The Doll-House
| "The Doll-House" | |
|---|---|
| Short story by James Cross | |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Science fiction short story |
| Publication | |
| Published in | Dangerous Visions |
| Publication type | Anthology |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
| Media type | Hardback |
| Publication date | 1967 |
"The Doll-House" is a short story by Hugh Jones Parry, under the name "James Cross".[1] It was first published in Harlan Ellison's 1967 science fiction anthology Dangerous Visions.[1]
Synopsis
[edit]When Jim Eliot is in financial trouble, he asks for help from his wife's uncle, who gives him a dollhouse containing a miniature oracle. Due to his lack of patience he loses this oracle in the end.
Development
[edit]Per Algis Budrys, the short story was one of two stories that was "simply submitted by the authors ' literary agent when Harlan got desperate for material".[2]
Reception
[edit]Ted Gioia described "The Doll-House" as "a very appealing mixture of ancient mythology and modern psychodrama".[1] Algis Budrys said that it was a Weird Tales-style story, only published in Dangerous Visions because "Harlan got desperate for material".[3]
The manuscript for "The Doll-House" is held in the Hugh Parry collection at Boston University.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c The Most Dangerous Sci-Fi Anthology: A Look Back at Harlan Ellison's Dangerous Visions (1967), by Ted Gioia, at ConceptualFiction.com; published May 21, 2014; retrieved October 14, 2016
- ^ Budrys, Algis (1985). Benchmarks: Galaxy Bookshelf. Southern Illinois University Press. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-8093-1187-3.
- ^ Budrys, Algis (April 1968). "Galaxy Bookshelf". Galaxy Science Fiction. pp. 155–163.
- ^ Parry, Hugh (1916-1997), at the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center, Boston University; retrieved October 14, 2016
External links
[edit]- The Doll-House title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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