Copyright © 1948, 1949, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1962 by Leslie A. Fiedler The stories in this volume appeared originally, some of them in slightly shorter versions, as follows: "The Teeth," "The Fear of Innocence," "An Expense of Spirit," and "Pull Down Vanity!" in Partisan Review "Nobody Ever Died from It" in The Berkley Book of Modern Writing (No. 3) "The Stain" in Discovery (No. 6) "Nude Croquet" in Esquire "The Dancing of Reb Hershl with the Withered Hand" in The Kenyon Review First published in England 1963 by Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd 14 Carlisle Street, London W.I Printed in England by A. Wheaton & Co. Ltd., Exeter -4- |