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The Battle of the Singing Men and Selected Stories

Gerald Kersh

First published 1944
Publisher Staples and Staples
Format Unknown
Type Collection
Price 1/6

An abbreviated version of the "Selected Stories" collection from 1943, this collection contains only 9 of the original 23 stories. Title page has only "Selected Stories" according to this page at The Spectre Library, so the cover title "The Battle of the Singing Men and Selected Stories" here disambiguates it from "Selected Stories". Because of the brevity of the Contents it is widely recognised as a separate collection.

  • An abbreviated version of the "Selected Stories" collection from 1943, this collection contains only 9 of the original 23 stories. Title page has only "Selected Stories" according to this page at The Spectre Library, so the cover title "The Battle of the Singing Men and Selected Stories" here disambiguates it from "Selected Stories". Because of the brevity of the Contents it is widely recognised as a separate collection.
  • Original publications are noted after each title.
  • Note from The Spectre Library page that Harlan Ellison's attribution of the publisher "Everybody's Books" appears to be incorrect.
  • Cover artist unknown.

Page Title Author(s) Type
7 The Battle of the Singing Men Gerald Kersh Short Story
13 Will to Power Gerald Kersh Short Story
17 Dudelsack Gerald Kersh Short Story
20 The Musicians Gerald Kersh Short Story
31 The Undefeated Gerald Kersh Short Story
41 The Stone Gerald Kersh Short Story
47 The Drunk and the Blind Gerald Kersh Short Story
54 Prometheus Gerald Kersh Short Story
57 The Extraordinarily Horrible Dummy Gerald Kersh Short Story