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Out of the Unknown (collection)
Encyclopedia
Out of the Unknown is a collection of fantasy short stories written by A. E. van Vogt
and E. Mayne Hull. It was first published in 1948
by Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc.
in an edition of 1,000 copies. The stories originally appeared in the magazine Unknown
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A. E. van Vogt
Alfred Elton van Vogt was a Canadian-born science fiction author regarded by some as one of the most popular and complex science fiction writers of the mid-twentieth century: the "Golden Age" of the genre....
and E. Mayne Hull. It was first published in 1948
1948 in literature
The year 1948 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:* The Pulitzer Prize for the Novel is renamed the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction....
by Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc.
Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc.
Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc., or FPCI, was a science fiction and fantasy small press specialty publishing company established in 1946. It was the fourth small press company founded by William L...
in an edition of 1,000 copies. The stories originally appeared in the magazine Unknown
Unknown (magazine)
Unknown was an American pulp fantasy fiction magazine, published from 1939 to 1943 by Street & Smith, and edited by John W. Campbell. Unknown was a companion to Street & Smith's science fiction pulp, Astounding Science Fiction, which was also edited by Campbell at the time; many authors and...
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Contents
- "The Sea Thing" by A. E. van VogtA. E. van VogtAlfred Elton van Vogt was a Canadian-born science fiction author regarded by some as one of the most popular and complex science fiction writers of the mid-twentieth century: the "Golden Age" of the genre....
- "The Wishes We Make" by E. Mayne Hull
- "The Witch" by A. E. van Vogt
- "The Patient" by E. Mayne Hull
- "The Ultimate Wish" by E. Mayne Hull
- "The Ghost" by A. E. van Vogt
Publication history
- 1948, USA, Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc.Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc.Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc., or FPCI, was a science fiction and fantasy small press specialty publishing company established in 1946. It was the fourth small press company founded by William L...
, Pub date 1948, Hardback, reprinted without illustrations 1949, 1952 - 1969, USA, Powell , Pub date 1969, adds "The Wellwisher" by E. Mayne Hull
- 1970 UK, Sidgwick & JacksonSidgwick & JacksonSidgwick & Jackson is an imprint of publishing company Pan Macmillan. It was founded in Britain in 1908. Notable early Sidgwick and Jackson authors include poet Rupert Brooke and novelist E.M. Forster...
, Pub date 1970, Hardback, same contents as Powell edition, as The Sea Thing and Other Stories - 1970, UK, New English LibraryNew English LibraryThe New English Library was a United Kingdom book publishing company, which became an imprint of Hodder Headline.- History :New English Library was created in 1961 by the Times Mirror Company of Los Angeles, with the takeover of two small British paperback companies, Ace Books Ltd and Four Square...
, Pub date October 1970, Paperback, abridged from the Sidgwick & Jackson edition, omits "The Witch" and "The Patient"