The First Armada Monster Book
Contents
Introduction by R. Chetwynd-Hayes
1. The Sad Vampire short story by R. Chetwynd-Hayes
2. The Last of the Dragons juvenile (1925) short story by E. Nesbit
3. Dimblebee's Dinosaur short story by Howard Peters
4. A Ride to Hell (1970) short story by Ruth Manning-Sanders
5. Inside the Monster (excerpt) short fiction by Lucian of Samosata
6. The Chimæra? (1851) short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne
7. The Guardian at Hell's Mouth short story by Sydney J. Bounds
8. Something in the Cellar short story by Rosemary Timperley
9. Theseus and the Minotaur (1958) short fiction by Charles Kingsley
10. The Sea Serpent short story by Gerard James
11. The Thing in the Pond (1934) short story by Paul Ernst
12. Big-Feet short story by R. Chetwynd-Hayes
R. Chetwynd-Hayes
Ronald Chetwynd-Hayes (a.k.a. Ronald Henry Glynn Chetwynd-Hayes or R. Chetwynd-Hayes, 1919–2001) was an author, best known for his ghost stories. His first published work was the science fiction novel The Man From The Bomb in 1959. He went on to publish many collections and ten other novels including The Grange, The Haunted Grange, And Love Survived and The Curse of the Snake God. He also edited over 20 anthologies. Several of his short works were adapted into anthology style movies in the United Kingdom, including The Monster Club and From Beyond the Grave. Chetwynd-Hayes' book The Monster Club contains references to a film-maker called Vinke Rocnnor, an anagram of Kevin Connor, the director of From Beyond the Grave.
Armada Monster Book
A series of books containing stories of fantastical beasts and tales from ancient mythology for younger readers
Armada Monster Book consists of six books and considered as a complete series. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
