• Publication: Random ShotsPublication Record # 408361
• Author: Max Adeler
• Date: 1878-00-00
• Publisher: John W. Lovell
• Pub. Series: Lovell's Library
• Pub. Series #: 295
• Pages: 326
• Format:
  hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
• Type: COLLECTION
• Notes: OCLC and LOC give the date as "[1883]". Bleiler78 and Bleiler's The Guide to Supernatural Fiction give the date as "[1878]". Both Clute encyclopedias give the first edition as a UK edition (presumably the Ward Lock edition) with a date of 1878. WorldCat (OCLC, below) reports Series: "Lovell's library, v. 5 no. 295." Library of Congress (LCCN) links e-copy at LOC.gov that contains "Lovell's Library--Catalogue" (image 10), a list of titles (some authors) and prices (10, 15, or 20 cents) numbered 1 to 112. -- title page undated -- "Copyright, 1878, by Chas. Heber Clark" (the writer) -- Preface, p[5]-6; closing "Max Adeler", no date -- Contents, p[7], lists short story titles (no subtitles) and page numbers given below -- stories span p[9]-326 -- unnumbered back pages, advertisements by Lovell (few) and others Image 339 is "Lovell's Library--Catalogue", as described above except numbered 113 to 208. One Lovell publication advertised as "Recently Published" is Lovell's Library No. 173(!); 1 vol. 12mo., paper cover, price 20 cents.
• External IDs:
  • Bleiler Supernatural: 3
  • LCCN: 06-25360
  • OCLC/WorldCat: 21956242

Contents (view Concise Listing)

•  Random Shots • interior artwork by A. B. Frost [as by Arthur B. Frost]
• 9 • The Tragedy of Thompson Dunbar • novelette by Max Adeler
• 57 • Mr. Skinner's Night in the Under-World • novelette by Max Adeler
• 107 • Miss Hammer's Lovers • novella by Max Adeler
• 167 • The Glee-Club Tournament: With a Few Thoughts Respecting the Nocturnal Serenade • short story by Max Adeler
• 183 • How Jack Forbes Was Avenged • short story by Max Adeler
• 203 • Jerome Pinnickson's Mother-in-Law: With an Apology for Mothers-in-Law Generally • novelette by Max Adeler
• 227 • Professor Quackenboss • novelette by Max Adeler
• 242 • Babies: Certain Facts Concerning Their Demoralization • short story by Max Adeler
• 254 • The Shoals Lighthouse: A Serious Story • short story by Max Adeler
• 273 • Mr. Fisher's Bereavements • short story by Max Adeler
• 284 • The Adventures of Abner Byng: With Some Reflections Concerning Certain Moral Idiots • short story by Max Adeler
• 301 • Mr. Toombs, the Undertaker • short story by Max Adeler
• 314 • Miss Wilmer's Adventure • short story by Max Adeler