| "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
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
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
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
- 1 2 3 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
- The Doll-House title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database