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Description edit
Sensational science fiction by the world's greatest writers.
James Thurber: Harry Andrews, a sensible modern man, was no match for the reincarnation of that cynical cad, Aaron Burr.
Fritz Leiber: Bennies, dexies, Amytal, sleeping pills, tranquilizers and paraldehyde were not enough... read more
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Summary edit
Tales of escape, terror and desire.
Conrad Aiken: Dreams of illness, fog at sea and a young woman lead a convalescent to his destiny.
Graham Greene: The two boys were twins and knew and understood each other's dreams and terrors ... until the ultimate horror.
Rudyard Kipling:... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Quotes edit
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“All I know," said the young man obstinately, "is that I dreamed I was outside the window of our office at the top, in the air, falling.”
First Sentence edit
Dreams, according to the Encyclopaedia Britannica, are "illusory or hallucinatory experiences" which may take place sleeping or waking; and therefore, the encyclopedist rather quaintly concludes, a mirage must be considered "a species of dream."
Table of Contents edit
Introduction, by Damon Knight
A Friend to Alexander, by James Thurber
The End of the Party, by Graham Greene
Dream's End, by Henry Kuttner
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, by Ambrose Bierce
Under the Knife, by H. G. Wells
The Dreams of a Ridiculous Man, by Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Brushwood Boy, by Rudyard Kipling
Lord Mountdrago, by W. Somerset Maugham
Mr. Arcularis, by Conraid Aiken
Interpretation of a Dream, by John Collier
The Secret Songs, by Fritz Leiber
The Circular Ruins, by Jorge Luis Borges
Authors & Contributors edit
- Damon Knight (Editor) - Also wrote Introduction
Other Contributors:
- James Thurber (Contributor) - A Friend to Alexander (short story)
- Graham Greene (Contributor) - The End of the Party (short story)
- Henry Kuttner (Contributor) - Dream's End (short story)
- Ambrose Bierce (Contributor) - An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (short story)
- H. G. Wells (Contributor) - Under the Knife (short story)
- Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Contributor) - The Dream of a Ridiculous Man (short story)
- Rudyard Kipling (Contributor) - The Brushwood Boy (short story)
- W. Somerset Maugham (Contributor) - Lord Mountdrago (short story)
- Conrad Aiken (Contributor) - Mr. Arcularis (short story)
- John Collier (Contributor) - Interpretation of a Dream (short story)
- Fritz Leiber, Jr. (Contributor) - The Secret Songs (short story)
- Jorge Luis Borges (Contributor) - The Circular Ruins (short story)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Victor Gollancz
Country: England
Publication Date: 1974
ISBN: 0575017813
Page Count: 216
Publisher: Victor Gollancz
Country: England
Publication Date: 1974
ISBN: 0575017813
Page Count: 216
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