• "Introduction", William Tenn • "The Rocking-Horse Winner",
D. H. Lawrence (
The Ghost Book 1926) • "The Words of Guru",
Cyril M. Kornbluth (
Stirring Science Stories 1941) • "
Baby Is Three",
Theodore Sturgeon (
Galaxy 1952) • "The Small Assassin",
Ray Bradbury (
Dime Mystery Magazine 1946) • "The Story of a Panic",
E. M. Forster (
Independent Review 1904) • "The Piper’s Son",
Henry Kuttner &
C. L. Moore (
Astounding 1945) • "Miriam",
Truman Capote (
Mademoiselle 1945) • "Adam and Eve and Pinch Me",
A. E. Coppard (
Adam and Eve and Pinch Me 1921) • "Child’s Play", Alice Mary Schnirring (
Weird Tales 1942) • "The Open Window",
Saki (
Westminster Gazette 1911) • "
The End of the Party",
Graham Greene (
London Mercury 1932) • "The Idol of the Flies",
Jane Rice (
Unknown 1942) • "That Only a Mother",
Judith Merril (
Astounding 1948) • "Born of Man and Woman",
Richard Matheson (
F&SF 1950) • "Keyhole",
Murray Leinster (
Thrilling Wonder Stories 1951) • "Terminal Quest",
Poul Anderson (
Super Science Stories 1951) • "The Origin of the Species",
Katherine MacLean (original) • "In Hiding",
Wilmar H. Shiras (
Astounding 1948) • "The Hatchery,"
Aldous Huxley (
Brave New World 1932) • "Errand Boy," William Tenn (
Astounding 1947) • "Nightmare for Future Reference",
Stephen Vincent Benét (
Scholastic 1938) "The Words of Guru" originally carried the "Kenneth Falconer" byline. "The Piper's Son" originally carried the "
Lewis Padgett" byline. ==Reception==