Born of Man and Woman (short story collection)
Born of Man and Woman is the first collection of science fiction and fantasy stories by Richard Matheson, published in hardcover by Chamberlain Press in 1954. It includes an introduction by Robert Bloch. A truncated edition, dropping four stories, was published by Bantam Books in 1955 as Third from the Sun.Contents
- "Born of Man and Woman"
- "Third from the Sun"
- "Through Channels"
- "Lover, When You’re Near Me"
- "SRL Ad"
- "Mad House"
- "F---"
- "Dear Diary"
- "To Fit the Crime"
- "Witch War"
- "Return"
- "Dress of White Silk"
- "Full Circle"
- "Disappearing Act"
- "The Wedding"
- "Shipshape Home"
- "The Traveller"
"F---" was originally published as "The Foodlegger".Reception
The New York Times reviewer J. Francis McComas characterized Matheson as "an established producer of the violently disturbing" and described the "scintillating" collection as "a stimulating look at a genuine artist at work." P. Schuyler Miller, noting that all the stories had been relatively recently published, praised Matheson as "one of the best of the newer writers."
