Consider Her Ways and Others explained
Consider Her Ways and Others is a collection of science-fiction three short stories and three novelettes/novellas by John Wyndham, published in 1961.[1] [2]
Contents
[3] [4]
- "Consider Her Ways" (1956), novella
- "Odd"
- "Oh, Where, Now, Is Peggy MacRafferty?", novelette
- "A Stitch in Time", or "Stitch in Time"
- "Random Quest", novelette
- "A Long Spoon" (1960)
Summaries
- "Consider Her Ways"
Jane, a woman from the present day, takes a drug thought to induce out-of-body experiences. She wakes up in a future there are no more men, in a bloated body unknown to her.[5]
- "Odd"
an ordinary man profits from an extraordinary time paradox when he stops to help a man seemingly lost and confused.
- "Oh Where, Now, is Peggy MacRafferty?"
Peggy MacRafferty is a young Irish woman who appears on a quiz show and becomes a movie star, losing all that makes her special.[6]
- "A Stitch in Time"
an old woman discovers the reason why her lover abandoned her all those years ago thanks to her sons' experiments with time.[7]
- "Random Quest"
a physicist is temporarily taken to an alternate universe through a failed experiment, where he falls in love with a woman.
- "A Long Spoon"
Stephen summons the demon Batruel by mistake and is unable to get rid of him.[8] Adaptations
Based on novella "Consider Her Ways":
Based on novelette "Random Quest":
Based on short story "A Long Spoon":
- "The Long Spoon" (1961), episode of the series Storyboard, directed by James MacTaggart
- Ördögi szerencse (1978), TV movie directed by Vilmos Dobai
External links
Notes and References
- Book: Wyndham, John . John Wyndham . 1961 . [{{Google books |lUtCwAEACAAJ |plainurl=yes }} Consider Her Ways & Others ]. . 978-0-7181-0066-7 .
- Web site: Consider Her Ways by John Wyndham - 1961 . 2024-01-31 . Biblio.
- Book: Wyndham, John . John Wyndham . 2023 . [{{Google books |-dHrEAAAQBAJ |page=2145 |plainurl=yes }} Delphi Collected Works of John Wyndham (Illustrated) ]. Delphi Classics . 2145 . 9781801701563 .
- Web site: Consider Her Ways and Others - John Wyndham . 9 February 2024 . Lubimyczytać . pl.
- Book: Garnett . Rhys . R. J. Ellis . 1990 . [{{Google books |l9mvCwAAQBAJ |page=90 |plainurl=yes }} Science Fiction Roots And Branches: Contemporary Critical Approaches ]. Springer . 90 . 9781349208159 .
- Book: Nette . Andrew . McIntyre . Iain . Iain McIntyre . 2021 . [{{Google books |n7RHEAAAQBAJ |page=128 |plainurl=yes }} Dangerous Visions and New Worlds: Radical Science Fiction, 1950–1985 ]. . 128 . 9781629639024 .
- Book: Morgan . Glyn . Palmer-Patel . Charul . 2019 . [{{Google books |jGOtDwAAQBAJ |page=162 |plainurl=yes }} Sideways in Time: Critical Essays on Alternate History Fiction ]. . 162 . 9781789620139 .
- Book: Duff, Graham . Graham Duff . 2019 . [{{Google books |yFTDDwAAQBAJ |page=256 |plainurl=yes }} Foreground Music: A Life in Fifteen Gigs ]. . 256 . 9781907222993 .
