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Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction: An Anthology ed. Joan Nestle & Naomi Holoch--- see under Naomi Holoch.

Medley Macabre: An Anthology of Stories of the Supernatural, Being Ghosts, Psychical Phenomena, Uncanny Mysteries ed. Bryan A. Netherwood (Hammond, Hammond and Company, 1966, 0-242-78533-6, 30/-, 544pp, hc, an)     Reprinted in 1970 from which details taken. 13 · Introduction · Bryan A. Netherwood · in · Malign Influences, Sorceries, Evil Powers 27 · The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral · M. R. James · nv The Contemporary Review April 1910 40 · No. 252 Rue M. le Prince · Ralph Adams Cram · nv Black Spirits and White by Ralph Adams Cram, Stone & Kimball, 1895 52 · Out of the Picture · Arthur Machen · nv The Children of the Pool by Arthur Machen, Hutchinson, 1936 73 · The Red Room · H. G. Wells · nv The Idler March 1896 81 · Negotium Perambulans · E. F. Benson · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine November 1922, as “Visible and Invisible” 94 · Smith: An Episode in a Lodging House · Algernon Blackwood · nv The Empty House by Algernon Blackwood, Eveleigh Nash, 1906 108 · The Ankardyne Pew · W. F. Harvey · ss The Beast with Five Fingers by William F. Harvey, J.M. Dent, 1928 118 · Lucky’s Grove · H. R. Wakefield · nv The Clock Strikes Twelve by H. Russell Wakefield, Herbert Jenkins, 1940 137 · Or Persons Unknown · H. R. Wakefield · ss Hutchinson’s Adventure & Mystery Story Magazine January 1928 151 · “Bring Out Your Dead” · M. P. Dare · ss Unholy Relics and Other Uncanny Tales by M. P. Dare, Edward Arnold, 1947 160 · The Bone Bead Necklace · Noel Langley · ss Tales of Mystery and Revenge by Noel Langley, Arthur Barker, 1950 171 · Minuke · Nigel Kneale · ss Tomato Cain by Nigel Kneale, Collins, 1949 · Phantoms and Ghostly Visitations 183 · The Green Scarf · A. M. Burrage · ss The London Magazine August 1926 196 · Seventh Evening · Mrs. Catherine Crowe · ss Ghosts and Family Legends by Mrs. Crowe, T.C. Newby, 1858 206 · The Eyes [Tales of Men] · Edith Wharton · ss Scribner’s Magazine June 1910 222 · A Pair of Hands · Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch · ss The Cornish Magazine December 1898, as by Q 234 · Father Macclesfield’s Tale · R. H. Benson · ss A Mirror of Shalott by R. H. Benson, Pitman, 1907 241 · The Grey Piper and the Heavy Coach of Donaldgowerie House, Perth · Elliott O’Donnell · ar Scottish Ghost Stories by Elliott O'Donnell, London, 1911 250 · The House of the Ghostly Tap-Dancing · Elliott O’Donnell · ar Dread of Night by Elliott O'Donnell, Pillar, 1942 256 · The Cigarette Case · Oliver Onions · ss The Weekly Tale-Teller #67, August 13 1910 267 · The Lonely Inn · Thomas Burke · ss Esquire July 1935 274 · Return at Dusk · William Croft Dickinson · ss The Sweet Singers by William Croft Dickinson, Oliver & Boyd, 1953 · Possession by Spirit Influences 287 · For the Blood Is the Life · F. Marion Crawford · ss Collier’s December 16 1905 301 · The Story of the Grey House [Flaxman Low] · E. & H. Heron · ss Pearson’s Magazine May 1898 312 · Feet Foremost · L. P. Hartley · nv The Travelling Grave and Other Stories by L. P. Hartley, Arkham House, 1948 339 · The Case of the Long-Dead Lord [Neils Orsen] · Dennis Wheatley · ss Gunmen, Gallants and Ghosts by Dennis Wheatley, Hutchinson, 1943 · Prediction and Doom 353 · Demetriadi’s Dream · Robert Hichens · ss Nash’s—Pall Mall Magazine November 1929 371 · The Barometer · Violet Hunt · ss Tales of the Uneasy by Violet Hunt, Heinemann, 1911 381 · The Bus-Conductor · E. F. Benson · ss The Pall Mall Magazine December 1906 389 · Seated One Day at the Organ · Sir Andrew Caldecott · ss Fires Burn Blue by Andrew Caldecott, Edward Arnold, 1948 396 · August Heat · W. F. Harvey · ss Midnight House and Other Tales by William F. Harvey, J.M. Dent, 1910 · Spiritualism and Magic 403 · The Realm of the Unreal · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner July 20 1890, as “In the Realm of the Unreal” 409 · Playing with Fire · Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine March 1900 421 · The Other Place · J. B. Priestley · nv The Other Place by J. B. Priestley, Heinemann, 1953 · Witchcraft and Satanism 445 · The Ash-Tree · M. R. James · ss Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by M. R. James, Edward Arnold, 1904 457 · The Sanctuary · E. F. Benson · nv More Spook Stories by E. F. Benson, Hutchinson, 1934 474 · May-Day Eve · Algernon Blackwood · nv The Listener and Other Stories by Algernon Blackwood, Eveleigh Nash, 1907 493 · A Collector’s Company · R. H. Malden · ss Nine Ghosts by R. H. Malden, E. Arnold, 1943 504 · The Late Mrs. Fowke · Amyas Northcote · ss In Ghostly Company by Amyas Northcote, The Bodley Head, 1921 513 · The Hill · R. Ellis Roberts · ss The Other End by R. Ellis Roberts, Palmer, 1923 525 · The Haunter of the Dark [Cthulhu] · H. P. Lovecraft · nv Weird Tales December 1936

Terror! An Anthology of Blood-Curdling Stories ed. Bryan A. Netherwood (Blackie, 1970, 0-216-88412-8, £1.65, 392pp, hc, an)     A good selection of twenty stories, many lesser known at the time the book appeared. 9 · Introduction · Bryan A. Netherwood · in 11 · The Mark of the Beast · Rudyard Kipling · ss The Pioneer July 12 1890 (+1) 28 · A Haunted Island · Algernon Blackwood · ss The Pall Mall Magazine April 1899 49 · No. 17 · Mrs. Edith Bland · ss The Strand Magazine June 1910 60 · The Top Attic in Pringle’s Mansion, Edinburgh · Elliott O’Donnell · ar Scottish Ghost Stories by Elliott O'Donnell, London, 1911 68 · The Derelict · W. Hope Hodgson · nv The Red Magazine December 1 1912 102 · The Story of the Moor Road [Flaxman Low] · E. & H. Heron · ss Pearson’s Magazine March 1898 120 · The Brown Hand · Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine May 1899, as “The Story of the Brown Hand” 140 · The White Cat of Drumgunniol · J. Sheridan Le Fanu · ss All the Year Round April 2 1870, uncredited. 156 · Amina · Edward Lucas White · ss The Bellman June 1 1907 170 · Professor Pownall’s Oversight · H. R. Wakefield · ss The Royal Magazine March 1928, as “The Unseen Player” 187 · The Seeker of Souls · Jasper John · ss Sinister Stories by Jasper John, Henry Walker, 1930 198 · Lost Hearts · M. R. James · ss The Pall Mall Magazine December 1895 211 · The Blank Leaves · R. H. Malden · ss Nine Ghosts by R. H. Malden, E. Arnold, 1943 229 · Borgia Pomade · M. P. Dare · ss Unholy Relics and Other Uncanny Tales by M. P. Dare, Edward Arnold, 1947 240 · Authorship Disputed · Sir Andrew Caldecott · ss Fires Burn Blue by Andrew Caldecott, Edward Arnold, 1948 252 · The Scoured Silk · Marjorie Bowen · ss All-Story Weekly June 8 1918 277 · The Colour Out of Space [Cthulhu] · H. P. Lovecraft · nv Amazing Stories September 1927 315 · The Shield of Athene [Ripley] · Lord Dunsany · ss The Little Tales of Smethers by Lord Dunsany, Jarrolds, 1952 332 · The House of Balfother · William C. Dickinson · ss Dark Encounters by William Croft Dickinson, Harvill Press, 1963 347 · Ringing the Changes · Robert Aickman · nv The Third Ghost Book ed. Cynthia Asquith, James Barrie, 1955

Uncanny: Tales of the Spectral and Supernatural ed. Bryan A. Netherwood (Blackie, 1974, 0-216-89725-4, x+306pp, hc, an)     Anthology of 21 supernatural stories aimed at the young adult. ix · Introduction · Bryan A. Netherwood · in 1 · Ms. Found in a Bottle · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Baltimore Saturday Visitor October 19 1833 13 · The White Powder · Arthur Machen · nv The Three Impostors by Arthur Machen, John Lane, 1895, as “The Novel of the White Powder” 33 · 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. 48 · The Terror of Blue John Gap · Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine August 1910 68 · Browdean Farm · A. M. Burrage · ss Some Ghost Stories by A. M. Burrage, Cecil Palmer, 1927 84 · The Stolen Body · H. G. Wells · ss The Strand Magazine November 1898 102 · The Residence at Whitminster · M. R. James · nv A Thin Ghost by M. R. James, Longmans, Green, 1919 129 · Monkeys · E. F. Benson · ss Weird Tales December 1933 147 · Tarnhelm, or the Death of My Uncle Robert · Hugh Walpole · ss Liberty December 28 1929 165 · The Man on the Stairs · Montague Summers, uncredited · ss The Grimoire and Other Supernatural Stories ed. Montague Summers, Fortune Press, 1936 187 · The First Sheaf · H. Russell Wakefield · ss The Clock Strikes Twelve by H. Russell Wakefield, Herbert Jenkins, 1940 199 · The Extraordinarily Horrible Dummy · Gerald Kersh · ss Penguin Parade #6, 1939 204 · Dunworthy 13 · John Pudney · ss It Breathed Down My Neck by John Pudney, J. Lane, 1946 210 · Left Luggage · Elizabeth Jane Howard · nv We Are for the Dark by Elizabeth Jane Howard & Robert Aickman, Cape, 1951 230 · The Inn · Guy de Maupassant · ss The Complete Writings of Guy de Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant, The Dunstan Society, 1903 translated from the French (“L’auberge”, Les Lettres et les arts, September 1, 1886). 245 · It Could Happen to Anyone · Benjamin Barry · ss Ghosts ed. Elliott O'Donnell, Foulsham, 1959 260 · The Pan Night Mystery · Elliott O’Donnell · ss Ghosts ed. Elliott O'Donnell, Foulsham, 1959 273 · The Anniversary · Denys Val Baker · ss The Flameswallower and Other Stories from Cornwall by Denys Val Baker, J.M. Lake, 1963 280 · Big Surprise · Richard Matheson · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine April 1959, as “What Was in the Box?” 287 · The Statement of Randolph Carter [Randolph Carter] · H. P. Lovecraft · ss The Vagrant #13, May 1920 295 · Fall In at the Double · L. P. Hartley · ss The Sixth Ghost Book ed. Rosemary Timperley, Barrie & Rockliff, 1970

Guardian Angels: Fifteen New Stories by Winners of the Guardian Children’s Fiction Award ed. Stephanie Nettell (Viking Kestrel, March 26, 1987, 0-670-81077-0, £6.95, 194pp, hc, oa) 7 · Introduction · Stephanie Nettell · in 9 · A Grave Misunderstanding · Leon Garfield · vi 15 · A Rhyme for Silver · Joan Aiken · ss 32 · Ben in Paradise · K. M. Peyton · ss 41 · Dancing Bear · John Christopher · ss 56 · Monkey Business · Gillian Avery · ss 68 · Argos · Richard Adams · ss 79 · The Keeping of the Castle · Barbara Willard · ss 93 · Jinnie’s Chance · Winifred Cawley · ss 105 · Barker · Peter Dickinson · ss 118 · The Fat Wizard · Diana Wynne Jones · ss 132 · A Speck of Dust · Peter Carter · ss 149 · Beginners · Michelle Magorian · ss 163 · Secrets · Anita Desai · ss 171 · The Guard Dog · Dick King-Smith · ss 183 · The Guardian · Ted Hughes · ss

Maps to Nowhere by Bryn Neuenschwander--- see under Marie Brennan.

Great Tales of Jewish Occult and Fantasy: The Dybbuk and 30 Other Classic Stories ed. Joachim Neugroschel (Wings, July 1991, 0-517-06005-1, $14.95, 709pp, hc, an)     Reprint (Stonehill 1976 as Yenne Velt: The Great Works of Jewish Fantasy and Occult) anthology.

Yenne Velt Volume I: The Great Works of Jewish Fantasy and Occult ed. Joachim Neugroschel (Stonehill, 1976, 0-88373-025-1, $25.00, xi+353pp, hc, an)     Thirty-one works (in 2 vols) of Jewish fantasy sequenced over the seven days of creation. UK edition published as Great Works of Jewish Fantasy (Cassell, 1976) in one volume. Also reprinted as The Great Works of Jewish Fantasy and Occult (Overlook Press, 1976) and The Great Tales of Jewish Occult & Fantasy(Wings, 1991). vii · Foreword · Joachim Neugroschel · fw 1 · The First Day 3 · The Tower of Rome · Ansky; translated by Joachim Neugroschel · ss translated from the Russian. 21 · The Wandering of a Soul · Mendele Moykher-Sforim; translated by Joachim Neugroschel · ss translated from the Yiddish. 31 · The Rabbi Who Was Turned Into a Werewolf · translated by Joachim Neugroschel · ss translated from the Yiddish (The Mayse-Book, 1602). 44 · At the Border · Der Nister; translated by Joachim Neugroschel · ss translated from the Yiddish (Gedakht, 1922). 60 · The Three Wedding Canopies · Y. L. Peretz; translated by Joachim Neugroschel · nv translated from the Yiddish (1904). 105 · The Second Day 107 · The Penitent · Ansky; translated by Joachim Neugroschel · ss translated from the Yiddish. 114 · Three Gifts · Y. L. Peretz; translated by Joachim Neugroschel · ss translated from the Yiddish. 123 · Fool and the Forest Demon · Der Nister; translated by Joachim Neugroschel · ss translated from the Yiddish (Gedakht, 1922). 128 · The Jewish Pope—A Historical Tale · I. J. Trunk; translated by Joachim Neugroschel · nv translated from the Yiddish. 157 · The Wind Who Lost His Temper · Moyshe Kulbak; translated by Joachim Neugroschel · ss translated from the Yiddish. 162 · The Golem · Yudl Rosenberg; translated by Joachim Neugroschel · nv translated from the Yiddish (1909). 227 · The Third Day 229 · The Conversation of Two Ghosts · translated by Joachim Neugroschel · ss translated from the Yiddish (The Mayse-Book, 1602). 231 · A Good Laugh · Ansky; translated by Joachim Neugroschel · ss translated from the Russian. 241 · The Possession · translated by Joachim Neugroschel · ss translated from the Yiddish (The Mayse-Book, 1602). 243 · At Night · David Bergelson; translated by Joachim Neugroschel · ss translated from the Yiddish. 246 · In the Wine Cellar · Der Nister; translated by Joachim Neugroschel · ss translated from the Yiddish (Gedakht, 1922). 265 · A Tale of a King and a Wise Man · Rabbi Nakhman of Bratslev; translated by Joachim Neugroschel · vi translated from the Yiddish. 268 · The Messiah of the House of Ephraim · Moyshe Kulbak; translated by Joachim Neugroschel · na translated from the Yiddish. 347 · Notes to Volume One · [uncredited] · ms

Yenne Velt Volume II: The Great Works of Jewish Fantasy and Occult ed. Joachim Neugroschel (Stonehill, 1976, 0-88373-025-1, $25.00, 357pp, hc, an)     The price and ISBN apply to both volumes as a set. 1 · The Fourth Day 3 · A Tale of a Prince · Rabbi Nakhman of Bratslev; translated by Joachim Neugroschel · ss translated from the Yiddish. 7 · The Dybbuk · Ber Horovitz; translated by Joachim Neugroschel · ss translated from the Yiddish. 18 · A Passion for Clothes · Y. L. Peretz · ss 31 · King Solomon and Ashmedai · translated by Joachim Neugroschel · ss translated from the Yiddish (The Mayse-Book, 1602). 31 · A Tale of a Rabbi and His Only Son · Rabbi Nakhman of Bratslev; translated by Joachim Neugroschel · ss translated from the Yiddish. 35 · The Conjuror · Y. L. Peretz; translated by Joachim Neugroschel · ss translated from the Yiddish. 40 · The Gilgul, or The Transmigration · A. B. Gotlober · nv (r) 89 · The Fifth Day 91 · Haninah and the Frog · translated by Joachim Neugroschel · ss translated from the Yiddish (The Mayse-Book, 1602). 100 · A Tale of a Menorah · Rabbi Nakhman of Bratslev; translated by Joachim Neugroschel · vi translated from the Yiddish. 102 · The Legend of the Madonna · Ber Horovitz; translated by Joachim Neugroschel · ss translated from the Yiddish. 114 · A Tale of Kings · Der Nister; translated by Joachim Neugroschel · nv translated from the Yiddish (Gedakht, 1922). 197 · The Sixth Day 199 · The Mare · Mendele Moykher-Sforim; translated by Joachim Neugroschel · na translated from the Yiddish. 317 · And on the Seventh Day 321 · The Tale of the Seven Beggars · Rabbi Nakhman of Bratslev; translated by Joachim Neugroschel · nv translated from the Yiddish. 351 · Notes to Volume Two · [uncredited] · ms