Green Thoughts

by John Collier

Collier's much-anthologized tale of an orchid keeper who discovers a strange new variety of the plant.

Frontis by Edward Wolfe and foreword by Osbert Sitwell. #12 of the Furnival Books.

56 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 1931

About the author

John Collier was a British-born author and screenplay writer best known for his short stories, many of which appeared in The New Yorker from the 1930s to the 1950s. They were collected in a 1951 volume, Fancies and Goodnights, which is still in print. Individual stories are frequently anthologized in fantasy collections. John Collier's writing has been praised by authors such as Anthony Burgess, Ray Bradbury, Neil Gaiman and Paul Theroux. He was married to early silent film actress Shirley Palmer.

Reviews

[Ruby Black · Rating 5 out of 5]

Poor cat

[Martin · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's a great short story that appears in many anthologies. I picked this up at a used bookstore, having been previously unaware of its existence. It's signed and numbered.