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The Perfectionist

Margaret St. Clair

First published 1957
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

A down-on-his-luck young man is invited by his aunt to live with her in the country, which he gladly accepts. Soon, however, her obsession with drawing begins to nettle him, as she insists that all her subjects be extremely still while she draws them. Deathly still.

First published in Mystery Book Magazine, May 1946.

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
1957 Stories They Wouldn't Let Me Do on TV Simon & Schuster Anthology
1957 Stories They Wouldn't Let Me Do on TV Simon & Schuster Anthology 34
June 1958 Cover 12 Stories They Wouldn't Let Me Do on TV Dell Anthology 46
1960 Cover Stories They Wouldn't Let Me Do on TV Pan Books Anthology 43
September 1963 Cover Stories of Suspense Scholastic Book Services Anthology 201
November 1963 Cover Stories of Suspense Scholastic Book Services Anthology 201
1964 Cover 12 Stories They Wouldn't Let Me Do on TV Dell Anthology |4
1967 Cover Stories They Wouldn't Let Me Do on TV Pan Books Anthology 43
January 1969 Stories of Suspense Scholastic Anthology 201
March 1969 Cover Stories of Suspense Scholastic Anthology 201
December 1972 Cover Stories of Suspense Scholastic Anthology 201
January 1975 Cover Stories of Suspense Scholastic Book Services Anthology 201
2002 Cover Stories They Wouldn't Let Me Do on TV Amereon House Anthology 34