Fantasy Fiction
1953
· English
About this story
A boy repeatedly visits an elderly woman who offers him cookies and a quiet place to read. The visits leave him strangely exhausted while his hostess seems to gain new vitality.
Chronology
Work history
-
no later than Aug 27, 1952
Composition: no later than Aug 27, 1952
Latest supported composition boundary based on agency receipt evidence.
-
Aug 27, 1952
Received by Scott Meredith Literary Agency
Aug 27, 1952
-
Jun 1953
First published Jun 1953
Fantasy Fiction
Appearances in Pulp Magazines 1
Appearances in Magazines 0
No magazine appearances are recorded.
Appearances in Anthologies 5
More Macabre
1964 · Belmont
United States · English
Alfred Hitchcock The Master's Choice
1979 · Random House
United States · English
Alfred Hitchcock The Master's Choice
1979 · Random House BCE
United States · English
Hunger for Horror
1988 · Daw
United States · English
Vampires
1997 · MJF Books
United States · English
Appearances in Collections 19
Filter and sortNarrow this gallery or change its order.
A Handful of Darkness
1955 · Rich and Cowan
United Kingdom · English
A Handful of Darkness
1957 · Rich and Cowan
United Kingdom · English
A Handful of Darkness
1966 · Panther
United Kingdom · English
A Handful of Darkness
1978 · Gregg Press
United States · English
A Handful of Darkness
1980 · Panther
United Kingdom · English
The Collected Stories vol. 2: Second Variety
1987 · Underwood-Miller
United States · English
The Collected Stories vol. 2: Second Variety
1987 · Underwood-Miller
United States · English
The Collected Stories vol. 2: Second Variety
1987 · Underwood-Miller
United States · English
A Handful of Darkness
1988 · Grafton
United Kingdom · English
The Collected Stories vol. 2: Second Variety
1989 · Gollancz
United Kingdom · English
The Collected Stories vol. 2: Second Variety
1990 · Voyager
United Kingdom · English
The Collected Stories vol. 2: We Can Remember it for You …
1990 · Citadel Twilight
United States · English
The Collected Stories vol. 2: Second Variety
1991 · Grafton
United Kingdom · English
The Collected Stories vol. 2: Second Variety
1999 · Millenium
United Kingdom · English
We Can Remember it for You … and Other Classic Stories
2002 · Citadel
United States · English
The Complete Stories vol. 2: Adjustment Team
2011 · Subterranean Press
United States · English
We Can Remember it for You … and Other Classic Stories
2011 · Citadel
United States · English
We Can Remember It for You Wholesale and Other Classic Stories
January 31, 2017 · Citadel
United States · English
Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick Volume 2
2023 · Orion
United Kingdom · English
No editions match these filters.