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Famous Tales of Terror (Watermill Press, 1980, 0-89375-404-8, $1.50, 135pp, pb, an)

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

33 · The Mark of the Beast · Rudyard Kipling · ss The Pioneer July 12 1890 (+1)

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

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

120 · The Damned Thing · Ambrose Bierce · ss Tales from New York Town Topics December 7 1893

137 · About the Authors · [uncredited] · bg

Famous Tales of Terror and the Supernatural (Gulliver Books, 1945, 1/-, 96pp, pb, an)
One of the midget war-time paperbacks in the series Famous Stories of All Time. Note other listed in the appendix.

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

19 · Maese Pérez · Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer · nv Terrible Tales: Spanish, W.W. Gibbings, 1891, uncredited.
translated from the Spanish (“Maese Pérez, el organista (Leyenda sevillana)”, El Contemporaneo, December 1861).

31 · The Man in the Reservoir · C. F. Hoffman · ss Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine August 1842, as “Ben Blower’s Story”

39 · The Diamond Lens · Fitz-James O’Brien · nv The Atlantic Monthly January 1858, uncredited.

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

84 · The Signalman · Charles Dickens · ss All the Year Round Christmas 1866, as “No. 1 Branch Line. The Signalman”

Fangs and Broken Bones (Feed Your Monster, March 30, 2018, 978-1-980695-96-7, $4.93, 80pp, tp, oa)
Details taken from online listing.

5 · Crawlers · Steven Deighan · ss

12 · Pancake Spiders · Jensen Reed · ss

19 · The Cage · Max Sparber · ss

23 · Audition with the Vampire · Lyndon Perry · ss

28 · Knife Work · Ed Ahern · ss

32 · Best Friend Salad · Edward Turner, III · ss

36 · Take Out · Arnaldo Lopez, Jr. · ss

49 · The Spice of Life · Katriona E. MacMillan · ss

58 · Maybelline and the Sisters of the Broken Sky · Jim Corwell · ss

67 · Trapped · Rinoa Cameron · ss

Fantastically Good Reads (W.H. Smith, October 1993, no ISBN, free, 124pp, pb, an)
Anthology of extracts from eight fantasy novels currently on sale in the W.H. Smith bookshop chain.

7 · A Song for Arbonne · Guy Gavriel Kay · ex Viking Books Canada, 1992

27 · Crystal Line [Crystal Singers] · Anne McCaffrey · ex Del Rey, 1992

41 · The Mists of Avalon [Avalon] · Marion Zimmer Bradley · ex Knopf, 1983

59 · Yarrow · Charles de Lint · ex Ace, 1986

77 · Black Trillium [Trillium] · Marion Zimmer Bradley, Julian May & Andre Norton · ex Doubleday Foundation, 1990

91 · Daughter of the Empire [Riftwar] · Raymond E. Feist & Janny Wurts · ex Doubleday, 1987

103 · Daggerspell · Katharine Kerr · ex Doubleday, 1986

115 · Body of Glass · Marge Piercy · ex from He, She and It, Knopf, 1991

Fantastic Crimes (MysteriousPress.com, February 13, 2018, 978-1-5040-5178-1, $6.99, ebook, oa)
Original anthology of four book-centered mystery novellas.
Details taken from online listing.

· The Scroll · Anne Perry · na

· Reconciliation Day · Christopher Fowler · na

· The Compendium of Srem · F. Paul Wilson · na

· The Mysterious Disappearance of the Reluctant Book Fairy · Elizabeth George · na

Fantastic Fiction: Ten of the Best (Puffin, 2002, no ISBN, £49.99, tp, bx)
Boxed set of 10 volumes produced for The Book People Ltd, Hall Wood Avenue. Haydock, St Helens WA11 9UL.

· Watership Down · Richard Adams · n. Rex Collings, 1974

· The Peppermint Pig · Nina Bawden · n. J.B. Lippincott, 1975

· The Prime Minister’s Brain · Gillian Cross · n. The Oxford University Press, 1985

· The Finders · Nigel Hinton · n. Viking, 1993

· The Finn Family Moomintroll · Tove Jansson · n. Ernest Benn, 1950

· A Wizard of Earthsea [Earthsea] · Ursula K. Le Guin · n. Parnassus Press, November 1968

· The Haunting · Margaret Mahy · n. J.M. Dent, 1982

· Thunder and Lightnings · Jan Mark · n. Kestrel Books, 1976

· Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH · Robert C. O’Brien · n. Atheneum, 1971

· A Dog So Small · Philippa Pearce · n. Constable, 1962

Fantasy (Jove, March 2002, 0515132764, $6.99, 384pp, pb, oa)

1 · The Widow’s Auction · Sabrina Jeffries · na

91 · Luisa’s Desire · Emma Holly · na

187 · Mr. Speedy · Elda Minger · na

267 · The Awakening [Leopard People] · Christine Feehan · na

Favorite Fairy Tales to Read Aloud (Wonder, 1965, 2009, 79¢, 127pp, tp, an)

5 · The Golden Goose · [uncredited] · ss (r)

14 · Rapunzel · [uncredited] · ss (r)

22 · The Wild Swans · Hans Christian Andersen · ss (r); adapted and abridged.
translated from the Danish (“De vilde svaner”, Eventyr, Fortalte for Børn. Ny Samling. Første Hefte, C.A. Reitzel, 1838).

44 · The Magic Fishbone · Charles Dickens · ex from “Holiday Romance”, Our Young Folks January 1868 (+3); adapted and abridged.

61 · The Nightingale · Hans Christian Andersen · ss 1846; adapted and abridged.
translated from the Danish (“Nattergalen”, Nye Eventyr. Første Bind. Første Samling, C.A. Reitzel, 1843).

79 · The Queen Bee · [uncredited] · ss (r)

84 · Long, Broad, and Quick Eye · [uncredited] · ss (r)

103 · Beauty and the Beast · [uncredited] · ss (r)

122 · Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle · [uncredited] · ss (r)

Favourite Book for Boys (Dean & Son, 1935, 124pp, hc, oa, cover: [three boys in red school uniforms furtively reading book, school buildings in background])
Details supplied by Lia McGunigle.

fps. · [frontispiece] · Noel Syers · fp

7 · Deep Hazard! · S. T. James · ss Topping Book for Boys 1935

19 · The Scourge of the Skies · John Bostock · ss Champion Book for Boys 1933

33 · A Night Adventure · W. Cuthbert · ss Champion Book for Boys 1933

40 · Nicholas Ratsey’s Last Ride · Samuel Jeans · ss Ideal Book for Boys 1934; illustrated by Laurence East

53 · The Missing Punt · Lieut.-Col. A. Lloyd Owen · nv Monster Book for Boys 1932; illustrated by Roland Davies

72 · On Granton Curve · S. T. James · ss Topping Book for Boys 1935; illustrated by James Clark

81 · Barber Business · “A. Brodribb-Irving” · ss Monster Book for Boys 1934; illustrated by Field

97 · The Secret Process · S. Beresford Lucas · ss Monster Book for Boys 1932; illustrated by Victor Clarke

108 · Champion’s Republic · John Bostock · ss Topping Book for Boys 1935; illustrated by Victor Clarke

Favourite Spy Stories (Octopus, 1981, 0-7064-1277-X, 249pp, hc, an)

11 · Taylor’s Run · John le Carré · ex from The Looking-Glass War, Coward-McCann, 1965

25 · Shadow of Fu Manchu [Fu Manchu; (Sir Denis) Nayland Smith] · Sax Rohmer · ex Doubleday Crime Club, 1948; chapters 1 & 2.

47 · The Human Factor · Graham Greene · ex The Bodley Head, 1978

65 · The Fate of the Traitor [Anton Prehznev (aka Vladimir Mikhalovitch)] · William Le Queux · ss Strange Tales of a Nihilist by William Le Queux, Ward, Lock & Company, 1892, as “The Mystery of Lady Gladys”

79 · The Champagne Spy · Wolfgang Lotz · ex (r)

103 · The Boy Spy · Alphonse Daudet · ss The Strand Magazine January 1891
translated from the French.

111 · The Bruce-Partington Plans [Sherlock Holmes] · Arthur Conan Doyle · nv The Strand Magazine December 1908, as “The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans”

139 · Strange Conflict [Duke de Richleau] · Dennis Wheatley · ex Hutchinson, 1941

167 · The Secret Agent · Joseph Conrad · ex Methuen, 1907

183 · Funeral in Berlin · Len Deighton · ex (r)

199 · A Curious Experience · Mark Twain · ex from The American Claimant (r)

225 · The Traitor of Arnhem · Lt.-Col. Oreste Pinto · ts Suspense (UK) September 1960

243 · The Spy · James Fenimore Cooper · ss (r)

Favourite Story Book (Dean & Son, 193?, 92pp, hc, oa, cover: [boy and girl playing leapfrog])
Details supplied by Lia McGunigle from Table of Contents.

7 · Barbara Ann in Mischief Again · May Sullivan · ss

17 · The Colonel’s Caddie · Samuel Jeans · ss British Legion Children’s Annual 1937

26 · The Giant Worm · Mabel M. Stevenson · ss

28 · Mrs. Mason’s Rent · John R. Ensor · ss

34 · The Sub-Sub-Gardener · Mabel M. Stevenson · ss

39 · The Purple Emperor · B. C. Freeman · ss

49 · Trouble in Monkey Republic · Roma Lobel · ss

61 · A Lucky Mistake · Pauline Fletcher · ss

72 · The Duke’s Prize · Dorothy R. Speakman · ss British Legion Children’s Annual 1937

79 · The Arab Chief’s Queer Experience · Roma Lobel · ss

86 · What the King Liked Best · E. M. Mason · ss

Favourite Story Book (Dean & Son, 1939, 125pp, hc, oa, cover: [three children with tricycle, skipping rope and monkey])
Details supplied by Lia McGunigle from Table of Contents.

7 · A Dog’s Chance · Samuel Jeans · ss

16 · Bold Mariners · Mabel M. Stevenson · pm

17 · Four Young Castaways · Bertha Leonard · ss British Legion Children’s Annual 1937

21 · Riding · K. E. Sherriff · pm

22 · The Jester Who Could Not Jest · D. R. Speakman · ss

32 · A Channel Swimmer · Mabel M. Stevenson · pm

33 · The Rescue of Belinda · Hilda E. Pemberton · ss

40 · A Curious Adventure · Roma Lobel · ss

46 · The Kidnapped Princess · O. I. C. · ss

53 · The Haunted Village · H. A. Mullins · ss

59 · The Aerodrome Twins · A. Adamson · ss

64 · Fishing · Christine E. Bradley · pm

65 · Noodle’s Traffic Lights · P. M. Frost · ss

74 · Generous Jerry · Maud E. Sargent · ss

82 · The Little Box · Cora Freemantle · ss

88 · His Majesty’s Magic · Norman Hunter · ss

96 · Four Silly Fishermen · [uncredited] · pm

98 · Our Holiday Adventure · P. M. Frost · ss

110 · Pets · R. Wareing · pm British Legion Children’s Annual 1935

111 · Maud · Marjorie Wilson · pm

112 · Cross Here! · Christine E. Bradley · ss

115 · Odd Man Out! · Samuel Jeans · ss British Legion Children’s Annual 1937

123 · Queen Tatertraps Tonsils · Mabel M. Stevenson · ss

135 · A Caravan Trail · Mabel M. Stevenson · ss

Favourite Tales (Dean & Son, 1969, 110pp, hc, oa, cover: [boy and girl playing school with toys and blackboard])
In the “Little Ones’ Reader” series.
Details supplied by Lia McGunigle from Table of Contents.

6 · The Garden Party · Charles Griffiths · ss

12 · The Ragged Robin · Kate Hope · ss

22 · Elsie’s Pigtails · Dolen Hirst · ss

27 · Why? · A. Ruby Forde · pm

28 · Mario’s Picture · Leslie C. Hulley · ss

33 · The Little Tree That Lost Its Leaves · A. I. Mungeam · ss

38 · Too Much of a Good Thing · Agness E. Cash · ss

40 · Peter’s Birthday · Eileen Bell · ss

47 · Popsy’s Clever Trick · Susan Jolly · ss

51 · The Dandelion Man · A. Ruby Forde · pm

52 · The New Doll · Susan Jolly · ss

59 · Tim at the Farm · Christine E. Bradley · ss

65 · Tippetty-Tap’s Toy Train · G. A. Johnson · ss

71 · Miss Newpin Looks Again · Violet M. Williams · ss

77 · Jack and His Hovercraft · Penelope Douglas · ss

82 · Mr. Pincushion Comes Home · Aileen E. Passmore · ss

85 · Bird Song · A. Ruby Forde · pm

86 · The Talking Budgie · Leslie C. Hulley · ss

92 · The Schoolroom Elf · Violet M. Williams · ss

97 · Mr. Tiggle and the Elves · M. Lloyd · ss Playtime Stories, Dean & Son, 1937

103 · My Birthday House · A. Ruby Forde · pm

104 · Plain Jane Wins First Prize · Aileen E. Passmore · ss

Fear: A Modern Anthology of Horror and Terror, Volume Two (Crooked Cat Publishing, October 3, 2012, 978-1-908910-38-7, $9.99, 352pp, tp, oa, cover by Billy Alexander & Dave Dyet)
Details taken from online listing.

· Foreword · Sherri Browning Erwin · fw

· The Sad Story of the Death of a King · Jane Wright · ss

· Behind Closed Doors · Sam Wyld · ss

· Itch · James McLaren · ss

· The Cottage · Helen A. Howell · ss

· It Sticks with You · Kim Krodel · ss

· The Lost Souls · Laura Huntley · ss

· To Be Heard · Die Booth · ss

· A Picture of Evil · David Robinson · ss

· Salad Days · Christopher Bleakley · ss

· Witch · Christina Crowney-Pyper · ss

· Hunger · Anthony Price · ss

· Last Stop · Amanda James · ss

· Banshee Moon · J. D. Blacque · ss

· The Sculptor · Tom Gillespie · ss

· The Nightmare Queen · Skander Lafif · ss

· Straws · Rick Allden · ss

· Scarecrow · Liam Hogan · ss

· The Living Eucharist · A. Taylor Douglas · ss

· On the Other Side · Lisamarie Lamb · ss

· Candlelight · Laura E. Brown · ss

· The Pond · Donna Cuttress · ss

· The Bug · Nick Jay · ss

· Life and Death in a Cemetery · Denise Moncrief · ss

· Black Ash · A. E. Doylle · ss

· The Honeymoon’s Over · E. E. King · ss

· Lethargy · Karla Mouncey-Jaggers · ss

· Charmpeak House · Angeline Trevena · ss

· The Surrogate · Rita Dinis · ss

· Real Proof · Brian Behr · ss

· Daisy and the Bear · Mel Melis · ss

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