World of Wonder (anthology)
World of Wonder is an anthology of science fiction and fantasy stories edited by Fletcher Pratt, published in hardcover by Twayne in 1951. No subsequent editions were issued.
Contents
- "Foreword", Edith R. Mirrielees
- "The Nature of Imaginative Literature", Fletcher Pratt
- "He Walked Around the Horses", H. Beam Piper
- "Roads of Destiny", O. Henry
- "The Red Queen’s Race", Isaac Asimov
- "Child’s Play", William Tenn
- "The Finest Story in the World", Rudyard Kipling
- "Etaoin Shrdlu", Fredric Brown
- "Mistake Inside", James Blish
- "Private—Keep Out!", Philip MacDonald
- "They", Robert A. Heinlein Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka
- "Back There in the Grass", Gouverneur Morris
- "The Mark of the Beast", Rudyard Kipling
- "Museum Piece", Esther Carlson
- "The Blue Giraffe", L. Sprague de Camp
- "That Only a Mother", Judith Merril
- "Operation RSVP", H. Beam Piper
- "Conquerors’ Isle", Nelson S. Bond
- "Giant Killer", A. Bertram Chandler
- "The Million-Year Picnic", Ray Bradbury