''The Vintage Bradbury'' (1965) was the first "best of" collection of the stories of
Ray Bradbury
Ray Douglas Bradbury (; August 22, 1920June 5, 2012) was an American author and screenwriter. One of the most celebrated 20th-century American writers, he worked in a variety of modes, including fantasy, science fiction, horror, mystery, and r ...
, as selected by the author. It was published by
Vintage Books
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, a paperback division of
Random House
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.
Contents
* "
The Watchful Poker Chip of H. Matisse"
* "
The Veldt"
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"Hail and Farewell"
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"A Medicine for Melancholy"
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The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl
"The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl" is a short story by Ray Bradbury. It was first published in ''Detective Book Magazine'' in November 1948 (cover date: Winter) as "Touch and Go". The story was re-titled and published as "The Fruit at the Bott ...
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"Ylla"
* "
The Little Mice"
* "
The Small Assassin
''The Small Assassin'' (1962) is a short story collection by American writer Ray Bradbury. The stories originally appeared in the magazines ''Dime Mystery Magazine'', ''Weird Tales
''Weird Tales'' is an American fantasy and horror fiction ...
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* "
The Anthem Sprinters"
* "
And the Rock Cried Out
or AND may refer to:
Logic, grammar, and computing
* Conjunction (grammar), connecting two words, phrases, or clauses
* Logical conjunction in mathematical logic, notated as "∧", "⋅", "&", or simple juxtaposition
* Bitwise AND, a boole ...
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* "
Invisible Boy"
* "
Night Meeting"
* "
The Fox and the Forest"
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"Skeleton"
* Selections from ''
Dandelion Wine
''Dandelion Wine'' is a 1957 novel by Ray Bradbury set in the summer of 1928 in the fictional town of Green Town, Illinois, based upon Bradbury's childhood home of Waukegan, Illinois. The novel developed from the short story "Dandelion Wine", wh ...
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** "Illumination"
** "Dandelion Wine"
** "Statues"
** "Green Wine for Dreaming"
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"Kaleidoscope"
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"Sun and Shadow"
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"The Illustrated Man"
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The Fog Horn
"The Fog Horn" is a 1951 science fiction short story by American writer Ray Bradbury, the first in his collection ''The Golden Apples of the Sun''. The story was the basis for the 1953 film ''The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms''.
Plot summary
The plo ...
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"The Dwarf"
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Fever Dream
Fever Dream(s) may refer to:
Film and television
* ''Fever Dream'', a 1979 film by Chick Strand
* ''Fever Dream'' (film), an adaptation of Samanta Schweblin's novel (see below)
* Fever Dreams (company), a film-development division of the Americ ...
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The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit
''The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit'' is a 1998 American fantasy comedy film directed by Stuart Gordon, written by Ray Bradbury and starring Edward James Olmos, Joe Mantegna, Esai Morales, Clifton Collins Jr. (credited as Clifton Gonzalez Gonzalez), Sid ...
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"There Will Come Soft Rains"
References
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External links
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1965 short story collections
Short story collections by Ray Bradbury
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