DuMont's library of the fantastic

DuMont's Bibliothek des Fantastischen was a book series published by DuMont Verlag in Cologne , edited by Frank Rainer Scheck , with predominantly international fantastic literature . From 1990 onwards, it published a number of essential works of fantastic literature in German first editions, including Edward Harold Visiak's Medusa , John Meade Falkner's The Lost Stradivarius , Arthur R. Ropes ' The Hole of the Pit and Claude Seignolles Marie, la Louve . Despite the careful editions with afterwords and exact editorial comments, the series was discontinued after only 12 titles in 1992.

The following titles appeared in the series:

• Valerij Brjusov : The fiery angel. No. 3001. From the Russian by Reinhold von Walter . 1990, ISBN 3-7701-2540-1 .
• Vernon Lee : Amour dure: Scary Tales. No. 3002. Translated from the English by M. von Berthof and Susanne Tschirmer. 1990, ISBN 3-7701-2568-1 .
• Alexander Lernet-Holenia : A dream in red. No. 3003. Novel 1990, ISBN 3-7701-2616-5 .
• Maurice Sandoz : The Labyrinth. No. 3004. From the French by Gertrud Droz-Rüegg. 1991, ISBN 3-7701-2738-2 .
• Edward Harold Visiak : Medusa. No. 3005. Translated from the English by Manfred Allié . 1991, ISBN 3-7701-2729-3 .
• Robert Aickman : Bells: Macabre Tales. No. 3006. Translated from the English by Susanne Tschirner. 1991, ISBN 3-7701-2692-0 .
• Claude Seignolle : Marie, the she-wolf. No. 3007. Translated from the French by Michael Mosblech. 1991, ISBN 3-7701-2866-4 .
• John Meade Falkner : The Stradivarius. No. 3008. Translated from the English by Irene Martschukat. 1991, ISBN 3-7701-2805-2 .
• Hugh Walpole : The culprit and the dead. No. 3009. Translated from the English by Reinhard Merker. 1991, ISBN 3-7701-2867-2 .
• Arthur R. Ropes : From the Abyss. No. 3010. Translated from the English by Manfred Allié. 1992, ISBN 3-7701-2990-3 .
• Robert Aickman : Sleepless: Macabre Tales. No. 3011. From the English by Reinhard Merker. "The trains" over. by Irene Martschukat. 1992, ISBN 3-7701-2693-9 .
• Thomas Ligotti : The Idiot's Sect: Eerie Tales. No. 3012. From the American by Irene Martschukat. 1992, ISBN 3-7701-3017-0 .

literature

• Rein A. Zondergeld : Lexicon of fantastic literature. Weitbrecht, Stuttgart & Wien & Bern 1998, ISBN 3-522-72175-6 , p. 389 f.