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| The 1978 hardcover edition |
Michael Hayes (fl. 1970s)
Michael Hayes edited and introduced some six hardcover collections
of supernatural stories from 1976 through 1980, in addition to a collection (probably
his most significant book) of Supernatural
Poetry: A Selection, 16th to the 20th Century (hardcover 1978; trade
paperback 1981). All seven books came
from the same publisher, John Calder of London.
The blurbs about the editor on the dust-wrappers all say something to the
effect that Michael Hayes was born and educated in Ireland, and that he has been in
publishing for many years. His one other book, co-authored with his wife,
Arlette Hayes, was Dining Out Beside the
River Thames (1973).
His six collections are as follows: The
Supernatural Short Stories of Robert Louis Stevenson (1976); The Supernatural Short Stories of Sir Walter
Scott (1977); The Fantastic Tales of
Fitz-James O’Brien (1977); The
Supernatural Short Stories of Charles Dickens (1978); The Ghostly Tales of Washington Irving (1979); and The Haunting Tales of Nathaniel Hawthorne
(1980).
The seven volumes make up a nice series. Hayes and his wife were the dedicatees of Arthur Rex (1978) by Thomas Berger. They
were apparently still living in London
in the early 2000s.
NB: I’ll be grateful if anyone can provide further biographical
information.
