The Peculiar Exploits Of Brigadier Ffellowes

''The Peculiar Exploits of Brigadier Ffellowes'' is a collection of

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by Sterling E. Lanier. The stories take the form of tall tales told in a bar or club, similar to the Jorkens stories of

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. It was first published in New York by Walker in

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, and in London by

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in 1977. The English edition includes an introduction by

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. The collection was also published together with John Morressy's '' Frostworld and Dreamfire'' as the Sidgwick & Jackson double ''Science Fiction Special 35'' in 1981. The stories originally appeared in issues of the ''

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'' between August 1968 and July 1970.

* "Introduction" (

) (English edition and later American edition only) * "His Only Safari" (1970) * "The Kings of the Sea" (1968) * "His Coat So Gay" (1965) * "The Leftovers" (1969) * "A Feminine Jurisdiction" (1969) * "Fraternity Brother" (1969) * "Soldier Key" (1968) {{DEFAULTSORT:Peculiar Exploirs of Brigadier Ffellowes, The 1971 short story collections Fantasy short story collections Walker Books books

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