Outsiders: Children of Wonder William Tenn (First Printing 1954) Ex Libris

21 fantastic stories of children who are part of, or affected by, the supernatural, the unknown, the outer limits. Stories by Poul Andersen, Ray Bradbury, E.M. Forster, Graham Greane, Saki (the famous Sredni Vashtar tale), D.H. Lawrence, Judith Merrill and others. Includes Alice-Mary Schnirring’s unusual “Child’s Play”, describing a homebrewed fantasy roleplaying game long before Gygax: also the original short-story version of Wilmer Shiras’ “In Hiding”, about superintelligent children who find ways to communicate with each other without adults finding out their special traits.

CONTENTS
Through the Looking-Glass (excerpt) by Lewis Carroll
Introduction (Children of Wonder) by William Tenn
Part 1: Wild Talents by William Tenn
The Rocking-Horse Winner by D. H. Lawrence
The Words of Guru by C. M. Kornbluth
Baby Is Three by Theodore Sturgeon
Part 2: The Child Possessed by William Tenn
The Small Assassin by Ray Bradbury
The Story of a Panic by E. M. Forster
The Piper’s Son by Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore [as by Lewis Padgett]
Part 3: The Stuff of Dreams by William Tenn
Miriam by Truman Capote
Adam and Eve and Pinch Me by A. E. Coppard
Child’s Play by Alice-Mary Schnirring
The Open Window by Saki
Part 4: Terror in the Nursery by William Tenn
The End of the Party by Graham Greene
The Idol of the Flies by Jane Rice
That Only a Mother by Judith Merril
Part 5: Alien Brothers by William Tenn
Born of Man and Woman by Richard Matheson
Keyhole by Murray Leinster
Terminal Quest by Poul Anderson
Part 6: Little Superman, What Now? by William Tenn
The Origin of the Species by Katherine MacLean
In Hiding by Wilmar H. Shiras
Part 7: In Times to Come William Tenn
The Hatchery (Excerpt from Brave New World) by Aldous Huxley
Errand Boy by William Tenn
Nightmare for Future Reference by Stephen Vincent Benét
About the Editor (Children of Wonder)