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short stories edited by D. R. Bensen and illustrated by

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, the second of a number of anthologies drawing their contents from the American magazine ''

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'' of the 1930s-1940s. It was first published in paperback by

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in April 1963. It was reprinted by the same publisher in October 1970, and by Jove/HBJ in August 1978 A companion anthology, ''

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'', was issued in 1964. The book collects eleven tales by various authors, together with a foreword by

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and an introduction by the editor.

* "Foreword" (

) * "Introduction" ( D. R. Bensen) * "The Misguided Halo" (

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) (''Unknown'', Aug. 1939) * "Prescience" ( Nelson S. Bond) (''Unknown Worlds'', Oct. 1941) * "Yesterday Was Monday" (

Theodore Sturgeon Theodore Sturgeon (; born Edward Hamilton Waldo, February 26, 1918 – May 8, 1985) was an American fiction author of primarily fantasy, science fiction and horror, as well as a critic. He wrote approximately 400 reviews and more than 120 sh ...

) (''Unknown Fantasy Fiction'', June 1941) * " The Gnarly Man" (

L. Sprague de Camp Lyon Sprague de Camp (; November 27, 1907 – November 6, 2000) was an American writer of science fiction, fantasy and non-fiction. In a career spanning 60 years, he wrote over 100 books, including novels and works of non-fiction, including biog ...

) (''Unknown'', June 1939) * "The Bleak Shore" (

Fritz Leiber Fritz Reuter Leiber Jr. ( ; December 24, 1910 – September 5, 1992) was an American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He was also a poet, actor in theater and films, playwright, and chess expert. With writers such as Robert ...

) (''Unknown Fantasy Fiction'', Nov. 1940) * "Trouble with Water" (

H. L. Gold Horace Leonard Gold (April 26, 1914 – February 21, 1996) was an American science fiction writer and editing, editor. Born in Canada, Gold moved to the United States at the age of two. He was most noted for bringing an innovative and fresh app ...

) (''Unknown'', Mar. 1939) * "Doubled and Redoubled" (

Malcolm Jameson Malcolm Routh Jameson (December 21, 1891 – April 16, 1945), commonly known as Malcolm Jameson, was an American science fiction author. An officer in the US Navy, he was active in American pulp magazines during the Golden Age of Science Fic ...

) (''Unknown Fantasy Fiction'', Feb. 1941) * "When It Was Moonlight" (

Manly Wade Wellman Manly Wade Wellman (May 21, 1903 – April 5, 1986) was an American writer. While his science fiction and fantasy stories appeared in such pulps as ''Astounding Stories'', ''Startling Stories'', ''Unknown'' and ''Strange Stories'', Wellman is ...

) (''Unknown Fantasy Fiction'', Feb. 1940) * "Mr. Jinx" (

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and Robert Arthur (as by Arthur alone)) (''Unknown Fantasy Fiction'', Aug. 1941) * "Snulbug" (

Anthony Boucher William Anthony Parker White (August 21, 1911 – April 29, 1968), better known by his pen name Anthony Boucher (), was an American author, critic, and editor who wrote several classic mystery novels, short stories, science fiction, and radio d ...

) (''Unknown Worlds'', Dec. 1941) * " Armageddon" (

) (''Unknown Fantasy Fiction'', Aug. 1941)

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