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More Stories in the Modern Manner (Avon Books, 1954, T-77, 35¢, 252pp, pb, an)     Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 7 · The Facts of Life · Paul Goodman · ss Partisan Review September/October 1941 21 · Mars · Elisabeth Langgässer; translated by Wolfgang Sauerlander & Norbert Guterman · nv Partisan Review September/October 1953 45 · The Sense That in the Scene Delights · Benjamin DeMott · ss Partisan Review January/February 1953 55 · Filial Sentiments of a Parricide · Marcel Proust; translated by Barbara Anderson · ss Partisan Review January 1948 64 · The Cicerone · Mary McCarthy · nv Partisan Review February 1948 91 · Knoxville: Summer of 1915 · James Agee · ss Partisan Review August/September 1938 96 · In the Penal Colony · Franz Kafka; translated by Willa Muir & Edwin Muir · nv The Penal Colony by Franz Kafka, tr. Willa & Edwin Muir, Schocken, 1948; a different translation, by Eugene Jolas, was published in Partisan Review in 1941. translated from the German (“In der Strafkolonie”, Kurt Wolff Verlag, 1919). 123 · Life and Letters · Angus Wilson · ss Partisan Review October 1949 137 · From the Diary of One Not Born · Isaac Bashevis Singer · ss Partisan Review March/April 1954 146 · The Interior Castle · Jean Stafford · ss Partisan Review November/December 1946 162 · Two Prostitutes · Alberto Moravia; translated by Frances Frenaye · nv Partisan Review May/June 1950 185 · Evenings at Home · Elizabeth Hardwick · ss Partisan Review April 1948 196 · Of This Time, of That Place · Lionel Trilling · nv Partisan Review January/February 1943 235 · The Mexican General · Saul Bellow · ss Partisan Review May/June 1942

More Tales of Terror and Surprise (The Mitre Press, June 1943, 2/-, 127pp, pb, an) 3 · Absolute Zero · Sidney Denham · ss 11 · The Silent Ray · Arthur Armstrong · ss 18 · William Wilson · Edgar Allan Poe · nv The Gift: a Christmas and New Year’s Present for 1840, Carey & Hart, 1839 37 · Vendetta · Guy de Maupassant · ss The Complete Writings of Guy de Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant, The Dunstan Society, 1903, as “Semillante” translated from the French (“Une vendetta”, Le Gaulois, October 14, 1883). 41 · The Mysterious Mansion · Honoré de Balzac · ss Shorter Stories from Balzac by Honoré de Balzac, Walter Scott, 1890, as “An Accursed House” translated from the French (“La Grande Bretèche”, Contes Brun, 1831). 51 · Prelude to Madness · Michael Hervey · ss 55 · Third Finger Left Hand · Edward Martell · ss 60 · The Trial for Murder · Charles Dickens · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1865, as “To Be Taken with a Grain of Salt”, uncredited. 71 · Venom · Sidney Denham · ss 75 · The Cask of Amontillado [Fortunato] · Edgar Allan Poe · ss Godey’s Lady’s Book November 1846 82 · The Werewolf · Frederick Marryat · ex from The Phantom Ship, Henry Colburn, May 1839 102 · The Devil · Guy de Maupassant · ss The Complete Writings of Guy de Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant, The Dunstan Society, 1903 translated from the French (“Le diable”, Le Gaulois, August 5, 1886). 109 · The Mortal Immortal · Mary Shelley · ss The Keepsake 1834, 1833 122 · The Devil His Due · Sidney Denham · ss

More Than Honor (Baen, January 1998, 0-671-87857-3, $5.99, 371pp, pb, oa, cover by David Mattingly)     Anthology of three novellas set in the “Honor Harrington” universe, but not featuring Honor herself. Weber provides a story of humans’ first meeting with tree cats, and an 80-page article on “The Universe of Honor Harrington”. 1 · A Beautiful Friendship · David Weber · na 133 · A Grand Tour · David Drake · na 243 · A Whiff of Grapeshot · S. M. Stirling · na 289 · The Universe of Honor Harrington · David Weber · ms

More Uncanny Stories ed. Percy W. Everett ,[?], uncredited (Pearson, 1918, vi+110pp, hc, an)     A further selection from the “Uncanny Stories” feature in The Novel Magazine. Later combined with Uncanny Stories as Ghost Stories and Other Queer Tales. 1 · The Mailed Foot · Hermina Black & Edith Blair-Staples · ss The Novel Magazine April 1917 21 · The Pipers of Mallory · Theo. Douglas · ss The Novel Magazine May 1917 38 · Visiting Rounds · Michael Kent · ss The Novel Magazine 48 · The Jungle · Paul Eardley · ss The Novel Magazine October 1916 62 · The Haunted Chessmen · E. R. Punshon · ss The Novel Magazine March 1916 81 · The Eighth Lamp · Roy Vickers · ss The Novel Magazine July 1916 99 · Bill Dixon Stands By · J. Chapman Andrews · ss The Novel Magazine

The Most Dangerous Game (Berkley Highland, November 1967, F1537, 50¢, 144pp, pb, an)     Reprint (Berkley 1957 as The Most Dangerous Game and Other Stories of Adventure) anthology. 7 · The Most Dangerous Game · Richard Connell · nv Collier’s January 19 1924 30 · Leiningen Versus the Ants · Carl Stephenson · nv Esquire December 1938 translated from the German (“Leiningens Kampf mit den Ameisen”, 1937). 54 · Journalism in Tennessee · Mark Twain · ss Mark Twain’s Sketches, New and Old by Mark Twain, American Pub. Co., 1875 61 · Alone in Shark Waters · John Kruse · ss Collier’s May 9 1953 80 · Rikki-Tikki-Tavi · Rudyard Kipling · nv St. Nicholas November 1893 97 · To Build a Fire · Jack London · ss The Youth’s Companion May 29 1902 115 · Locomotive 38, the Ojibway · William Saroyan · ss My Name Is Aram by William Saroyan, Harcourt, Brace, 1940 125 · High Air · Borden Chase · ss Adventure July 1934 139 · The Secret Life of Walter Mitty · James Thurber · ss The New Yorker March 18 1939

The Most Dangerous Game and Other Stories of Adventure (Berkley, 1957, G-62, 35¢, 155pp, pb, an) 5 · The Most Dangerous Game · Richard Connell · nv Collier’s January 19 1924 30 · Leiningen Versus the Ants · Carl Stephenson · nv Esquire December 1938 translated from the German (“Leiningens Kampf mit den Ameisen”, 1937). 57 · Journalism in Tennessee · Mark Twain · ss Mark Twain’s Sketches, New and Old by Mark Twain, American Pub. Co., 1875 64 · Alone in Shark Waters · John Kruse · ss Collier’s May 9 1953 84 · Rikki-Tikki-Tavi · Rudyard Kipling · nv St. Nicholas November 1893 103 · To Build a Fire · Jack London · ss The Youth’s Companion May 29 1902 123 · Locomotive 38, the Ojibway · William Saroyan · ss My Name Is Aram by William Saroyan, Harcourt, Brace, 1940 133 · High Air · Borden Chase · ss Adventure July 1934 149 · The Secret Life of Walter Mitty · James Thurber · ss The New Yorker March 18 1939

Motherhood Is Murder (Avon, March 2003, 0-06-052501-0, $6.99, 346pp, pb, oa)     Original anthology of four novellas by Carolyn Hart, Mary Daheim, Jane Isenberg, and Shirley Rousseau Murphy. 1 · Dial M for Mom · Mary Daheim · na 97 · Mothers Must Do · Carolyn Hart · na 187 · The Proof Is in the Patch · Jane Isenberg · na 265 · Tomcat · Shirley Rousseau Murphy · na

A Mother’s Heart (Zebra Books, May 1998, 0-8217-5896-9, $5.99, 332pp, pb, oa)     Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. historical romances 7 · Cassandra’s Quest · Veronica Ashley · na 109 · Best Laid Plans · Elizabeth Graham · na 211 · His Mother’s Gauntlet · Martha Hix · n.

The Mound and Other SF Stories from the Low Lands (Babel Publications, August 1990, no ISBN, $6.00, 84pp, tp, oa, cover by Earl Geier)     Anthology of five stories, representing the best Dutch sf stories of the year, including the King Kong Award winner. This edition is simultaneous with a Dutch-language one. 8 · The Winter Garden · Paul Harland · nv translated from the Dutch (“De wintertuin”). 26 · The Mound · Jan Bee Landman · ss translated from the Dutch (“De terp”). 40 · The Desirable Lot of the Slender Ones · Thomas Wintner; translated by Jan Bee Landman · ss translated from the Dutch (“Het begerenswaardig lot van de ranken”). 57 · Knowfather · Gerben Hellinga, Jr. · ss translated from the Dutch (“Weetvader”). 68 · Their Descriptive God; Softly Weeping · Jan J. B. Kuipers; translated by Jan Bee Landman · ss translated from the Dutch (“Hun descriptieve god, zacht jankend”).

Mountain Magic (Baen, October 2004, 0-7434-8856-3, $6.99, 470pp, pb, an)     Anthology/collection of ten stories of Appalachian fantasy, four featuring Henry Kuttner’s “Hogben” family, five of David Drake’s Old Nathan (1991), and a new novella by Eric Flint & Ryk E. Spoor. 1 · Diamonds Are Forever · Eric Flint & Ryk E. Spoor · n. 147 · The Hogben Stories 149 · Exit the Professor [Hogben] · Henry Kuttner · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories October 1947 169 · Pile of Trouble [Hogben] · Henry Kuttner · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories April 1948 189 · See You Later [Hogben] · Henry Kuttner · ss Thrilling Wonder Stories June 1949 215 · Cold War [Hogben] · Henry Kuttner (with C. L. Moore) · nv Thrilling Wonder Stories October 1949 249 · Old Nathan [Nathan] · David Drake · co Baen, 1991 251 · The Bull [Nathan] · David Drake · nv Whispers October 1987 289 · The Gold [Nathan] · David Drake · nv Old Nathan by David Drake, Baen, 1991 329 · The Bullhead [Nathan] · David Drake · nv Old Nathan by David Drake, Baen, 1991 375 · The Fool [Nathan] · David Drake · nv Whispers VI ed. Stuart David Schiff, Doubleday, 1987 423 · The Box [Nathan] · David Drake · na Old Nathan by David Drake, Baen, 1991

Mouth Full of Bullets: Best of Year One (Mouth Full of Bullets Mystery Magazine, 2008, 73pp, tp, an)     Anthology of stories, poems, and flash fiction from the online magazine Mouth Full of Bullets. · Foreword · John M. Floyd · fw · Baltimore Bounty · Earl Staggs · ss Mouth Full of Bullets (online) · The Two of Swords · S. F. Johnston · ss Mouth Full of Bullets (online) · Weekend Chores · Sam Douglas · ss Mouth Full of Bullets (online) · Season’s Change · Danny Bourg · pm Mouth Full of Bullets (online) · Even Steven · Gail Farrelly · ss Mouth Full of Bullets (online) · Blaze of Glory · Anita Page · ss Mouth Full of Bullets (online) · Always Had Been · Jim Wilsky · ss Mouth Full of Bullets (online) · Proof of Love · Jillian Berg · vi Mouth Full of Bullets (online) · It’s My Job · Vaughn C. Hardacker · ss Mouth Full of Bullets (online) · Too Hard to Handle · Danny B. Bourg · pm Mouth Full of Bullets (online) · Short Till [River City] · Frank Zafiro · ss Mouth Full of Bullets (online) Fall 2006 · At the Scene of the Crime · Stephen D. Rogers · ss Mouth Full of Bullets (online) · Sincere Regrets · Guy Belleranti · pm Mouth Full of Bullets (online) · House Sitter · Gay Toltl Kinman · ss Mouth Full of Bullets (online) · Cancelled Vacation Plans · Gary R. Hoffman · ss Mouth Full of Bullets (online) · On the House · Herschel Cozine · ss Mouth Full of Bullets (online) · Fighting Back · Sandra Seamus · ss Mouth Full of Bullets (online) · Double Top · Barry Baldwin · ss Mouth Full of Bullets (online) · Trapped · Lucille P. Robinson · ss Mouth Full of Bullets (online) · Flossie Locks Up · Sara Hoskinson Frommer · ss Mouth Full of Bullets (online) · A Widow’s Plight · Dorothy Francis · ss Mouth Full of Bullets (online) · Fugitive · Kimberly Brown · ss Mouth Full of Bullets (online) · Pay the Piper · Stephen D. Rogers · pm Mouth Full of Bullets (online) · The Sixth Victim · John M. Floyd · ss

Ms Muffet and Others (Attic Press, 1986, 0-946211-27-2, £3.50, 64pp, tp, oa)     Second in the series “Fairytales for Feminists”. 5 · The Selkie · Melissa Murray · ss 13 · Snida · Leland Bardwell · ss; given as “Sninda”. 22 · The Frog Prince Revisited · Anne Claffey · ss 28 · The Woodcutter’s Daughter · Heather Celmalis · pm 31 · That’ll Teach Her · Evelyn Conlon · ss 37 · The Merchant Prince · Heather Celmalis · ss 44 · The Woman Who Lived in a Shoe · Máirín Johnston · ss 51 · Sturdy Ms Muffet · Liz Mellon · pm 52 · The Tired Trainer of Hamelin · Liz McManus · ss 56 · Alice in Thunderland (Chapter 1) · Maeve Kelly · ss

Murder Cavalcade ed. Ken Crossen, uncredited (Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1946, LC:46-5905, 432pp, hc, an)     A Mystery Writers of America Anthology. Also abridged as Great Murder Stories (Penguin 1948). vii · Preface · Richard Lockridge · pr 3 · His Heart Could Break [John J. Malone] · Craig Rice · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1943 28 · Death at the Porthole [Cliff Chandler] · Baynard Kendrick · ss Country Home Magazine 1938 44 · The Doctor Makes It Murder [Dr. Paul Standish] · George Harmon Coxe · ss Cosmopolitan September 1942 65 · Eye Witness · Robert Arthur · ss Detective Fiction Weekly January 28 1939 83 · The Crime in the Envelope · Kendell F. Crossen · ss Banner Mysteries March 1945, as by Bennett Barlay 97 · Change for Twenty · Kurt Steel · vi Collier’s March 25 1944 101 · Behind the Door · Percival Wilde · ss Collier’s February 4 1928 105 · Twenty-Dollar Debt · Lawrence Treat · ss Adventure February 1940 125 · The Adventure of the Sotheby Salesman [Solar Pons] · August Derleth · ss “In Re: Sherlock Holmes” by August Derleth, Mycroft & Moran, 1945 143 · The Corpse in Grampa’s Bed [Quinny Hite] · Richard Burke · ss (r) 163 · The Homecoming · Dorothy B. Hughes · ss 175 · The Nameless Clue · Helen McCloy · na Five-Novels Monthly November 1941 225 · The Swan-Boat Murder [Asey Mayo] · Phoebe Atwood Taylor · na The American Magazine October 1942 299 · Trick-or-Treat · Anthony Boucher · ts Master Detective June 1945, as “The Ghost with the Gun” 315 · Case of the Blind Witness · William Lindsay Gresham · nv The Master Detective 340 · The Million-Dollar Motive · Brett Halliday · nv The Master Detective 363 · The Last of Mrs. Maybrick · Q. Patrick · ar The Pocket Book of True Crime Stories ed. Anthony Boucher, Pocket, 1943 377 · The Cafe Society Murder · Edward D. Radin · ar True Detective 413 · The Golden Twenty · Ellery Queen · ar Good Housekeeping May 1944 (+1); “The Ten Most Important Books of Detective Short Stories” and “The Ten Most Important Detective Novels”. 422 · The Whodunit in World War II · Howard Haycraft · ar New York Times Book Review August 12 1945

Murder, Mayhem and Mistletoe (Worldwide Mystery, November 2001, 0373264011, $6.99, 384pp, pb, oa)     Original anthology of four stories. · The Headless Magi [Owen Keane] · Terence Faherty · na · Christmas Cache [Tory Travers] · Aileen Schumacher · na · Stocking Stuffer [Angela Matelli] · Wendi Lee · na · The Empty Manger [Dan Rhodes] · Bill Crider · na

Murder Medley (Hennel Locke Ltd., 1947, 6/-, 160pp, hc, an) 9 · The Unknown Peer [Philip Trent] · E. C. Bentley · ss The Strand Magazine February 1938, as “Trent and the Unknown Peer” 26 · The Sign in the Sky [Harley Quin] · Agatha Christie · ss The Grand Magazine July 1925 45 · Murder in Broad Daylight [Supt. Henry Wilson] · G. D. H. & Margaret I. Cole · nv Wilson and Some Others by G. D. H. & Margaret Cole, Collins, 1940 66 · The Hunt Ball [Insp. Joseph French] · Freeman Wills Crofts · ss Holly Leaves November 21 1937 81 · Miniature Crime · Frank King · nv Detective Fiction Weekly January 2 1937 100 · The Man on the Water-Logged Ketch [Malcolm Gossett] · E. Phillips Oppenheim · nv Maclean’s March 15 1933 125 · Suspicion · Dorothy L. Sayers · ss Mystery League October 1933 144 · The Killing of Mynheer Katz · H. de Vere Stacpoole · ss The Killing of Mynheer Katz, and The Story of O Toyo by H. de Vere Stacpoole, Todd, 1943