Reading, Short And Deep #386

Eric S. Rabkin and Jesse Willis discuss The Ultimate One by John D. MacDonald

Here’s a link to a PDF of the story.

This story was first published in Super Science Stories, March 1950.

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Reading, Short And Deep #385

Eric S. Rabkin and Jesse Willis discuss The Man Who Made His Mark by W. Somerset Maugham

Here’s a link to a PDF of the story.

This story was first published in Cosmopolitan, June 1929, and later published under the title The Vester.

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Reading, Short And Deep #384

Eric S. Rabkin and Jesse Willis discuss The Malevolent Jobholder by H.L. Menken

Here’s a link to a PDF of the essay.

This essay was first published as an editorial in The American Mercury, June 1924, it was subsequently abridged and titled The Malevolent Jobholder.

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Reading, Short And Deep #383

Eric S. Rabkin and Jesse Willis discuss The Gift Of The Magi by O. Henry

Here’s a link to a PDF of the story.

And here’s an exacting transcription of the same PDF in an easier to read version, PDF.

The Gift Of The Magi was first published The Washington Times, Sunday December 10th, 1905 as Gifts Of The Magi.

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Reading, Short And Deep #382

Eric S. Rabkin and Jesse Willis discuss The Angel Of The Odd by Edgar Allan Poe

Here’s a link to a PDF of the story.

The Angel Of The Odd was first published in The Columbian Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine, October 1844.

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Reading, Short And Deep #381

Eric S. Rabkin and Jesse Willis discuss The Damsel And Her Cat by David H. Keller

Here’s a link to a PDF of the story .

The Damsel And Her Cat was first published in Weird Tales, April 1929.

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Reading, Short And Deep #380

Eric S. Rabkin and Jesse Willis discuss Halt! Who Goes There? A Mystery Story by Robert E. Howard

Here’s a link to a PDF of the story (and an exacting transcription PDF).

Halt! Who Goes There? A Mystery Story was first published in The Yellow Jacket, September 24, 1924.

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Reading, Short And Deep #379

Eric S. Rabkin and Jesse Willis discuss The Unseen Blushers by Alfred Bester

Here’s a link to a PDF of the story.

The Unseen Blushers was first published in Astonishing Stories, June 1942.

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Reading, Short And Deep #378

Eric S. Rabkin and Jesse Willis discuss Clouds by H.P. Lovecraft

Here’s a link to a PDF of the poem.

Clouds was first published in The National Enquirer, Vol. 7, No. 25, March 20, 1919.

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Reading, Short And Deep #377

Eric S. Rabkin and Jesse Willis discuss Starobin by Margaret St. Clair

Here’s a link to a PDF of the story.

Starobin was first published in Future Science Fiction, No. 34, Fall 1957.

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