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Brimming with humor, drama, and fantasy, this collection of six stories takes its title from the enchanting fable about a beautiful girl’s love for a gentle but ugly creature. Includes Blue Beard, Puss in Boots, Little Tom Thumb, The Fairies, and Ricky of the Tuft. 6 original b/w illus.
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Waste of time and money
While I believe Kessinger is to be commended for its publishing of out-of-print titles, I find their packaging in yellow and white borders inconsistent and their advertising on what they are peddling a complete embarrassment. It's been my experience as a buy of reprinted vocal scores that the blue bindings are music. I purchased this, believing that I was buying a reprint of the vocal score for Charles Lecocq's opera-bouffe LE COEUR ET LA MAIN. Nope. Was I wrong!

I received, at an outrageous price, a clothbound copy of the French libretto. Bot English and French. French only. Do I need this? No. It's of no interest to me; I wanted the vocal score. Am I pissed? Very. Primarily because the information from Kessinger about what they're selling through Amazon is pathetic and worthless. ... Read more

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Publisher: London : William HeinemannPublication date: 1918Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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A gem.
Beaumont, perhaps best known for his Twilight Zone scripts, gives us a series of nostalgic essays on everything from holidays to movie serials. His vivid writing and passionate point of view add up to a poignant and very readable effort. Even if--especially if--you are too young to remember steam engines and slow summer days without computer games and mega malls, you will find this a fascinating time trip to a world long gone. ... Read more

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A Science Fiction Story

Everything cut off.


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Chevalier d'Eon de Beaumont was born in 1728. Raised as a boy, he was educated as a lawyer and entered the service of Louis XV as a diplomat. In 1756 he was sent to the Russian imperial court as a spy and was said to have dressed as a young woman to gain the confidence of the Empress Elizabeth. He later served in Russia (as a man) as secretary to the French ambassador. Returning to France in 1761, he was appointed a captain of the elite Dragoons, and, after the Treaty of Paris in 1762, went to England as a diplomat and spy. During that time persistent rumors that he was in fact a woman arose, and he did nothing to dispel them. By 1777 he was officially recognized as female in both England and France. Recalled to France, he was reluctantly compelled by Louis XVI to give up his male attire. In 1785 he began to compose his autobiography, which presented much of his experience in religious terms, and he moved back to London. He lived there as a woman until his death in 1810, at which time his body was discovered to be unambiguously male.

This volume includes the first English translations of d'Eon's autobiography (or "historical epistle") and other writings by d'Eon on his life, religious beliefs, and stories of women who concealed their sex to enter religious orders. As historian Gary Kates notes in the introduction, d'Eon's writing can be read on at least two levels: while it ostensibly tells the story of a woman who spent half her life as a man, it is in fact also the story of a man who spent half his life as a woman. As such it demonstrates both the construction and transgression of gender boundaries in personal and historical narrative. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Gauntlet will be publishing, in two volumes, THE TWILIGHT ZONE SCRIPTS OF CHARLES BEAUMONT. Beaumont, who is credited with writing 22 episodes of the Twilight Zone, is considered one of the major writers for the series, next to Richard Matheson. Beaumont died in 1967 at the age of 38. The volumes will be edited by Roger Anker, who had also edited Charles Beaumont: Selected Stories, which won the 1989 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection. We are only publishing those scripts Beaumont wrote alone (not those co-written or ghost-written). Each volume will contain at least one unproduced script. ... Read more

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Only if you are a true TZ fan . . .
Reprinting scripts to a television program we enjoy watching isn't very exciting. Even less interesting for people trying to study film making, which is the point of reviewing scripts. Very few exceptions make scripts worth any value -- one being a page or two of dialogue that never made it to the finished production or handwritten notes from the author. While this is a valid and negative point, I would like to note that the commentary and insight behind the production of each episode is a plus. In fact, the best part of the book. Everything except the scripts is a big plus and worth the price of admission. The unproduced scripts are also a highlight.

I share the same opinion with another reviewer: Marc Scott Zicree's book is NOT the "final word on Twilight Zone." The author who put this series of Rod Serling teleplay scripts did a good job with the commentary which makes Zicree's book even more obsolete.

Amazon.com does offer a solution cheaper than the cost of even one volume of this script series. THE TWILIGHT ZONE: UNLOCKING THE DOOR TO A TELEVISION CLASSIC by Martin Grams Jnr. covers the entire series with 800 plus pages of behind-the-scenes trivia, exclusive interviews with cast and crew and a detail level will exceed anyone's expectation. if you are looking for a book that covers "everything" about the TV series, the Grams book is the one to invest. If you are looking for scripts to read, then this is your best source.

As for this script book, don't buy this unless you want to spend hours reading the same dialogue you can watch on TV tonight.

There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man.
During the heart of the 1940's, in a typical Los Angeles bookstore, a teenage man and a slightly older gent meet for the first time, the teen striking up conversation about his comic book collection. The 17-year-old's name was Charles Beaumont, the other being the already "accomplished" author Ray Bradbury; and out of their blossoming friendship would be born "The Southern California School of Writers" -- which would, in turn, aid in the birthing of...

The Twilight Zone Scripts of Charles Beaumont, Volume One, edited by Roger Anker. Gauntlet Press, September 2004. 8.5" x 11" hardcover binding, limited numbered edition of 500-750 copies (limitation quantity to be finalized) signed by Christopher Beaumont. 440 pages.

The meeting of Beaumont and Bradbury, a 26-year-old with a first collection of short stories already in the works from Arkham House Publishers, would culminate in a student-mentor relationship between the two. While Bradbury would always maintain a mentorship status, it was Beaumont's destiny to be the central figure in the now legendary "Southern California School of Writers" -- a forward-thinking circle of authors whose profound effect on the evolution of fantastic literature, in both film and print, can still be felt today.

While creator Rod Serling was contractually obligated to write 80% of the episodes for The Twilight Zone, the lion's share of the remaining scripts were done by Beaumont and, fellow "Southern California School of Writers" member, Richard Matheson. The Twilight Zone was designed around a very simple plot structure: a teaser opening that would leave the audience hanging, followed by a two act main body to flesh out and evolve the story, all finalizing in either a surprise or ironic ending. Beaumont's "fertile imagination," to quote from Matheson's foreword, and "remarkable ability to present his ideas with such skill and power" led to "helping establish The Twilight Zone as a creative wonderland which was due to last and last and last."

The subject of Beaumont's first Twilight Zone script, "Perchance to Dream," was an exploration into the dark carnival of Edward Hall's dream-life. Hiding beneath the pervasive sounds of calliope music and the jubilant screams of those enjoying the amusement park offerings, we find the reason why Hall is a man who mustn't go to sleep as he fears he'll never awaken. This decisive turn for The Twilight Zone, away from exploring the human condition and into the darker theme of a nightmare from which there is no escape, would be Beaumont's trademark style for the series. While he did explore the human condition ("Passage on the Lady Anne") and revisited the nightmare-life theme ("Person or Persons Unknown" and "In His Image"), he also probed into everything from telekinesis ("The Prime Mover") and voodoo curses ("The Jungle") to a far too pleasant afterlife ("A Nice Place to Visit") and encounters with Satan ("The Howling Man").

"The Howling Man" is sure to be recognized by any Twilight Zone aficionado, as it continues to rank as one of the most beloved episodes ever made from the series. From open to close, this script is perhaps the most worthwhile read in the volume; for not only does it differ significantly from Beaumont's original short story (published in the November 1959 issue of the Harlan Ellison edited Rogue Magazine), but there is a subtlety to the text that was lost in translation to film. The other script to fascinate enthusiasts is "Gentlemen, Be Seated," since it remains unproduced to this day.

The Twilight Zone Scripts of Charles Beaumont, Volume One opens with a preface by Beaumont's eldest son Christopher, a foreword by Matheson, and a prologue by editor Roger Anker -- who also provides insightful commentary after each of the nine scripts. These are bookended with an epilogue by Anker and an afterword from Earl Hamner, a fellow Twilight Zone alumni who owes much to Beaumont's guidance. Anker's essays are an especially wonderful read as he not only delves into the impact and history of the scripts but also includes pertinent biographical information regarding Beaumont's life.

For both the die-hard fan and novice reader alike this book provides a breathtaking opportunity to step into the life of Charles Beaumont and to walk thru The Twilight Zone.

At long last . . . .
The TWILIGHT ZONE Scripts of Charles Beaumont, Volume One.
Gauntlet Press, 2004
440 pages ; $66.00
ISBN: 1-887369-73-6

Gauntlet Press continues to put out books that deserve wider attention than they recieve.Over the last several years they have released beautiful and scholarly volumess that make available watershed works, usually long out-of-print, from seminal horror and sci-fi writers.Their most recent book is the first in a series that will eventually collect the complete TWILIGHT ZONE scripts of Charles Beaumont.

While Rod Serling's name remains synonymous with THE TWILIGHT ZONE, Beaumont's work on the series should not be underestimated.Several episodes that have entered our social consiousness, like"The Howling Man" and "The Prime Mover,"were either scripted by Beaumont, based upon his short stories, or both.As such, it was a true pleasure to find the original, uncut shooting scripts to these classic works finally being made available to the public.

The scripts themselves are smart, lean, and engaging.In a perfect world, they would be required reading for anyone considering a career in screenwriting. Beaumont knew how to create compelling characters and hold a viewer's interest, but more importantly he knew how to plot a story in a way that both intrigued and satisfied.Even in the unproduced script that the volume provides, "Gentlemen, Be Seated," there is evidence of his mastery of the craft.It is testament to his powers as a writer that even now, 30 years after they were written, the stories Beaumont told caused the hair on my arms to arch, and my neck to tighten with suspense.

This thick volume leaves no doubt that Beaumont was as talented a scriptwriter as he was a short story writer, and provides several glimpses into his creative process. By interviewing both TWILIGHT ZONE production staff, actors, and Beaumont's family, editor Roger Aniker makes sure each episode is placed in its proper historical, social, and literary context.Even more importantly, he places each script squarely into Beaumont's biography, revealing what was going on in his life at the time and interspersing his friend's recollections and observations of Beaumont's tragically short life.

Gauntlet Press continues to impress me with each volume they release, and this is no exception.An indespensible volume for both TWILIGHT ZONE fans and lovers of fantastic literature, the nine scripts in this book serve as not only a portal to other worlds, but a fitting memorial for one of the most brilliant, creative, and unsung writers of our time.

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Would Have Been Really Good Value for the Original 35c Pricetag!
Like any anthology by various authors there are some really good stories in here but also a few average fillers.Stories inside this 1960 published collectionweren't written any later than the year 1958 and even included some from the 1800s including the first known as far as I am aware published invisible man story (1859) by Fitz-James O'Brien called What Was It?Note if you can't track down this anthology that great story is also found in a book called Fifty Great American Short Stories. What Was It? is actually the best story in this collection which also includes some stories not actually involving an invisible man such as the Invisible Prisoner, which is also a really good French story but yeah technically it shouldn't probably be here. You've also got to wonder why H.G. Wells' The New Accelerator is in here when it is a long straw to say a story about a new drug that lets you move so quickly everything else seems to be standing still has anything to do with an invisible man. Especially considering Wells' wrote arguably the first big hit in the invisible man genre with his 1897 classic The Invisible Man, although maybe the length of that is too long to appear in here.We've also got con artist stories and in the case of The Weissenbroch Spectacles again no invisible man but instead x-ray glasses.

I'm a huge fan of the invisible man genre so I was prepared to spend time and money tracking this down.For those who aren't huge fans I don't really know if the book is worth the high price and cost to obtain a falling apart copy today.The best invisible man stories in my opinion to buy are - Memoirs of an Invisible Man by H.F. Saint and Smoke by Donald E Westlake.

A basic summary of the short stories inside this anthology are -
1. The Weissenbroch Spectacles by L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt (not that good) - loner finds a rare rock to turn into the lenses for x-ray glasses.
2. The Shadow and the Flash, Jack London (not that good)- Invisible man theory that primary colours can turn something invisible especially if you find an absolute black.
3. The New Accelerator by H.G. Wells - (all right but more of a plot skeleton than short story) about a couple of guys who experiment with a new invention that lets them move really quickly, a hazard is the side effects that if you move to fast you catch on fire!
4. Invisible Boy by Ray Bradbury (pretty good) - A con artist witch wants the company of a little boy so tells him she has turned him invisible so he won't return home where she says his family will hate him.
5. Invisible Prisoner by Maurice LeBlanc (very good but not an invisible man story) - A thief in a small French village violently assaults and robs a woman, he flees into the backyard where the woman's sons and husband cannot find him but know he's there.
6. Love in the Dark by H.L. Gold (not that good) - An ugly woman marries a man she doesn't love or much like because she can't do any better.As she goes to sleep in the dark she realises there is another man in her room who pleasures her while her husband sleeps.
7. What Was it? by Fitz-James O'Brien (very good) - a boarder is moved to a supposed haunted house by the landlady and after a day smoking Opium wakes up due to the fact that he is being strangled.When he finally gets control of the situation, restrains his attacker and lights the candle beside his bed he cannot see his attacker at all.Brought to his doorway by the commotion, only one other boarder will help him restrain the invisible man creature and as the days go on they wonder what they are going to do with it, the landlady wants it out, they tell her to dispose of it then, she refuses so they decide to feed it and see what will happen.
8. The Invisible Dove Dancer of Strathpheen Island by John Collier (not that good) - A couple of guys see some doves acting strangely and obviously perching on the body of a female dove handler.One being into womens' underwear realises this woman has the perfect figure and is determined to catch her and force her to be his wife.
9. The Vanishing American by Charles Beaumont (average) - Office worker realises he is becoming more and more invisible to his colleagues and family and eventually believes no one can see him so decides to fulfil his life ambition to ride the library steps lion.
10. Shottle Bop by Theodore Sturgeon - (average non invisible man story) A guy goes into a shop with this stories title and meets a little man with a speech impediment who dislikes him and makes him buy a bottle.He drinks it then realises he can talk to and see the dead.
11. The Invisible Man Murder Case by Henry Slesar (very good and also available in The Seven Deadly Sins of Science Fiction) A writer investigates a unique serial killer and discovers the brother of the latest victim is a scientist who has invented sulfaboranium a substance that turned his cat and other objects invisible.He must capture the invisible man killer before he is the next victim! ... Read more