Atlantis: Three Tales is a 1995 collection of three stories by Samuel R. Delany

Samuel R. Delany

Samuel Ray Delany, Jr., also known as "Chip" is an American author, professor and literary critic. His work includes a number of novels, many in the science fiction genre, as well as memoir, criticism, and essays on sexuality and society.His science fiction novels include Babel-17, The Einstein...

. The stories are "Atlantis: Model 1924", "Eric, Gwen, and D.H. Lawrence's Esthetic of Unrectified Feeling", and "Citre et Trans". The first edition also included a Microflorilegium, a selection of excerpts from the author’s correspondence and a thematic outline of the opening novella.

All three stories center around a character named "Sam." The first Sam appears to be based on Delany's father, Samuel R. Delany Sr., while the other two appear to be based on Delany himself.

Contents

• "Atlantis: Model 1924"
• "Erik, Gwen, and D.H. Lawrence’s Esthetic of Unrectified Feeling"
• "Citre et Trans"
• "Microflorilegium" (in the limited edition only)

Publication history

• 1995, USA, Incunabula
  Incunabula (publisher)
  Incunabula is the name of a quality small press based in Seattle, Washington, United States. The company is under the sole proprietorship of Ron Drummond, who serves as publisher, editor, and production manager...
  
   ISBN 0-9633637-4-3, Pub date June 1995, 219pp, Hardcover, signed, limited edition of 334
• 1995, USA, Wesleyan University Press
  Wesleyan University Press
  Wesleyan University Press is a university press that is part of Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. The Press is currently directed by Suzanna Tamminen, a published poet and essayist...
  
   ISBN 0-8195-5283-6, Pub date August 1995, 212 pp, Hardcover, first trade edition, omits Microflorilegium
• 1997, USA, Wesleyan University Press
  Wesleyan University Press
  Wesleyan University Press is a university press that is part of Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. The Press is currently directed by Suzanna Tamminen, a published poet and essayist...
  
  ISBN 0-8195-6312-9, Pub date April 1997, 212 pp, Paperback, reprint of 1995 Weslayan edition