The Cat MEGAPACK ®. Andrew Lang

      COPYRIGHT INFO

      The Cat Megapack is copyright © 2013 by Wildside Press, LLC. Cover art © EveStock / Fotolia.

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      Published by Wildside Press LLC.

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      “Introduction: …In the Dark,” by Robert Reginald, is original to this book. Copyright © 2013 by Robert Reginald. Published by arrangement with the author.

      “All Cats Are Gray,” by Andre Norton, was originally published in Fantastic Universe Science Fiction, August–September 1953.

      “Seven Saw Murder,” by G. T. Fleming-Roberts, was originally published in G-Men Detective, Winter, 1945.

      “The Hemingway Kittens,” by A. R. Morlan, was originally published in Shelf Life: Fantastic Stories Celebrating Bookstores, edited by Gary Ketter, Dreamhaven, 2002; and reprinted in The Hemingway Kittens and Other Feline Fancies and Fantasies, by A. R. Morlan, Borgo Press, 2013. Copyright © 2002, 2013 by A. R. Morlan. Reprinted by arrangement with the author.

      “Out of Place,” by Pamela Sargent, was originally published in Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine, October 1981. Copyright © 1981, 2013 by Pamela Sargent. Reprinted by arrangement with the author.

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

      “The Cat,” by E. F. Benson, was originally published in The Illustrated London News, Nov. 27, 1905.

      “Universes,” by A. R. Morlan, was originally published in Eldritch Tales, #29, 1993, and reprinted in different form in The Hemingway Kittens and Other Feline Fancies and Fantasies, by A. R. Morlan, Borgo Press, 2013. Copyright © 1993, 2013 by A. R. Morlan. Reprinted by arrangement with the author.

      “Beast of the Tarn,” by John Russell Fearn, was originally published in Thrilling Mystery Stories, September 1937. Copyright © 1937 by John Russell Fearn; Copyright © 2002 by Philip Harbottle. Reprinted by arrangement with Cosmos Literary Agency.

      “Mrs. Milligan’s Cat,” by Gary Lovisi, was originally published in Crafty Cat Crimes: 100 Tiny Cat Tale Mysteries, edited by Stefan Dziemianowicz, Robert Weinberg, and Martin H. Greenberg, Barnes & Noble Books, 2000; and reprinted in Attitude: Stories, by Gary Lovisi, Borgo Press, 2013. Copyright © 2000, 2013 by Gary Lovisi. Published by arrangement with the author.

      “The Ballet of the Cats,” by Sydney J. Bounds, was originally published under the pen name David Somers in Fantasy Adventures #3, Wildside Press, 2003. Copyright © 2003 by Sydney J. Bounds. Reprinted by arrangement with Cosmos Literary Agency.

      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, Reginald Bretnor, Mary Wickizer Burgess, Carla Coupe, Steve Coupe, Bonner Menking, Colin Azariah-Kribbs, A.E. Warren, and many of Wildside’s authors…who often suggest stories to include (and not just their own!)

      This volume was edited primarily by Robert Reginald and Mary Wickizer Burgess, with some help from me.

      —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 Mystery Megapack

      The Penny Parker Megapack

      The Pulp Fiction Megapack

      The Victorian Mystery Megapack

      The Wilkie Collins Megapack

      GENERAL INTEREST

      The Adventure Megapack

      The Baseball Megapack

      The Christmas Megapack

      The Second Christmas Megapack

      The Classic American Short Stories Megapack

      The Classic Humor Megapack

      The Military Megapack

      SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY, HORROR

      The Achmed Abdullah Megapack

      The Edward Bellamy Megapack

      The E.F. Benson Megapack

      The Second E.F. Benson Megapack

      The First Reginald Bretnor Megapack

      The Cthulhu Mythos Megapack

      The Philip K. Dick Megapack

      The Ghost Story Megapack

      The Second Ghost Story Megapack

      The Third Ghost Story Megapack

      The Horror Megapack

      The M.R. James Megapack

      The Murray Leinster Megapack

      The Second Murray Leinster Megapack

      The Macabre Megapack

      The Second Macabre Megapack

      The Martian Megapack

      The Mummy Megapack

      The Andre Norton Megapack

      The Pinocchio Megapack

      The H. Beam Piper Megapack

      The Pulp Fiction Megapack

      The Randall Garrett Megapack

      The Second Randall Garrett Megapack

      The First Science Fiction Megapack

      The Second Science Fiction Megapack

      The Third Science Fiction Megapack

      The Fourth Science Fiction Megapack

      The Fifth Science