William Gillard teaches creative writing and literature at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh and is the author of six books. He lives in Appleton, Wisconsin. James Reitter is an associate professor of English and film studies at Dominican University New York. He publishes poetry in magazines and journals. Robert Stauffer specializes in medieval and Renaissance literature at Dominican University New York. He has published science-fiction short stories and several articles on baseball.

“An excellent anthology for a number of reasons: the spread of stories and authors draws from seemingly disparate backgrounds, but in a way that cuts across generic markers which have become a bit too pat. Here we have science fiction, horror, and fantasy presented together, rather than rolled back into their now conventional stalls; the arbitrary divides between ‘popular’ and ‘literary’ fiction are questioned by way of the editors’ discussion of the work in terms of Modernism. For course use, this anthology would be great in both genre and general fiction contexts. But most importantly, it is a great collection of stories, some fairly common, but many less well known.”—Jamie Williamson, author of The Evolution of Modern Fantasy: From Antiquarianism to the Ballantine Adult Fantasy Series

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction“The Comet” by W.E.B. Du Bois“Enoch Soames: A Memory of the ­Eighteen-nineties” by Max Beerbohm“The Striding Place” by Gertrude Atherton“Haïta the Shepherd” by Ambrose Bierce“Luella Miller” by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman“The ­Ash-tree” by M.R. James“The Bowmen” by Arthur Machen“The Decay of the Ghost in Fiction” by Olivia Howard Dunbar“The Miracle of the Lily” by Clare Winger Harris“With the Night Mail” by Rudyard Kipling“From Beyond” by H.P. Lovecraft“The Machine Stops” by E.M. Forster“Rust” by Joseph E. Kelleam“The Rhythm of the Spheres” by A. Merritt“The Death of a Saint” by Evelyn Underhill“The Electric Creed” by Marie Corelli“The Searcher of the End House” by William Hope Hodgson“What Pragmatism Means” by William James“Spear and Fang” by Robert E. Howard“The Black God’s Kiss” by C.L. MooreFor Further ReadingIndex

William Gillard teaches creative writing and literature at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh and is the author of six books. He lives in Appleton, Wisconsin. James Reitter is an associate professor of English and film studies at Dominican University New York. He publishes poetry in magazines and journals. Robert Stauffer specializes in medieval and Renaissance literature at Dominican University New York. He has published science-fiction short stories and several articles on baseball.

“An excellent anthology for a number of reasons: the spread of stories and authors draws from seemingly disparate backgrounds, but in a way that cuts across generic markers which have become a bit too pat. Here we have science fiction, horror, and fantasy presented together, rather than rolled back into their now conventional stalls; the arbitrary divides between ‘popular’ and ‘literary’ fiction are questioned by way of the editors’ discussion of the work in terms of Modernism. For course use, this anthology would be great in both genre and general fiction contexts. But most importantly, it is a great collection of stories, some fairly common, but many less well known.”—Jamie Williamson, author of The Evolution of Modern Fantasy: From Antiquarianism to the Ballantine Adult Fantasy Series

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction“The Comet” by W.E.B. Du Bois“Enoch Soames: A Memory of the ­Eighteen-nineties” by Max Beerbohm“The Striding Place” by Gertrude Atherton“Haïta the Shepherd” by Ambrose Bierce“Luella Miller” by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman“The ­Ash-tree” by M.R. James“The Bowmen” by Arthur Machen“The Decay of the Ghost in Fiction” by Olivia Howard Dunbar“The Miracle of the Lily” by Clare Winger Harris“With the Night Mail” by Rudyard Kipling“From Beyond” by H.P. Lovecraft“The Machine Stops” by E.M. Forster“Rust” by Joseph E. Kelleam“The Rhythm of the Spheres” by A. Merritt“The Death of a Saint” by Evelyn Underhill“The Electric Creed” by Marie Corelli“The Searcher of the End House” by William Hope Hodgson“What Pragmatism Means” by William James“Spear and Fang” by Robert E. Howard“The Black God’s Kiss” by C.L. MooreFor Further ReadingIndex

William Gillard teaches creative writing and literature at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh and is the author of six books. He lives in Appleton, Wisconsin. James Reitter is an associate professor of English and film studies at Dominican University New York. He publishes poetry in magazines and journals. Robert Stauffer specializes in medieval and Renaissance literature at Dominican University New York. He has published science-fiction short stories and several articles on baseball.

“An excellent anthology for a number of reasons: the spread of stories and authors draws from seemingly disparate backgrounds, but in a way that cuts across generic markers which have become a bit too pat. Here we have science fiction, horror, and fantasy presented together, rather than rolled back into their now conventional stalls; the arbitrary divides between ‘popular’ and ‘literary’ fiction are questioned by way of the editors’ discussion of the work in terms of Modernism. For course use, this anthology would be great in both genre and general fiction contexts. But most importantly, it is a great collection of stories, some fairly common, but many less well known.”—Jamie Williamson, author of The Evolution of Modern Fantasy: From Antiquarianism to the Ballantine Adult Fantasy Series

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction“The Comet” by W.E.B. Du Bois“Enoch Soames: A Memory of the ­Eighteen-nineties” by Max Beerbohm“The Striding Place” by Gertrude Atherton“Haïta the Shepherd” by Ambrose Bierce“Luella Miller” by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman“The ­Ash-tree” by M.R. James“The Bowmen” by Arthur Machen“The Decay of the Ghost in Fiction” by Olivia Howard Dunbar“The Miracle of the Lily” by Clare Winger Harris“With the Night Mail” by Rudyard Kipling“From Beyond” by H.P. Lovecraft“The Machine Stops” by E.M. Forster“Rust” by Joseph E. Kelleam“The Rhythm of the Spheres” by A. Merritt“The Death of a Saint” by Evelyn Underhill“The Electric Creed” by Marie Corelli“The Searcher of the End House” by William Hope Hodgson“What Pragmatism Means” by William James“Spear and Fang” by Robert E. Howard“The Black God’s Kiss” by C.L. MooreFor Further ReadingIndex