Best of
Short-Stories

1967

The World of Jeeves


P.G. Wodehouse - 1967
    Contains the books Carry On, Jeeves, The Inimitable Jeeves and Very Good, Jeeves and the short stories Jeeves Makes an Omelette and Jeeves and the Greasy Bird.

Great Short Works of Leo Tolstoy


Leo Tolstoy - 1967
    But during his long lifetime Tolstoy also wrote enough shorter works to fill many volumes. Here reprinted in one volume are his eight finest short novels, together with "Alyosha the Pot", the little tale that Prince Mirsky described as "a masterpiece of rare perfection."The Death of Ivan IlychThe CossacksFamily HappinessThe DevilThe Kreutzer SonataMaster and ManFather SergiusHaji MuradAlyosha the Pot

Dangerous Visions


Harlan EllisonRobert Bloch - 1967
    Dick, Larry Niven, Fritz Leiber, Poul Anderson, Damon Knight, J.G. Ballard, John Brunner, Frederik Pohl, Roger Zelazny and Samuel Delany.Contentsxi • Foreword: Year 2002 (Dangerous Visions 35th Anniversary Edition) • (2002) • essay by Michael Moorcockxiii • Introduction: Year 2002 (Dangerous Visions 35th Anniversary Edition • (2002) • essay by Harlan Ellisonxxiii • Foreword 1-The Second Revolution • (1967) • essay by Isaac Asimovxxxiii • Introduction: Thirty-Two Soothsayers • (1967) • essay by Harlan Ellison (variant of Thirty-Two Soothsayers)xxxix • Foreword 2-Harlan and I • (1967) • essay by Isaac Asimov1 • Evensong • (1967) • shortstory by Lester del Rey9 • Flies • (1967) • shortstory by Robert Silverberg21 • The Day After the Day the Martians Came • (1967) • shortstory by Frederik Pohl (variant of The Day the Martians Came)30 • Riders of the Purple Wage • (1967) • novella by Philip José Farmer105 • The Malley System • (1967) • shortstory by Miriam Allen deFord115 • A Toy for Juliette • (1967) • shortstory by Robert Bloch128 • The Prowler in the City at the Edge of the World • (1967) • novelette by Harlan Ellison154 • The Night That All Time Broke Out • (1967) • shortstory by Brian W. Aldiss169 • The Man Who Went to the Moon - Twice • (1967) • shortstory by Howard Rodman181 • Faith of Our Fathers • (1967) • novelette by Philip K. Dick216 • The Jigsaw Man • [Known Space] • (1967) • shortstory by Larry Niven231 • Gonna Roll the Bones • (1967) • novelette by Fritz Leiber256 • Lord Randy, My Son • (1967) • shortstory by Joe L. Hensley272 • Eutopia • (1967) • novelette by Poul Anderson295 • Incident in Moderan • [Moderan] • (1967) • shortstory by David R. Bunch299 • The Escaping • (1967) • shortstory by David R. Bunch305 • The Doll-House • (1967) • shortstory by James Cross326 • Sex and/or Mr. Morrison • (1967) • shortstory by Carol Emshwiller338 • Shall the Dust Praise Thee? • (1967) • shortstory by Damon Knight344 • If All Men Were Brothers, Would You Let One Marry Your Sister? • (1967) • novella by Theodore Sturgeon390 • What Happened to Auguste Clarot? • (1967) • shortstory by Larry Eisenberg396 • Ersatz • (1967) • shortstory by Henry Slesar404 • Go, Go, Go, Said the Bird • (1967) • shortstory by Sonya Dorman412 • The Happy Breed • (1967) • shortstory by John Sladek [as by John T. Sladek ]433 • Encounter with a Hick • (1967) • shortstory by Jonathan Brand439 • From the Government Printing Office • (1967) • shortstory by Kris Neville447 • Land of the Great Horses • (1967) • shortstory by R. A. Lafferty458 • The Recognition • (1967) • shortstory by J. G. Ballard472 • Judas • (1967) • shortstory by John Brunner483 • Test to Destruction • (1967) • novelette by Keith Laumer510 • Carcinoma Angels • (1967) • shortstory by Norman Spinrad523 • Auto-da-Fé • (1967) • shortstory by Roger Zelazny532 • Aye, and Gomorrah . . . • (1967) • shortstory by Samuel R. Delany

The Nine Billion Names of God


Arthur C. Clarke - 1967
    CLARKE'S FAVORITE STORIESTHE NINE BILLION NAMES OF GOD -- A short-term course for computer the way to God.TROUBLE WITH TIME -- Martian time proves that crimes doesn't pay!NO MORNING AFTER -- Drink, drink and be merry, for tomorrow there will be no morning after...THE POSSESSED -- Or, why the lemmings drowned.ENCOUNTER AT DAWN -- The day the gods came to Earth.THE SENTINEL -- The story which inspired 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY; when man sets off the galactic burglar alarm, who will answer the call?

The Thanksgiving Visitor


Truman Capote - 1967
    Buddy and his closest friend, his eccentric elderly cousin, Miss Sook--the memorable characters from Capote's A Christmas Memory--love preparing their old country house for Thanksgiving. But this year, there's trouble in the air. Full color illustrations.

The Woman Destroyed


Simone de Beauvoir - 1967
    Three long stories that draw the reader into the lives of three women, all past their first youth, all facing unexpected crises.

Grave of the Fireflies


Akiyuki Nosaka - 1967
    It is based on his experiences before, during, and after the firebombing of Kobe in 1945."

Around the Day in Eighty Worlds


Julio Cortázar - 1967
    There is also quite a lot about Cortázar’s cat, whose name was Theodor W. Adorno.A lot of his thoughts and likings taped together.

Dangerous Visions 2


Harlan EllisonLarry Niven - 1967
    DickGonna Roll the Bones • (1967) • novelette by Fritz LeiberIncident in Moderan • (1967) • short story by David R. BunchLord Randy, My Son • (1967) • short story by Joe L. HensleySex and/or Mr. Morrison • (1967) • short story by Carol EmshwillerShall the Dust Praise Thee? • (1967) • short story by Damon KnightThe Doll-House • (1967) • short story by James CrossThe Escaping • (1967) • short story by David R. BunchThe Jigsaw Man • [Known Space] • (1967) • short story by Larry NivenThe Man Who Went to the Moon - Twice • (1967) • short story by Howard Rodman

The Best Short Stories of Mark Twain


Mark Twain - 1967
    Featuring popular tales such as “Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog” and “The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg,” as well as some delightful excerpts from The Diaries of Adam and Eve, this compilation also includes darker works written in the author’s twilight years. These selections illuminate the depth of Twain’s artistry, humor, irony, and narrative genius.From the Trade Paperback edition.Jim Smiley and his jumping frog --The story of the bad little boy who didn't come to grief --Cannibalism in the cars --Journalism in Tennessee --The story of the good little boy who did not prosper --How I edited an agricultural paper once --Political ecoonomy --A true story, repeated word for word as I heard it --The facts concerning the recent carnival of crime in Connecticut --Punch, brothers, punch! --Jim Baker's blue-jay yarn --The stolen white elephant --The McWilliamses and the burglar alarm --The private history of a campaign that failed --Extracts from Adam's diary --The man that corrupted Hadleyburg --The $30,000 bequest --Eve's diary --Captain Stormfield's visit to heaven --Letter from the recording angel --The great dark --The second advent ; Appendix War times --Private history of the "Jumping Frog" story --How to tell a story.

The Best Short Stories by Black Writers: 1899 - 1967


Langston HughesRalph Ellison - 1967
    A classic anthology of short stories by Black writers including James Baldwin, Zora Neale Hurston, and Richard Wright -- edited and with an introduction by Langston Hughes. Originally published in 1967, The Best Short Stories by Black Writers offers a timeless and unforgettable portrait of the tragedy, comedy, triumph, and suffering that were part of African American life from 1899 to 1967.

The Thanksgiving Visitor / A Christmas Memory


Truman Capote - 1967
    Companion tales: The Thanksgiving Visitor and A Christmas Memory in one boxed edition.

Dangerous Visions 1


Harlan EllisonBrian W. Aldiss - 1967
    Between them, the stories it showcases have won two Hugo Awards, two Nebula Awards, two Hugo Award runner-up places and one Nebula Award runner-up position.This first volume of the three-volume paperback edition of DANGEROUS VISIONS features brilliant stories by Robert Silverberg, Frederik Pohl, Philip Jose Farmer, Brian W. Aldiss, Lester Del Rey and other top SF authors.

I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream


Harlan Ellison - 1967
    This edition contains the original introduction by Theodore Sturgeon and the original foreword by Harlan Ellison, along with a brief update comment by Ellison that was added in the 1983 edition. Among Ellison's more famous stories, two consistently noted as among his very best ever are the title story and the volume's concluding one, Pretty Maggie Moneyeyes.Since Ellison himself strongly resists categorization of his work, we won't call them science fiction, or SF, or speculative fiction or horror or anything else except compelling reading experiences that are sui generis. They could only have been written by Harlan Ellison and they are incomparably original.CONTENTS"I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream""Big Sam Was My Friend""Eyes of Dust""World of the Myth""Lonelyache""Delusion for Dragonslayer""Pretty Maggie Moneyeyes"

Remember the Roses


Avery Taylor - 1967
    It is a mixture of mystery, love, and horror. It was set during the Second World War and originally published in England in 1967 by a British publisher. Later it was published in India by Frank Bros. & Co. in a story book. A Treasure Trove of Short Stories.

A Calendar of Love and Other Stories


George Mackay Brown - 1967
    The first collection of stories published by George Mackay Brown, this volume includes 14 stories arising from both ancient and modern life on the island of Orkney.

The Day We Got Drunk on Cake and Other Stories


William Trevor - 1967
    This was an early collection, and it was first published in a Penguin edition in 1969 --two years after first appearing.

Game Without Rules


Michael Gilbert - 1967
    A collection of 11 stories: - A Prince of Abyssinia (Mar 1962) - On Slay Down (Apr 1962) - The Cat Cracker (May 1962) - The Headmaster (Jun 1962) - Trembling’s Tours (Jul 1962) - Prometheus Unbound (Aug 1962) - Cross-Over (Oct 1963) - The Spoilers (Oct 1965) - Heilige Nacht (Jan 1966) - The Road to Damascus (Jun 1966) - “Upon the King...” (Mar 1967)

The Goalkeeper's Revenge and Other Stories


Bill Naughton - 1967
    One of a series of top-quality fiction for schools, this is a collection of stories of a Lancashire childhood, of football in the streets, fishing, fighting and school, of growing up and looking for work, and of characters such as Spit Nolan the champion trolley-rider, and Sam Dalt the goalkeeper.

Alfred Hitchcock's Spellbinders in Suspense


Alfred Hitchcock - 1967
    Tennyson Jesse"Yours Truly, Jack The Ripper" by Robert Bloch"The Treasure Hunt" by Edgar Wallace"The Man Who Knew How" by Dorothy L. Sayers"The Dilemma of Grampa DuBois" by Clayre and Michel Lipman "P. Moran, Diamond-Hunter" by Percival Wilde

Great Russian Short Stories


Norris Houghton - 1967
    This outstanding collection now allows readers to experience their themes, styles, and characters in thirteen carefully selected short stories—tales that fully reveal the quintessential nature of the Russian writers creating under the tsars. From Pushkin at the beginning of the period, whose work contains the essence of what Russian realism would become, to Gorky, who bridged the days of the 1917 Revolution in his brilliant writings, they were artists moved by the spirit of their land, new political ideas and ideals, and the ancient, dark soul of the Slavic people. Passionate or violent, tormented, humorous, cynical, or shining with unparalleled lyricism, these are magnificent stories created by some of the greatest authors of all time.

In the Middle of the Fields


Mary Josephine Lavin - 1967
    First published in 1967, In the Middle of the Fields explores lives that are multi-layered and secretive, peculiar and intimate, and offers a window into the quiet tragedies and joys of human life. This collection is a profound example of Lavin’s unique control, insight and subtlety.

The Heat Death of The Universe


Pamela Zoline - 1967
    Sarah Boyle is a vivacious and intelligent young wife and mother, educated at a fine Eastern college, proud of her growing family which keeps her busy and happy around the house. Until, ...

A Malamud Reader


Bernard Malamud - 1967
    Levin in Love" and "Yakov Bok in Prison."

A Calendar of Love


George Mackay Brown - 1967
    The characters of these stories – the fishermen, the crofters, the farmers and the wild tinkers – are all struggling to live their lives and find their identities in a harsh habitat and a cruel age. The stories in this collection share the same melancholy tone and sense of the ceaseless renewal made possible by the natural cycle.

Scream Along With Me: Alfred Hitchcock Presents


Alfred HitchcockDonald E. Westlake - 1967
    With it he can communicate with all his very best fiends where they may be hiding. Of course, on the wavelength he uses, the ca;; names of his CB soul mates tend to be a bit bizarre: There's "Mad Dog", "Bloody Mary", "Jack The Ripper", "Strychnine Suzie" - to name but a few. So if you happen to be a CB fan yourself, you can try to tune in the master's voice beaming out his message load and clear: "SCREAM ALONG WITH ME!"17 of the most delightfully devilish chillers ever written.

SF: The Best of the Best


Judith MerrilCarol Emshwiller - 1967
    Miller Jr. --Bulkhead / Theodore Sturgeon --The anything box / Zenna Henderson --Prima belladona / J.G. Ballard --Casey Agonistes / Richard M. McKenna --A death in the house / Clifford D. Simak --Space-time for springers / Fritz Leiber --Pelt / Carol Emshwiller --Stranger station / Damon Knight --Satellite passage / Theodore L. Thomas --No, no, no Rogov! / Cordwainer Smith --Compounded interest / Mack Reynolds --Junior / Robert Abernathy --Sense from though divide / Mark Clifton --Mariana / Fritz Leiber --Plentitude / Will Worthington --Day at the beach / Carol Emshwiller --Let's be frank / Brian W. Aldiss --The wonder hourse / George Byram --Nobody bothers Gus / Algis Budrys --The prize of peril / Robert Sheckley --The handler / Damon Knight The golem / Avram Davidson --The sound sweep / J.G. Ballard --Hickory, dickory, Kerouac / Richard Gehman --Dreaming is a private thing / Isaac Asimov --The public hating / Steve Allen --You know Willie / Theodore R. Cogswell --One ordinary day, with peanuts / Shirley Jackson.

James I and the Gunpowder Plot


L. Du Garde Peach - 1967
    This is the story of his reign, and of the famous plot which was almost successful in removing him.

FAIRY TALES OF IRELAND: The Emerald Ring; The Pooka; The Enchante Lake; The Three Drinks; The Hare of Slievebawn; The stolen Child; The Rightful King; The Hungry Grass; The Two Trees; The Old Cornet; The Haunted House; The Verdant Valley; The Fairy Hill


Sinéad de Valera - 1967
    A fairyland so real that young readers will know that it is just around the corner.Here the prices are good and handsome, the princesses beautiful and honest. There is a crock of gold at the end of every rainbow. The good people and the kind people always get their just reward. And the evil-doer gets his just deserts.In other words, here is the land of the imagination of the young. A land with a special charm and appeal that makes grown-ups wish they ere young again - and makes children happy that they still have the power to believe. "All the stories are beautifully told. How happy Mrs. de Valera must be writing stories thay bring so much happiness to children and parents alike." - back cover blurb.

The Great Adventure Stories of Jack London


Jack London - 1967
    

The Nine Mile Walk: The Nicky Welt Stories Of Harry Kemelman


Harry Kemelman - 1967
    A collection of cases solved by armchair detective, Nicky Welt

The Billiard Ball


Isaac Asimov - 1967
    

World's Best Science Fiction Third Series


Donald A. WollheimMichael Moorcock - 1967
    Dick; "Light of Other Days" [Slow Glass] (1966) by Bob Shaw; "The Keys to December" (1966) by Roger Zelazny; "Nine Hundred Grandmothers" (1966) by R. A. Lafferty; "Bircher" (1966) by A. A. Walde; "Behold the Man" (1966) by Michael Moorcock; "Bumberboom" (1966) by Avram Davidson; "Day Million" (1966) by Frederik Pohl; "The Wings of a Bat" (1966) by Pauline Ashwell [as by Paul Ash]; "The Man from When" (1966) by Dannie Plachta; "Amen and Out" (1966) by Brian W. Aldiss; "For a Breath I Tarry" (1966) by Roger Zelazny.

Mead Moondaughter & Other Icelandic Folk Tales


Alan Boucher - 1967
    Alan Boucher edited and translated the orally collected Huldur folk Fairy and Troll lore of Jon Aranason.

The Sea Was Wet as Wet Can Be


Gahan Wilson - 1967
    The pure blue of the sky was unmarked by a single cloud or bird, and nothing stirred on the vast stretch of beach except ourselves.Originally published in Playboy Magazine

The Day the Dancers Came: Selected Prose Works (Filipino Literary Classics)


Bienvenido N. Santos - 1967
    The characters are familiar to readers of Bienvenido N. Santos: the hurt, homesick men of YOU LOVELY PEOPLE; the people back home of Tondo, of Bicol, and thus of BROTHER, MY BROTHER and THE VOLCANO; and the confused characters of VILLA MAGDALENA who bear burdens of guilt, and come and go on unscheduled flights to lonely places. And yet the range is different, the insights are new, and humanity here wears other familiar faces.