false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171826176m/120566.jpg 120566 2 As tersely stated on the cover, this is "Ray Bradbury's own selection of his best stories." <I>The Vintage Bradbury</I> contains 22 classic stories, plus four chapters excerpted from his first mainstream novel, <I>Dandelion Wine</I>. His career as an author was only about 15 years old when he compiled this volume in 1965 for the prestigious Vintage imprint. Like the vast majority of his collections, it has never been out of print. Bradbury's own selection of "his best" is also intriguing because most of the stories chosen are from the beginning of his career, and most are quite hauntingly sad. "The Illustrated Man" relates the ultimate fate of the tattooed title character from the novel of the same name. "The Fog Horn" is the tragic love story of a dinosaur who believes the horn's wail is actually that of his lost mate. "Hail and Farewell" tells of a 43-year-old man who is fated to never look older than 12. Although later upstaged by the truly definitive <I>The Stories of Ray Bradbury</I>, this remains a fitting introduction to one of the world's great fantasists and prose stylists. <I>--Stanley Wiater</I> * vii • Introduction (The Vintage Bradbury) • (1965) • essay by Gilbert Highet * 3 • The Watchful Poker Chip of H. Matisse • (1954) • shortstory by Ray Bradbury (aka The Watchful Poker Chip) [as by Ray Bradbury ] * 13 • The Veldt • (1950) • shortstory by Ray Bradbury * 29 • Hail and Farewell • (1953) • shortstory by Ray Bradbury * 38 • A Medicine for Melancholy • (1959) • shortstory by Ray Bradbury * 49 • The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl • (1948) • shortstory by Ray Bradbury * 62 • Ylla • (1950) • shortstory by Ray Bradbury * 76 • The Little Mice • (1955) • shortstory by Ray Bradbury * 82 • The Small Assassin • (1946) • shortstory by Ray Bradbury * 102 • The Anthem Sprinters • (1963) • shortstory by Ray Bradbury * 114 • And the Rock Cried Out • (1953) • shortstory by Ray Bradbury * 140 • Invisible Boy • (1945) • shortstory by Ray Bradbury * 151 • Night Meeting • (1950) • shortstory by Ray Bradbury * 161 • The Fox and the Forest • (1950) • shortstory by Ray Bradbury * 179 • Skeleton • (1945) • shortstory by Ray Bradbury * 197 • Dandelion Wine (Excerpt) • (1957) • shortfiction by Ray Bradbury * 197 • Illumination • (1957) • shortstory by Ray Bradbury * 204 • Dandelion Wine • (1953) • shortstory by Ray Bradbury * 207 • Statues • (1957) • shortstory by Ray Bradbury * 216 • Green Wine for Dreaming • (1957) • shortstory by Ray Bradbury * 232 • Kaleidoscope • (1949) • shortstory by Ray Bradbury * 243 • Sun and Shadow • (1953) • shortstory by Ray Bradbury * 252 • The Illustrated Man • (1950) • shortstory by Ray Bradbury * 266 • The Fog Horn • (1951) • shortstory by Ray Bradbury * 275 • The Dwarf • (1954) • shortstory by Ray Bradbury * 289 • Fever Dream • (1948) • shortstory by Ray Bradbury (aka Night Lights) [as by Ray Bradbury ] * 297 • The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit • (1958) • shortstory by Ray Bradbury * 322 • There Will Come Soft Rains • (1950) • shortstory by Ray Bradbury 116096 14 7 1990 The Vintage Bradbury total:206|5:83|4:86|3:34|2:3|1:0| 206 867 273 27 5 0 false false Sat Aug 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 20:56:01 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 30 11:29:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Apr 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 22:25:06 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 22:27:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Mar 01 22:49:07 -0800 2008 Fri Jun 06 15:17:15 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Feb 10 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 16:34:11 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 17:37:03 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Sun Apr 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 16:28:54 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 19:41:57 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Mar 18 17:32:11 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 18 17:36:17 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Aug 01 15:44:04 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 01 15:44:11 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Jan 12 09:28:58 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 09:29:25 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Sat Nov 21 15:27:57 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 15:28:33 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Mon Dec 01 03:36:46 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 29 05:16:45 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 03:36:46 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1994 Sat Aug 16 00:00:17 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 16 09:02:39 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Oct 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 14:31:32 -0700 2009 Fri Nov 27 10:16:02 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Wed Jul 16 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 13 14:29:45 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 16 12:53:36 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Apr 26 19:49:04 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 26 19:50:04 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Nov 19 18:21:09 -0800 2007 Mon Nov 19 18:22:10 -0800 2007 5 0 false false Fri Jun 27 23:09:56 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 27 23:19:17 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sat Jun 02 23:06:22 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 21 20:10:28 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue May 06 15:25:40 -0700 2008 Thu May 29 08:54:08 -0700 2008 2 0 false false Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun Feb 18 11:16:28 -0800 2007 Thu May 17 20:21:12 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Fri Feb 29 15:52:27 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 29 16:00:21 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=120566