Short Fiction Various: Past Masters 244, v1, 18 Dec 2025

[Pulpmeister]

20 short stories in the Life+70 yrs public domain, the oldest from 1706, by Daniel Defoe.

This is the last issue of Past Masters for 2025; next will appear sometime in January 2026.

1: Ferdinando Eboli / Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
2: The Midnight Guest / Heath Crichton
3: A Community of Two / Edward Dyson
4: The Contamination of Santa Claus / Silas Snell
5: The Art Critics/ Fred M. White
6: The Celestial Adventure of Sin Loo / Richard Stillman Powell
7: Imprisoned with the Pharaohs / Harry Houdini
8: That Nice Mr. Tait / Edward Dyson
9: The Apparition of Mrs. Veal / Daniel Defoe
10: The Winning Shot / Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
11: The Ghostly Vengeance/ A. Hyatt Verrill
12: Flush of Gold / Jack London
13: Not a Bad Deal / Anthony Hope
14: The Mine Layer / C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne
15: Sand / Malcolm Jameson
16: The Severed Hand / Wilhelm Hauff
17: The Accident / Harold Mercer
18: Farewell to Fame / Mark Hellinger
19: The Unrest-Cure / 'Saki'
20: A Tragic Honeymoon / George R. Sims

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[Thalassa]

Phew, I caught my breath for a split second when my sleepy eyes fell on "This is the last issue of Past Masters", only to be much relieved reading the rest of the sentence.

Amazing, the series will turn SIX in January!
Thanks again for many fine collections over the years!