a bright, individual young Irish woman becomes part of the celebrity circuit, and loses all that makes her special in the process of becoming a star. "Random Quest" combines romance and parallel universes. In "A Long Spoon", a demon is summoned by mistake; the couple that invoked him have to get rid of him without losing their souls in the bargain. Adaptations "Consider Her Ways" was an episode of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour anthology series in 1964. The series usually presented crime and mystery stories. This was a faithful, if shortened, adaptation, with the action moved to America. The screenplay was written by Oscar Millard, and starred Barbara Barrie as the woman who travels through time and Gladys Cooper as the historian. External links Amazon reviews of Consider Her Ways and Others IMDB entry for Hitchcock's version The Alfred Hitchcock Hour: "Consider Her Ways" (1964) on YouTube Post-apocalyptic short story collections Short story collections by John Wyndham Short stories by John Wyndham 1956 short story collections Single-gender worlds Michael Joseph books