The Doll Story MEGAPACK ®. Frances Hodgson Burnett

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      THE DOLL STORY MEGAPACK

      Version 1.0.0

      COPYRIGHT INFO

      The Doll Story Megapack is copyright © 2013 by Wildside Press LLC. Cover art © © Nizhava1956 / Fotolia. All rights reserved. For more information, contact the publisher.

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      “Introduction: Hello Dolly!” by Robert Reginald, is original to this book. Copyright © 2013 by Robert Reginald. Published by arrangement with the author.

      “The Doll,” by Edmund Glasby, was originally published in The Dyrysgol Horror and Other Weird Tales, by Edmund Glasby, Borgo Press, 2012. Copyright © 2012, 2013 by Edmund Glasby. Published by arrangement with Cosmos Literary Agency.

      “The Doll,” by Vernon Lee, was originally published in 1899.

      “Smothered Dolls; or, The Girl Who Could Never Be Good,” by A. R. Morlan, was originally published in Smothered Dolls, by A. R. Morlan, Overlook Connection Press, 2006. Copyright © 2006, 2013 by A. R. Morlan. Published by arrangement with the author.

      “Hex,” by Larry M. Harris, was originally published in Astounding Science Fiction, May 1959.

      “The Dybbuk Dolls,” by Jack Dann, was originally published in New Dimesions Science Fiction Number 5, edited by Robert Silverberg, Harper & Row, 1975. Copyright © 1975, 2013 by Jack Dann. Published by arrangement with the author.

      “Doll,” by Don Webb, was originally published in Space and Time #113, 2011. Copyright © 2011, 2013 by Don Webb. Published by arrangement with the author.

      “Rÿna’s Dolls,” by Robert Reginald, was originally published in slightly different form in The Dark-Haired Man; or, The Hieromonk’s Tale: A Romance of Nova Europa, by Robert Reginald, Ariadne Press, 2004; and reprinted in ’Ware the Dark-Haired Man: The Hieromonk’s Tale, Book Three, Borgo Press, 2013. Copyright © 2004, 2013 by Robert Reginald. Published by arrangement with the author.

      “Mrs. Corter Makes Up Her Mind,” by August W. Derleth, was originally published in Fantastic Adventures, May 1942.

      “The Man Who Wasn’t Nice to Pumpkin Head Dolls,” by Darrell Schweitzer, was originally published in Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine, December 1988. Copyright © 1988, 2013 by Darrell Schweitzer. Published by arrangement with the author.

      “Tiny Doll-Face,” by Marilyn “Mattie” Brahen, was originally published in Fantastic, Spring 2000. Copyright © 2000, 2013 by Marilyn “Mattie” Brahen. Published by arrangement with the author.

      “Dolly Putin,” by Robert Reginald, is original to this book. Copyright © 2013 by Robert Reginald. Published by arrangement with the author.

      A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER

      Over the last few years, our “Megapack” series of ebook anthologies has proved to be one of our most popular endeavors. (Maybe it helps that we sometimes offer them as premiums to our mailing list!) One question we keep getting asked is, “Who’s the editor?”

      The Megapacks (except where specifically credited) are a group effort. Everyone at Wildside works on them. This includes John Betancourt, Mary Wickizer Burgess, Sam Cooper, Carla Coupe, Steve Coupe, Bonner Menking, Colin Azariah-Kribbs, Robert Reginald. A. E. Warren, and many of Wildside’s authors…who often suggest stories to include (and not just their own!).

      The Doll Story Megapack was edited by Robert Reginald and Mary Wickizer Burgess.

      —John Betancourt

      Publisher, Wildside Press LLC

      www.wildsidepress.com

      A NOTE FOR KINDLE READERS

      The Kindle versions of our Megapacks employ active tables of contents for easy navigation…please look for one before writing reviews on Amazon that complain about the lack! (They are sometimes at the ends of ebooks, depending on your reader.)

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      Do you know a great classic science fiction story, or have a favorite author whom you believe is perfect for the Megapack series? We’d love your suggestions! You can post them on our message board at http://movies.ning.com/forum (there is an area for Wildside Press comments).

      Note: we only consider stories that have already been professionally published. This is not a market for new works.

      TYPOS

      Unfortunately, as hard as we try, a few typos do slip through. We update our ebooks periodically, so make sure you have the current version (or download a fresh copy if it’s been sitting in your ebook reader for months.) It may have already been updated.

      If you spot a new typo, please let us know. We’ll fix it for everyone. You can email the publisher at [email protected] or use the message boards above.

      THE MEGAPACK SERIES

      MYSTERY

      The Achmed Abdullah Megapack

      The Charlie Chan Megapack

      The Craig Kennedy Scientific Detective Megapack

      The Detective Megapack

      The Father Brown Megapack

      The Jacques Futrelle Megapack

      The Anna Katharine Green Mystery Megapack

      The First Mystery Megapack

      The Penny Parker Megapack

      The Pulp Fiction Megapack

      The Raffles Megapack

      The Victorian Mystery Megapack

      The Wilkie Collins Megapack

      GENERAL INTEREST

      The Adventure Megapack

      The Baseball Megapack

      The Cat Story Megapack

      The Second Cat Story Megapack

      The Christmas Megapack

      The Second Christmas Megapack

      The Classic American Short Stories Megapack, Vol. 1.

      The Classic Humor Megapack

      The Dog Story Megapack

      The Horse Story

      The Military Megapack

      SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY

      The Edward Bellamy Megapack

      The First Reginald Bretnor Megapack

      The Ray Cummings Megapack

      The Philip K. Dick Megapack

      The Randall Garrett Megapack

      The Second Randall Garrett Megapack

      The Murray Leinster Megapack

      The Second Murray Leinster Megapack

      The Martian Megapack

      The Andre Norton Megapack

      The H. Beam Piper Megapack

      The Pulp Fiction Megapack

      The Mack Reynolds Megapack

      The First Science Fiction Megapack

      The Second Science Fiction Megapack

      The Third Science Fiction Megapack

      The Fourth Science Fiction Megapack

      The Fifth Science Fiction Megapack

      The Sixth Science Fiction Megapack

      The Seventh Science Fiction Megapack

      The Robert Sheckley Megapack

      The Steampunk Megapack

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      The Wizard of Oz Megapack

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