''Consider Her Ways and Others'' is a collection of

science-fiction Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may include information technology and robotics, biological manipulations, sp ...

three short stories and three novelettes/novellas by

John Wyndham John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris (; 10 July 1903 – 11 March 1969) was an English science fiction writer best known for his works published under the pen name John Wyndham, although he also used other combinations of his name ...

, published in 1961.

* "

Consider Her Ways "Consider Her Ways" is a 1956 science fiction novella by English writer John Wyndham. It was republished as part of a 1961 collection entitled '' Consider Her Ways and Others'', where it forms over a third of the book. It initially appeared as ...

" (1956), novella * "Odd" * "Oh, Where, Now, Is Peggy MacRafferty?", novelette * "A Stitch in Time", or "Stitch in Time" * "

Random Quest "Random Quest" is a science fiction novelette, which is also a love story, by British writer John Wyndham. It was included in his 1961 collection '' Consider Her Ways and Others''. It has been dramatised three times, twice under its original name ...

", novelette * "A Long Spoon" (1960)

Summaries

;"Consider Her Ways" :Jane, a woman from the present day, takes a drug thought to induce out-of-body experiences. She wakes up in a future there are no more men, in a bloated body unknown to her. ;"Odd" :an ordinary man profits from an extraordinary time paradox when he stops to help a man seemingly lost and confused. ;"Oh Where, Now, is Peggy MacRafferty?" :Peggy MacRafferty is a young Irish woman who appears on a quiz show and becomes a movie star, losing all that makes her special. ;"A Stitch in Time" :an old woman discovers the reason why her lover abandoned her all those years ago thanks to her sons' experiments with time. ;"Random Quest" :a physicist is temporarily taken to an alternate universe through a failed experiment, where he falls in love with a woman. ;"A Long Spoon" :Stephen summons the demon Batruel by mistake and is unable to get rid of him.

Adaptations

Based on novella "Consider Her Ways": * "Consider Her Ways" (1964), episode of the series ''

The Alfred Hitchcock Hour ''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' is an American television anthology series created, hosted and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, airing on CBS and NBC, alternately, between 1955 and 1965. It features dramas, thrillers, and mysteries. Between 1962 a ...

'', directed by Robert Stevens Based on novelette "Random Quest": * "Random Quest" (1969), episode of the series ''

Out of the Unknown ''Out of the Unknown'' is a British television science fiction and horror anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and broadcast on BBC2 in four series between 1965 and 1971. Most episodes of the first three series were dramatisations of s ...

'', directed by

Christopher Barry Christopher Chisholm Barry (20 September 1925 – 7 February 2014) was a British television director. He worked extensively in BBC television drama and became best known for his work on the science fiction series ''Doctor Who''. He also direct ...

* '' Quest for Love'' (1971), film directed by

Ralph Thomas Ralph Philip Thomas (10 August 1915 – 17 March 2001) was an English film director who directed the Doctor (film series), ''Doctor'' film series. Thomas cast the actor James Robertson Justice in many of his films. He often worked with the pr ...

* ''Random Quest'' (1986), TV movie directed by Luke Watson Based on short story "A Long Spoon": * "The Long Spoon" (1961), episode of the series ''

Storyboard A storyboard is a graphic organizer that consists of simple illustrations or images displayed in sequence for the purpose of pre-visualizing a motion picture, animation, motion graphic or interactive media sequence. The storyboarding proce ...

'', directed by

James MacTaggart James MacTaggart (25 April 1928 – 29 May 1974) was a Scottish television producer, director and writer. He worked in London from 1961. Early life MacTaggart was born in Glasgow and served in the Royal Army Service Corps from 1946, rising to ...

* ''Ördögi szerencse'' (1978), TV movie directed by Vilmos Dobai

References

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