Henry Kuttner

Henry Kuttner filled pulp magazines of the 1930s and 1940s with speculative tales, dark fantasy, and weird fiction. The Short Fiction of Henry Kuttner corresponds to a modern collection titled Short Fiction, which arranges public domain stories by publication order. Kuttner became known for inventive premises, wit, and a wide range of bylines. After marrying C. L. Moore in 1940, he collaborated with her so closely that many stories became genuinely joint creations. They published under names including Lewis Padgett and Lawrence O’Donnell, producing works such as “Mimsy Were the Borogoves,” “The Twonky,” and the Gallegher stories later collected as Robots Have No Tails. His first notable sale, “The Graveyard Rats,” appeared in Weird Tales in 1936. Kuttner moved easily between comic invention, planetary adventure, horror, and speculative puzzles. The Short Fiction of Henry Kuttner is therefore one doorway into a bibliography whose authorship sometimes requires careful attention to Moore’s essential collaboration.