The Second Armada Monster Book
Contents
Introduction by R. Chetwynd-Hayes
1. The Giant Who Sucked His Thumb short story by Adrien Stoutenburg
2. The Lambton Worm short story by Winifred Finlay
3. The Prince and the Trolls short story by John Hampden
4. The Wyvern (1921) short story by Bernard Henderson and Stephen Jones
5. The Dragon Tamers (1899) short story by E. Nesbit
6. The Aliens short story by Catherine Gleason and Rita Morris
7. The Giant of Grabbist short story by Dinah Starkey
8. The Well at Wurrum's End short story by Sydney J. Bounds
9. Morag and the Water Horse (1954) short story by Barbara Ker Wilson
10. The Green Thing short story by Rosemary Timperley
11. Homemade Monster 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.
