The Thirty-First of February

The Thirty-First of February is a collection of fantasy stories by American writer Nelson Bond. It was released in 1949 by Gnome Press in an edition of 5,000 copies. Most of the stories had previously appeared in the magazines Blue Book, Unknown, Fantastic Adventures, Esquire and Amazing Stories.

The Thirty-First of February
Dust-jacket from the first edition
AuthorNelson Bond
Cover artistJames Gibson
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreFantasy
PublisherGnome Press
Publication date
1949
Media typePrint (hardback)
Pages272

Contents
  • Introduction, by James Branch Cabell
  • "The Sportsman"
  • "The Mask of Medusa"
  • "My Nephew Norvell"
  • "The Ring"
  • "The Gripes of Wraith"
  • "The Cunning of the Beast"
  • "The Five Lives of Robert Jordan"
  • "Take My Drum to England—"
  • "Saint Mulligan"
  • "The Monster from Nowhere"
  • "The Man Who Walked Through Glass"
  • "The Enchanted Pencil"
  • "Pilgrimage"

Reception

Astounding reviewer Forrest J Ackerman punningly praised the collection as "first-class funtasy, leavened with a soupcon of sobriety."[1]

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References
  1. "Book Reviews", Astounding Science Fiction, June 1950, p.100

Sources
  • Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 298.
  • Contento, William G. "Index to Science Fiction Anthologies and Collections". Retrieved 2008-02-23.
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