · ss (r)

· Stony · Calvin Robinson · ss (r)

· The Walking Stick · Evelyn Rhodes · ss (r)

· My Father’s Daughter · Karen Williams · ss (r)

· Rabbi · Dorothy Jackson Kimble · ss (r)

· The Big Snow · Robert K. Jones · ss (r)

· Falconer · Chris Moore · ss (r)

· The Great Awakening · Adrian Parker · ss (r)

· Legion of the Lost Order · Donnie Robinson · ss (r)

· Surprise Down Under · Harry Anderson · ss (r)

· Invasion of the NARC Squad · Peggy A. Moore · ss (r)

· The Day They Didn’t Loot · Peggy A. Moore · ss (r)

· Chameleon Reprieve · Robert E. McTyre · ss (r)

· How I Got Dissed · Damita Shaw · ss (r)

· Still Life · H. Jay Harris · ss (r)

· Orientation · Michael B. Tolliver · ss (r)

· Lost and Found · Robert J. Haynes · ss (r)

· Massacre at Fort Rosalie · Herbert R. Metoyer · ss (r)

· The Revival · Teresa “Teki” Kimble · ss (r)

· Requiem for the 24th lnf. Regiment · Calvin Robinson · ss (r)

· A Backyard Sermon · Herbert R. Metoyer · ss (r)

· Artist Biographies · [uncredited] · bg (r)

· Winners 1996 Paul Laurence Dubar Poetry Contest · [uncredited] · ms (r)

Voodoo by Alfred Métraux; translated by Hugo Charteris (Sphere, December 1974, 0-7221-6060-7, 75p, 368pp, pb, nf) [The Dennis Wheatley Library of the Occult]
Reprint (Andre Deutsch 1959) in-depth and classical study of Haitian Voodoo, translated from the French Le Vaudou haïtien (Gallimard, 1958). Volume 19 in the series.

9 · Introduction · Dennis Wheatley · in

11 · Preface to the Second Emglish Edition · Sidney W. Mintz · pr Schocken, 1972

The Great Unknown ed. Angela Meyer (Spineless Wonders, December 2013, 978-0-98744-793-7, A$27.99, 240pp, tp, oa)
Details taken from online listing.

· Sleepwalk · Krissy Kneen · ss

· Sealer’s Cove · Chris Flynn · ss

· A Cure · Alexander Cothren · ss

· Baby’s First Words · Kathy Charles · ss

· Navigating · Helen Richardson · ss

· The Local · P. M. Newton · ss

· The Koala Motel · Rhys Tate · ss

· Reality TV · Paddy O’Reilly · ss

· Truth and Reconciliation · Ali Alizadeh · ss

· Avoid · Guy Salvidge · ss

· See-saw · Deborah Biancotti · ss

· Bluey and Myrtle · Mark O’Flynn · ss

· The Rift · Chris Somerville · ss

· Hare · Carmel Bird · ss

· Art · Damon Young · ss

· Her Dress Was a Pale Glimmer · Marion Halligan · ss

· Significance · Susan Yardley · ss

· Memories of Jane Doe · A. S. Patric · ss

· Sticks and Stones · Ryan O’Neill · ss

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