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• ix • The Magnificent • essay by Frederik Pohl
• 1 • Helen O'Loy • (1938) • short story by Lester del Rey
• 14 • The Day Is Done • (1939) • short story by Lester del Rey
• 31 • The Coppersmith • [Ellowan Coppersmith • 1] • (1939) • short story by Lester del Rey
• 48 • Hereafter, Inc. • (1941) • short story by Lester del Rey
• 64 • The Wings of Night • (1942) • short story by Lester del Rey
• 85 • Into Thy Hands • (1945) • short story by Lester del Rey
• 108 • And It Comes Out Here • (1951) • short story by Lester del Rey
• 122 • The Monster • (1951) • short story by Lester del Rey
• 137 • The Years Draw Nigh • (1951) • short story by Lester del Rey (variant of "The Years Draw Nigh")
• 152 • Instinct • (1952) • short story by Lester del Rey
• 168 • Superstition • (1954) • novelette by Lester del Rey
• 216 • For I Am a Jealous People! • (1954) • novella by Lester del Rey
• 266 • The Keepers of the House • (1956) • short story by Lester del Rey (variant of Keepers of the House)
• 281 • Little Jimmy • (1957) • short story by Lester del Rey
• 297 • The Seat of Judgment • (1957) • novelette by Lester del Rey (variant of Seat of Judgment)
• 321 • Vengeance Is Mine • (1964) • novelette by Lester del Rey (variant of To Avenge Man)
• 359 • Author's Afterword (The Best of Lester del Rey) • essay by Lester del Rey