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Born of Man and Woman (short story collection)

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Cover artist
  
Alan Wallerstein

Language
  
English

Publication date
  
1954

Originally published
  
1954

Page count
  
252

Country
  
United States

Publisher
  
Chamberlain Press

Pages
  
252

Author
  
Richard Matheson

Genre
  
Fantasy

Similar
  
Richard Matheson books, Fantasy books

Born of Man and Womanis the first collection of science fiction and fantasy stories by Richard Matheson, published in hardcover by Chamberlain Press in 1954. It includes an introduction by Robert Bloch. A truncated edition, dropping four stories, was published by Bantam Books in 1955 as Third from the Sun.

Contents

Contents

  • "Born of Man and Woman" (F&SF 1950)
  • "Third from the Sun" (Galaxy 1950)
  • "Through Channels" (F&SF 1951)
  • "Lover, When You’re Near Me" (Galaxy 1952)
  • "SRL Ad" (F&SF 1952)
  • "Mad House" (Fantastic 1953)
  • "F---" (Thrilling Wonder Stories 1952)
  • "Dear Diary" (original)
  • "To Fit the Crime" (Fantastic 1952)
  • "Witch War" (Startling Stories 1951)
  • "Return" (Thrilling Wonder Stories 1951)
  • "Dress of White Silk" (F&SF 1951)
  • "Full Circle" (Fantastic Universe 1953)
  • "Disappearing Act" (F&SF 1953)
  • "The Wedding" (Beyond Fantasy Fiction 1953)
  • "Shipshape Home" (Galaxy 1952)
  • "The Traveller" (original)

    • "F---" was originally published as "The Foodlegger".

    Reception

    New York Times reviewer J. Francis McComas characterized Matheson as "an established producer of the violently disturbing" and described the "scintillating" collection as "a stimulating look as a genuine artist at work." P. Schuyler Miller, noting that all the stories had been relatively recently published, praised Matheson as "one of the best of the newer writers."

    References

    Born of Man and Woman (short story collection) Wikipedia
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