R. Barton Palmer is Calhoun Lemon Professor of Literature at Clemson University has written and edited many books on various literary and cinematic subjects. David Boyd is Professor Emeritus of Film and Media Studies at the University of Newcastle, Australia. Palmer and Boyd are coeditors of After Hitchcock: Influence, Imitation, and Intertextuality.

• Introduction: Recontextualizing Hitchcock’s AuthorshipDavid Boyd and R. Barton Palmer1. Hitchcock from Stage to PageThomas Leitch2. Hitchcock and the Three Pleasure GardensSidney Gottlieb3. Hitchcock and The Manxman: A Victorian Bestseller on the Silent ScreenMary Hammond4. Blackmail: Charles Bennett and the Decisive TurnCharles Barr5. The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934): Alfred Hitchcock, John Buchan, and the Thrill of the ChaseMark Glancy6. Secret Agent: Coming in from the Cold, Maugham StyleR. Barton Palmer 7. The Lady Vanishes, but She Won’t Go AwayNoel King and Toby Miller8. The Trouble with RebeccaDavid Boyd9. Depth Psychology on the Surface: Hitchcock’s SpellboundAlan Woolfolk10. Unrecognizable Origins: "The Song of the Dragon" and NotoriousMatthew H. Bernstein 11. Morbid Psychologies and So Forth: The Fine Art of RopeDavid Sterritt 12. Under a Distemperate Star: Under Capricorn (1949)Constantine Verevis 13. Bruno’s Game, or the Case of the Sardonic PsychopathDouglas McFarland 14. Alfred Hitchcock Presents Dial M for Murder: The Submerged Televisuality of a Stage-to-Screen Adaptation Ina Rae Hark 15. The Author of This Claptrap: Cornell Woolrich, Alfred Hitchcock, and Rear WindowPamela Robertson Wojcik 16. To Catch a Thief: Light Reading on a Dark TopicHilary Radner 17. Woman as Death: Vertigo as SourceBarbara Creed 18. Psycho: Trust the TaleBrian McFarlane 19. Thirteen Ways of Looking at The BirdsMurray Pomerance20. A Brief Anatomy of Family PlotLesley Brill AppendixHitchcock’s Films and Their Sources Index

"…an invigorating, insightful, and original volume. The focus on the sources of Hitchcock's plots and ideas never diminishes the genius of Hitchcock. The real reward here is the comparison between literary achievement and cinematic achievement." — CHOICE"The complexity and sweep of this book are staggering; this is a one-stop source for information on the literary origins of Hitchcock's works. This is a one-of-a-kind text, which fills a real niche in both film and Hitchcock studies." — Wheeler Winston Dixon, James Ryan Professor of Film Studies, University of Nebraska at Lincoln"The book is replete with fresh insights into particular films and source texts, fresh approaches to the work of a hugely important and influential screen artist, and fresh evidence for the value of adaptation studies." — David Sterritt, author of The Films of Alfred Hitchcock