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What Next?: Provocative Tales of Faith and Morals

Laurence Housman

First published 1938
Publisher Jonathan Cape
Format Hardcover
Type Collection
Pages 336
Price 8/6

  • "During his life Housman was best known for his plays and for several volumes of fantasy and sf stories, including [list of five, 1897 to 1952]". --SFE3 biographical entry by John Clute This is third-published of the five. It is implied that these five comprise stories clearly for adults in contrast to A Farm in Fairyland (1894) and some other collections. (Four published 1894 to 1904 are covered in The Encyclopedia of Fantasy, eds. Clute and Grant.)
  • "Later stories tend to dither somewhat, though his various volumes include Satires, Parodies and Fables of interest. These volumes include: [list of six, 1920 to 1952]". --SFE: Encyclopedia of Fantasy (1997) (This one is fourth-published of the six and is named without comment.)

1st ed. Amazon US record as of 2016-12-13 The WorldCat record contains the list of Contents Price 8/6 per Manchester Guardian 1938-03-01 p7 advertisement by the publisher, -03-15 p7 review by Thomas Moult Price 7/6 per Irish Times -03-19 p7 review, The Observer -04-10 p7 review by L.P. Hartley {{Reginald1}} and {{OCLC|753215011}} have the date as 1937.

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Page Title Author(s) Type
|1 A God and His Makers Laurence Housman Short Story
|10 The Cry of the Parrot Laurence Housman Short Story
|11 A Strange Coincidence Laurence Housman Short Story
|12 The Devil Help Us! Laurence Housman Short Story
|13 Happy Despatch Laurence Housman Short Story
|14 A Clean Conscience Laurence Housman Short Story
|15 The Flag of Peace Laurence Housman Short Story
|16 Sea-Change Laurence Housman Short Story
|17 The Unexplained Miracle Laurence Housman Short Story
|18 Their Own Image Laurence Housman Short Story
|19 The Tuppenny Twins Laurence Housman Short Story
|2 The Man Who Did Not Pray Laurence Housman Short Story
|20 Aunt Jane's Tea Blend Laurence Housman Short Story
|21 A Don't-Tell Tale Laurence Housman Short Story
|22 Sweets to the Sweet Laurence Housman Short Story
|23 A Shocking Recovery Laurence Housman Short Story
|24 Happy Deliverance Laurence Housman Short Story
|25 The King's Dream Laurence Housman Short Story
|26 The Beginning of Wisdom Laurence Housman Short Story
|27 The Twinkling of an Eye Laurence Housman Short Story
|28 Little Pear-Blossom Laurence Housman Short Story
|29 Uncovenanted Mercies Laurence Housman Short Story
|3 The Eye-Opener Laurence Housman Short Story
|30 Food for Babes Laurence Housman Short Story
|31 The Distorting Mirror Laurence Housman Short Story
|4 The Watchers Laurence Housman Short Story
|5 Hidden Identity Laurence Housman Short Story
|6 Good Succour Laurence Housman Short Story
|7 The Catch of the Cherub Laurence Housman Short Story
|8 The Fall of the Sparrow Laurence Housman Short Fiction
|9 Improved Relations Laurence Housman Short Story