Wallace Collection of the wealthiest families in Europe. They owned large properties in England, Wales and Ireland, and increased their wealth through successful marriages. Politically of lesser importance, the 3rd and 4th Marquess and Sir Richard Wallace became leading art collectors of their time. The Wallace Collection, comprising about 5,500 works of art, was bequeathed to the British nation by Lady Wallace in 1897. The state then decided to buy Hertford House to display the collection and it was opened as a museum in 1900. As a museum the Wallace Collection's main strength is perhaps its extraordinary array of 18th-century French art:
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection each story by Dozois and a referenced list of honorable mentions for the year. The stories are as follows: The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection is a science fiction anthology edited by Gardner Dozois that was published in May 1987. It is the 4th in "The Year's Best Science Fiction" series. Cover art was by Alan Gutierrez. It won the Locus Award for best anthology. It was also published in the UK as The Mammoth Book of Best New Science Fiction, the first UK edition of the series. The book