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Richard Matheson: Collected Stories, Vol. 2
Richard Matheson Collected Stories Vol 2 Author:Richard Matheson, Stanley Wiater (Editor) The second volume of RICHARD MATHESON: COLLECTED STORIES. The three volumes are the gathering together of 86 Richard Matheson short stories, beginning with Born of Man and Woman from 1950 and ending with Duel from 1971. The stories were arranged by Matheson himself roughly in chronological order of original publication. There are also seve... more »ral tributes to Richard Matheson throughout the volumes from admirers such as Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, Jack Finney, and others. Finally, Matheson wrote a deeply revealing Introduction for the collection. As Matheson himself states in this Introduction, "A twenty-year period of creativity reduced to the psychological background of my output of fantasy and science-fiction stories. If this were a thesis, that would be my premise".
As with Volume One and Three, for Volume Two editor Stanley Wiater has included a "bibliophile" at the end of each story containing Matheson's very own commentary on the behind-the-scenes details of each story.
Contents:
Editor's Preface (Richard Matheson: Collected Stories Volume Two) (2005) • essay by Stanley Wiater ;
Dream/Press Introduction (Richard Matheson: Collected Stories Volume Two) (1989) • essay by Richard Matheson;
Gauntlet Press Introduction 2003 (Richard Matheson: Collected Stories Volume Two) (2003) • essay by Richard Matheson ;
Trespass (1953) (variant of Mother by Protest);
Slaughter House (1953).
The Wedding (1953).
Wet Straw (1953).
Being (1954).
The Conqueror (1954).
From Jack Finney (Richard Matheson: Collected Stories Volume Two) (2005) • essay by Jack Finney;
The Curious Child (1954);
Dear Diary (1954);
Descent (1954);
The Doll That Does Everything (1954);
The Man Who Made the World (1954);
The Test (1954);
The Traveller (1954);
When Day Is Dun (1954);
Dance of the Dead (1955);
The Funeral (1955);
Miss Stardust (1955);
One for the Books (1955);
Pattern for Survival (1955);
From George Clayton Johnson (Richard Matheson: Collected Stories Volume Two) (2005) •essay by George Clayton Johnson;