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The Collected Strange Stories of Robert Aickman, Volume II by Robert Aickman (The Tartarus Press, November 1, 1999, 1-872621-48-1, £70.00, viii+470pp, hc, co, cover by Steven Stapleton)
Collection of 27 stories. A Limited Edition of 500 copies. Available only with the simultaneous The Collected Strange Stories of Robert Aickman, Volume I. These volumes collect all known short fictions by Aickman.

1 · The Swords · Robert Aickman · nv The Fifth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories ed. Robert Aickman, Fontana, 1969

17 · The Real Road to the Church · Robert Aickman · ss Nameless Places ed. Gerald W. Page, Arkham House, 1975

28 · Niemandswasser · Robert Aickman · nv Cold Hand in Mine by Robert Aickman, Gollancz, 1975

40 · Pages from a Young Girl’s Journal · Robert Aickman · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction February 1973

61 · The Hospice · Robert Aickman · nv Cold Hand in Mine by Robert Aickman, Gollancz, 1975

82 · The Same Dog · Robert Aickman · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1974

94 · Meeting Mr. Millar · Robert Aickman · nv The Eighth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories ed. Robert Aickman, Fontana, 1972

117 · The Clock Watcher · Robert Aickman · nv The Bedside Book of Horror ed. Herbert van Thal, Arthur Barker, 1973

141 · Growing Boys · Robert Aickman · nv Tales of Love and Death by Robert Aickman, Gollancz, 1977

171 · Marriage · Robert Aickman · nv Tales of Love and Death by Robert Aickman, Gollancz, 1977

190 · Le Miroir · Robert Aickman · ss Whispers August 1977

196 · Compulsory Games · Robert Aickman · nv Frights ed. Kirby McCauley, St. Martin's, 1976

210 · Raising the Wind · Robert Aickman · ss Tales of Love and Death by Robert Aickman, Gollancz, 1977

216 · Resident’s Tale · Robert Aickman · nv Tales of Love and Death by Robert Aickman, Gollancz, 1977

243 · Wood · Robert Aickman · nv Superhorror ed. Ramsey Campbell, W.H. Allen, 1976

259 · Hand in Glove · Robert Aickman · nv The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction January 1979

274 · No Time Is Passing · Robert Aickman · nv Intrusions by Robert Aickman, Gollancz, 1980

288 · The Fetch · Robert Aickman · nv New Tales of Terror ed. Hugh Lamb, Magnum, 1980

314 · The Breakthrough · Robert Aickman · nv Intrusions by Robert Aickman, Gollancz, 1980

349 · The Next Glade · Robert Aickman · nv Intrusions by Robert Aickman, Gollancz, 1980

370 · Letters to the Postman · Robert Aickman · nv Intrusions by Robert Aickman, Gollancz, 1980

395 · The Stains · Robert Aickman · na New Terrors 1 ed. Ramsey Campbell, Pan, 1980

430 · Just a Song at Twilight · Robert Aickman · ss The Fourth Ghost Book ed. James Turner, Barrie & Rockliff, 1965

439 · Laura · Robert Aickman · ss Cold Fear ed. Hugh Lamb, W.H. Allen, 1977

445 · Rosamund’s Bower · Robert Aickman · nv Night Voices by Robert Aickman, Gollancz, 1985

459 · Mark Ingestre: The Customer’s Tale · Robert Aickman · ss Dark Forces ed. Kirby McCauley, Viking, 1980

Dark Entries by Robert Aickman (Collins, November 1964, 18/-, 173pp, hc, co)

7 · The School Friend · Robert Aickman · nv Dark Entries by Robert Aickman, Collins, 1964

34 · Ringing the Changes · Robert Aickman · nv The Third Ghost Book ed. Cynthia Asquith, James Barrie, 1955

65 · A Choice of Weapons · Robert Aickman · nv Dark Entries by Robert Aickman, Collins, 1964

101 · The Waiting Room · Robert Aickman · ss The Sketch November 9 1956

113 · The View · Robert Aickman · nv We Are for the Dark by Elizabeth Jane Howard & Robert Aickman, Cape, 1951

145 · Bind Your Hair · Robert Aickman · nv Dark Entries by Robert Aickman, Collins, 1964

Night Voices: Strange Stories by Robert Aickman (Gollancz, November 1985, 0-575-03648-6, £8.95, 185pp, hc, co)
Collection of horror stories, with a foreword by Barry Humphries.

9 · Foreword · Barry Humphries · fw

13 · The Stains · Robert Aickman · na New Terrors 1 ed. Ramsey Campbell, Pan, 1980

71 · Just a Song at Twilight · Robert Aickman · ss The Fourth Ghost Book ed. James Turner, Barrie & Rockliff, 1965

87 · Laura · Robert Aickman · ss Cold Fear ed. Hugh Lamb, W.H. Allen, 1977

97 · Rosamund’s Bower · Robert Aickman · nv

123 · The Trains · Robert Aickman · nv We Are for the Dark by Elizabeth Jane Howard & Robert Aickman, Cape, 1951

165 · Mark Ingestre: The Customer’s Tale · Robert Aickman · ss Dark Forces ed. Kirby McCauley, Viking, 1980

Painted Devils by Robert Aickman (Charles Scribner’s Sons, March 1979, 0-684-15999-6, $8.95, 234pp, hc, co, cover by Edward Gorey)

1 · Ravissante · Robert Aickman · nv Sub Rosa by Robert Aickman, Gollancz, 1968

27 · The Houses of the Russians · Robert Aickman · nv Sub Rosa by Robert Aickman, Gollancz, 1968

57 · The View · Robert Aickman · nv We Are for the Dark by Elizabeth Jane Howard & Robert Aickman, Cape, 1951

87 · Ringing the Changes · Robert Aickman · nv The Third Ghost Book ed. Cynthia Asquith, James Barrie, 1955

117 · The School Friend · Robert Aickman · nv Dark Entries by Robert Aickman, Collins, 1964

141 · The Waiting Room · Robert Aickman · ss The Sketch November 9 1956

153 · Marriage · Robert Aickman · nv Tales of Love and Death by Robert Aickman, Gollancz, 1977

183 · Larger Than Oneself · Robert Aickman · nv Powers of Darkness by Robert Aickman, Collins, 1966

211 · My Poor Friend · Robert Aickman · nv Powers of Darkness by Robert Aickman, Collins, 1966

Powers of Darkness by Robert Aickman (Collins, 1966, 18/-, 253pp, hc, co)

9 · Your Tiny Hand Is Frozen · Robert Aickman · nv The Tatler and Bystander November 19 1953

41 · My Poor Friend · Robert Aickman · nv

88 · The Visiting Star · Robert Aickman · nv

121 · Larger Than Oneself · Robert Aickman · nv

158 · A Roman Question · Robert Aickman · nv

205 · The Wine-Dark Sea · Robert Aickman · nv

Sub Rosa: Strange Tales by Robert Aickman (Gollancz, 1968, 575-00043-0, 25/-, 256pp, hc, co)

11 · Ravissante · Robert Aickman · nv

41 · The Inner Room · Robert Aickman · nv The Second Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories ed. Robert Aickman, Fontana, 1966

73 · Never Visit Venice · Robert Aickman · nv

103 · The Unsettled Dust · Robert Aickman · nv

147 · The Houses of the Russians · Robert Aickman · nv

179 · No Stronger Than a Flower · Robert Aickman · ss The Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories ed. Christine Bernard, Fontana, 1966

195 · The Cicerones · Robert Aickman · ss Travellers by Night ed. August Derleth, Arkham House, 1967

209 · Into the Wood · Robert Aickman · nv

The Unsettled Dust by Robert Aickman (Mandarin, October 4, 1990, 0-7493-0173-2, £3.99, 302pp, pb, co)
Collection of eight fantasy/horror stories, 3 from the American edition of The Wine-Dark Sea (Morrow 1988) and 5 from Sub-Rosa (Gollancz 1968).

5 · The Unsettled Dust · Robert Aickman · nv Sub Rosa by Robert Aickman, Gollancz, 1968

57 · The Houses of the Russians · Robert Aickman · nv Sub Rosa by Robert Aickman, Gollancz, 1968

93 · No Stronger Than a Flower · Robert Aickman · ss The Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories ed. Christine Bernard, Fontana, 1966

111 · The Cicerones · Robert Aickman · ss Travellers by Night ed. August Derleth, Arkham House, 1967

127 · The Next Glade · Robert Aickman · nv Intrusions by Robert Aickman, Gollancz, 1980

169 · Ravissante · Robert Aickman · nv Sub Rosa by Robert Aickman, Gollancz, 1968

203 · Bind Your Hair · Robert Aickman · nv Dark Entries by Robert Aickman, Collins, 1964

235 · The Stains · Robert Aickman · na New Terrors 1 ed. Ramsey Campbell, Pan, 1980

We Are for the Dark: Six Ghost Stories by Robert Aickman & Elizabeth Jane Howard--- see under Elizabeth Jane Howard.

The Wine-Dark Sea by Robert Aickman (Arbor House, October 1988, 1-55710-035-7, $18.95, 388pp, hc, co)
Collection of 11 stories of the strange and supernatural, with an introduction by Peter Straub.

7 · Introduction · Peter Straub · in

11 · The Wine-Dark Sea · Robert Aickman · nv Powers of Darkness by Robert Aickman, Collins, 1966

43 · The Trains · Robert Aickman · nv We Are for the Dark by Elizabeth Jane Howard & Robert Aickman, Cape, 1951

79 · Your Tiny Hand Is Frozen · Robert Aickman · nv The Tatler and Bystander November 19 1953

101 · Growing Boys · Robert Aickman · nv Tales of Love and Death by Robert Aickman, Gollancz, 1977

145 · The Fetch · Robert Aickman · nv New Tales of Terror ed. Hugh Lamb, Magnum, 1980

185 · The Inner Room · Robert Aickman · nv The Second Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories ed. Robert Aickman, Fontana, 1966

213 · Never Visit Venice · Robert Aickman · nv Sub Rosa by Robert Aickman, Gollancz, 1968

239 · The Next Glade · Robert Aickman · nv Intrusions by Robert Aickman, Gollancz, 1980

271 · Into the Wood · Robert Aickman · nv Sub Rosa by Robert Aickman, Gollancz, 1968

315 · Bind Your Hair · Robert Aickman · nv Dark Entries by Robert Aickman, Collins, 1964

339 · The Stains · Robert Aickman · na New Terrors 1 ed. Ramsey Campbell, Pan, 1980

The Wine-Dark Sea (var. 1) by Robert Aickman (Mandarin, March 8, 1990, 0-7493-0172-4, £3.99, 352pp, pb, co, cover by Christopher Brown)
Collection of stories of the strange and supernatural, with an introduction by Peter Straub. Note that this edition contains only eight of the eleven stories that were in the original edition (Arbor House 1988).

7 · Introduction · Peter Straub · in The Wine-Dark Sea by Robert Aickman, Arbor House, 1988

13 · The Wine-Dark Sea · Robert Aickman · nv Powers of Darkness by Robert Aickman, Collins, 1966

53 · The Trains · Robert Aickman · nv We Are for the Dark by Elizabeth Jane Howard & Robert Aickman, Cape, 1951

97 · Your Tiny Hand Is Frozen · Robert Aickman · nv The Tatler and Bystander November 19 1953

125 · Growing Boys · Robert Aickman · nv Tales of Love and Death by Robert Aickman, Gollancz, 1977

181 · The Fetch · Robert Aickman · nv New Tales of Terror ed. Hugh Lamb, Magnum, 1980

231 · The Inner Room · Robert Aickman · nv The Second Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories ed. Robert Aickman, Fontana, 1966

267 · Never Visit Venice · Robert Aickman · nv Sub Rosa by Robert Aickman, Gollancz, 1968

299 · Into the Wood · Robert Aickman · nv Sub Rosa by Robert Aickman, Gollancz, 1968

The Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories ed. Robert Aickman (Fontana, 1964, 1055, 3/6d, 256pp, pb, an)

7 · Introduction · Robert Aickman · in

11 · The Travelling Grave · L. P. Hartley · nv Shudders ed. Cynthia Asquith, Hutchinson, 1929

31 · The Ghost Ship · Richard Middleton · ss The Century Magazine April 1912

41 · Squire Toby’s Will · J. Sheridan Le Fanu · nv Temple Bar January 1868

70 · The Voice in the Night · William Hope Hodgson · ss The Blue Book Magazine November 1907

82 · Three Miles Up · Elizabeth Jane Howard · nv We Are for the Dark by Elizabeth Jane Howard & Robert Aickman, Cape, 1951

100 · The Rocking-Horse Winner · D. H. Lawrence · ss Harper’s Bazar July 1926

115 · The Wendigo · Algernon Blackwood · na The Lost Valley and Other Stories by Algernon Blackwood, Eveleigh Nash, 1910

160 · The Crown Derby Plate · Marjorie Bowen · ss Grace Latouche and the Warringtons by Marjorie Bowen, Selwyn & Blount, 1931

172 · The Trains · Robert Aickman · nv We Are for the Dark by Elizabeth Jane Howard & Robert Aickman, Cape, 1951

209 · The Old Nurse’s Story · Mrs. Gaskell · nv Household Words Christmas 1852, uncredited.

229 · Seaton’s Aunt · Walter de la Mare · nv The London Mercury April 1922

The Second Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories ed. Robert Aickman (Fontana, 1966, 1227, 3/6d, 252pp, pb, an)

7 · Introduction · Robert Aickman · in

11 · Playing with Fire · Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine March 1900

25 · Man-Size in Marble · Edith Nesbit · nv Home Chimes December 1887

37 · How Love Came to Professor Guildea · Robert Hichens · na Pearson’s Magazine October 1897, as “The Man Who Was Beloved”

83 · The Demon Lover · Elizabeth Bowen · ss The Listener November 26 1941

90 · A.V. Laider · Sir Max Beerbohm · nv The Century Magazine June 1916

111 · The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar · Edgar Allan Poe · ss American Whig Review December 1845

121 · Our Distant Cousins [Joseph Jorkens] · Lord Dunsany · nv The Saturday Evening Post November 23 1929

146 · The Inner Room · Robert Aickman · nv

178 · Thurnley Abbey · Perceval Landon · ss McClure’s Magazine October 1908

194 · Nightmare Jack · John Metcalfe · nv The Smoking Leg and Other Stories by John Metcalfe, Jarrolds, 1925

213 · The Damned Thing · Ambrose Bierce · ss Tales from New York Town Topics December 7 1893

222 · Afterward · Edith Wharton · nv The Century Magazine January 1910

The Third Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories ed. Robert Aickman (Fontana, 1966, 1465, 3/6d, 224pp, pb, an)

7 · Introduction · Robert Aickman · in

13 · Negotium Perambulans · E. F. Benson · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine November 1922, as “Visible and Invisible”

29 · The End of the Flight · W. Somerset Maugham · vi Harper’s Bazar January 1926

35 · The Beckoning Fair One · Oliver Onions · na Widdershins by Oliver Onions, Martin Secker, 1911

107 · The Dream · A. J. Alan · ss The London Magazine June 1927

116 · The Stranger · Hugh MacDiarmid · ss New Tales of Horror, Hutchinson, 1934

120 · The Case of Mr. Lucraft · Sir Walter Besant & James Rice · nv The Case of Mr. Lucraft and Other Tales by Walter Besant & James Rice, Sampson Low, 1876

154 · The Seventh Man · Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch · ss Old Fires and Profitable Ghosts by A. T. Quiller-Couch, Cassell & Company, 1900

168 · No Ships Pass · Lady Eleanor Smith · nv The Story-teller May 1932

194 · The Man Who Came Back · William Gerhardi · ss When Churchyards Yawn ed. Cynthia Asquith, Hutchinson, 1931

198 · The Visiting Star · Robert Aickman · nv Powers of Darkness by Robert Aickman, Collins, 1966

The Fourth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories ed. Robert Aickman (Fontana, December 1967, 1635, 3/6d, 192pp, pb, an)

7 · Introduction · Robert Aickman · in

13 · The Accident · Ann Bridge · nv The Song in the House by Ann Bridge, 1936

36 · Not on the Passenger List · Barry Pain · ss The Novel Magazine August 1915

48 · The Sphinx Without a Secret · Oscar Wilde · ss The World May 25 1887, as “Lady Alroy”

53 · When I Was Dead · Vincent O’Sullivan · ss A Book of Bargains by Vincent O'Sullivan, Leonard Smithers, 1896

57 · The Queen of Spades · Alexander Pushkin; translated by T. Keane · nv The Prose Tales of Alexander Poushkin by Alexander Poushkin, tr. T. Keane, G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., 1894
translated from the Russian (“Pouschkine”, Biblioteka dlya chteniya, March 1834).

83 · Pargiton and Harby · Desmond MacCarthy · ss The Ghost Book ed. Cynthia Asquith, Hutchinson, 1926

98 · The Snow · Hugh Walpole · ss The (London) Evening News December 21 1928

107 · Carlton’s Father · Eric Ambrose · ss The Evening Standard March 5 1936

119 · A School Story · M. R. James · ss More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by Montague Rhodes James & Litt.D., Edward Arnold, 1911

126 · The Wolves of Cernogratz · Saki · ss The Morning Post January 7 1913, as by H. H. Munro

131 · Mad Monkton · William Wilkie Collins · na Fraser’s Magazine November 1855 (+1), as “The Monktons of Wincot Abbey”

The Fifth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories ed. Robert Aickman (Fontana, December 1969, 2099, 4/-, 224pp, pb, an)

7 · Introduction · Robert Aickman · in

11 · The Firmin Child · Richard Blum · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction December 1965

33 · Lord Mount Prospect · John Betjeman · ss The London Mercury December 1929

45 · The Library Window · Mrs. Oliphant · nv Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine January 1896

87 · The Dancing Partner · Jerome K. Jerome · ex from Novel Notes, Leadenhall Press, 1893

94 · The Swords · Robert Aickman · nv

122 · The Mysterious Stranger · [uncredited] · nv Odds and Ends 1860

161 · A Question of Time · Elizabeth Walter · ss The Sin-Eater and Other Scientific Impossibilities by Elizabeth Walter, Harvill Press, 1967

172 · Venus · Maurice Baring · ss Orpheus in Mayfair by Maurice Baring, Mills & Boon, 1909

182 · Jerry Bundler · W. W. Jacobs · ss The Windsor Magazine December 1897

190 · The Great Return · Arthur Machen · nv Faith Press, 1915

The Sixth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories ed. Robert Aickman (Fontana, 1970, 190pp, pb, an)

7 · Clarimonde · Théophile Gautier; translated by Lafcadio Hearn · nv One of Cleopatra’s Nights by Théophile Gautier, tr. Lafcadio Hearn, R. Worthington, 1882
translated from the French (“La Morte Amoureuse”, Chronique de Paris, June 23 & 26, 1836).

39 · The Grey Ones · J. B. Priestley · nv Lilliput April/May 1953

56 · The Door in the Wall · H. G. Wells · ss The Daily Chronicle July 14 1906

73 · Priscilla and Emily Lofft · George Moore · ss In Single Strictness by George Moore, Liveright, 1922

88 · Sorworth Place [Ralph Bain] · Russell Kirk · nv The London Mystery Magazine #14, February/March 1952, as “Old Place of Sorworth”

107 · Where Their Fire Is Not Quenched · May Sinclair · nv The English Review October 1922

128 · Oke of Okehurst · Vernon Lee · na Blackwood, August 1886, as “A Phantom Lover”

178 · The Lips · Henry S. Whitehead · ss Weird Tales September 1929

The Seventh Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories ed. Robert Aickman (Fontana, 1971, 190pp, pb, an)

7 · Introduction · Robert Aickman · in

11 · Levitation · Joseph Payne Brennan · ss Nine Horrors and a Dream by Joseph Payne Brennan, Arkham House, 1958

16 · Dearth’s Farm · Gerald Bullett · ss The Street of the Eye by Gerald Bullett, John Lane, 1923

29 · Esmeralda · John Keir Cross · ss The Other Passenger by John Keir Cross, John Westhouse, 1944

50 · The Dead Valley · Ralph Adams Cram · ss Black Spirits and White by Ralph Adams Cram, Stone & Kimball, 1895

61 · The Visit to the Museum · Vladimir Nabokov; translated by Dmitri Nabokov · ss Nabokov’s Dozen by Vladimir Nabokov, Heinemann, 1959
translated from the Russian (“Poseshchenie muzeya”, Sovremennyye zapiski, March 1939, as by Sirin).

73 · Gone Away · A. E. Coppard · ss Polly Oliver by A. E. Coppard, 1935

85 · Governor Manco and the Soldier · Washington Irving · ss The Alhambra by Washington Irving, Colburn & Bentley, 1832

103 · The Cicerones · Robert Aickman · ss Travellers by Night ed. August Derleth, Arkham House, 1967

116 · Old Mrs. Jones · Mrs. Riddell · na Weird Stories by Mrs. J. H. Riddell, James Hogg, 1882

169 · Over an Absinthe Bottle · W. C. Morrow · ss The Argonaut January 2 1893, as “The Pale Dice-Thrower”

181 · Where the Woodbine Twineth · Davis Grubb · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine February 1964, as “You Never Believe Me”

The Eighth Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories ed. Robert Aickman (Fontana, 1972, 190pp, pb, an)
Later volumes in the series edited by R. Chetwynd-Hayes.

7 · Introduction · Robert Aickman · in

11 · The Haunted Haven · A. E. Ellis · ss

22 · The Red Lodge · H. R. Wakefield · ss They Return At Evening by H. Russell Wakefield, Phillip Allan, 1928

37 · Midnight Express · Alfred Noyes · ss This Week November 3 1935

43 · Meeting Mr. Millar · Robert Aickman · nv

87 · The Gorgon’s Head · Gertrude Bacon · ss The Strand Magazine December 1899

100 · The Tree · Joyce Marsh · ss (r)

109 · The Haunted and the Haunters; or, The House and the Brain · Lord Lytton · nv Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine August 1859, uncredited.; original version.

151 · Bezhin Lea · Ivan Turgenev; translated by Richard Freeborn · ss 1967

176 · The Last Séance · Agatha Christie · ss Ghost Stories November 1926, as “The Woman Who Stole a Ghost”

Morals and Mysteries by Hamilton Aïdé (Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1872, 319pp, pb, co)
Reprint (Smith, Elder 1872) collection. Collection of British Authors Vol. 1218.
Details provided by Endre Zsoldos.

7 · Geoffrey Luttrell’s Narrative · Hamilton Aïdé · n. (r)

125 · The Mystery of the Moated-Schloss · Hamilton Aïdé · nv (r)

159 · The Legend of Dunblane · Hamilton Aïdé · nv (r)

195 · A Struggle for Mastery · Hamilton Aïdé · na (r)

263 · The Tragedy at Mere Hall · Hamilton Aïdé · ss Once a Week June 27 1868, uncredited.

283 · Valerian’s Honeymoon · Hamilton Aïdé · ss (r)

293 · The Two Sisters of Cologne · Hamilton Aïdé · ss (r)

A Bundle of Nerves: Stories of Horror, Suspense, and Fantasy by Joan Aiken (Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1976, 0-575-02088-1, £2.95, 220pp, hc, co, cover by Robert Howe)

9 · Cricket · Joan Aiken · ss Argosy (UK) September 1956

13 · The Man Who Had Seen the Rope Trick · Joan Aiken · ss

24 · Do You Dig Grieg? · Joan Aiken · ss Argosy (UK) August 1960

35 · Belle of the Ball · Joan Aiken · ss Argosy (UK) May 1958

45 · Five Green Moons · Joan Aiken · ss Argosy (UK) July 1961

57 · Smell · Joan Aiken · ss The Windscreen Weepers by Joan Aiken, Gollancz, 1969

69 · Furry Night · Joan Aiken · ss Argosy (UK) November 1958

84 · As Gay as Cheese · Joan Aiken · ss Argosy (UK) December 1956

90 · Sultan’s Splash · Joan Aiken · ss Argosy (UK) December 1963

105 · A Set for Every Sheep · Joan Aiken · ss Argosy (UK) September 1962

117 · Marmalade Wine · Joan Aiken · ss Suspense (UK) September 1958

126 · Our Feathered Friends · Joan Aiken · ss Woman’s Journal

140 · Postman’s Knock · Joan Aiken · ss Woman’s Journal

151 · The Cold Flame · Joan Aiken · ss The Fifth Ghost Book ed. Rosemary Timperley, Barrie & Rockliff, 1969

165 · Lodging for the Night · Joan Aiken · ss Argosy (UK) March 1963

177 · Safe and Soundproof · Joan Aiken · ss Argosy (UK) April 1959

191 · Sonata for Harp and Bicycle · Joan Aiken · ss Argosy (UK) August 1958

202 · Searching for Summer · Joan Aiken · ss Argosy (UK) September 1958

212 · Dead Language Master · Joan Aiken · ss The First Panther Book of Horror ed. Anthony Rampton, Panther, 1965

A Creepy Company by Joan Aiken (Gollancz, June 1993, 0-575-05544-8, £9.99, 156pp, hc, oc, cover by Alan Fraser)
Young-adult collection of 11 ghost/horror stories, six original.

9 · Dead Man’s Lane · Joan Aiken · ss

18 · The End of Silence · Joan Aiken · ss A Quiver of Ghosts ed. Aidan Chambers, The Bodley Head, 1987

29 · My Disability · Joan Aiken · ss

44 · Toomie · Joan Aiken · ss

58 · The King of Nowhere · Joan Aiken · ss Give Yourself a Fright by Joan Aiken, Delacorte, 1989

68 · They Have Found Out · Joan Aiken · ss

77 · A Rhyme for Silver · Joan Aiken · ss Guardian Angels ed. Stephanie Nettell, Viking Kestrel, 1987

94 · Little Nym · Joan Aiken · ss The Walker Book of Ghost Stories ed. Susan Hill, Walker, 1990

111 · The Traitor · Joan Aiken · nv The Virago Book of Ghost Stories: The Twentieth Century: Volume Two ed. Richard Dalby, Virago, 1991

134 · Die from Day to Day · Joan Aiken · ss

147 · Fastness of Light · Joan Aiken · ss

A Creepy Company (var. 1) by Joan Aiken (Dell Yearling, February 1995, 0-440-40993-4, $3.99, 152pp, tp, co, cover by Mary GrandPré)
Young-adult collection of ten “ghostly” stories. Reprints eight of the 11 stories from the British edition (Gollancz 1993) and adds two later ones. First American edition.

1 · Dead Man’s Lane · Joan Aiken · ss A Creepy Company by Joan Aiken, Gollancz, 1993

11 · My Disability · Joan Aiken · ss A Creepy Company by Joan Aiken, Gollancz, 1993

28 · Toomie · Joan Aiken · ss A Creepy Company by Joan Aiken, Gollancz, 1993

44 · The Thing-in-Waiting · Joan Aiken · ss Ghostly Haunts ed. Michael Morpurgo, Pavilion, 1994

64 · They Have Found Out · Joan Aiken · ss A Creepy Company by Joan Aiken, Gollancz, 1993

74 · The Ferry · Joan Aiken · ss

81 · Little Nym · Joan Aiken · ss The Walker Book of Ghost Stories ed. Susan Hill, Walker, 1990

100 · The Traitor · Joan Aiken · nv The Virago Book of Ghost Stories: The Twentieth Century: Volume Two ed. Richard Dalby, Virago, 1991

126 · Die from Day to Day · Joan Aiken · ss A Creepy Company by Joan Aiken, Gollancz, 1993

141 · Fastness of Light · Joan Aiken · ss A Creepy Company by Joan Aiken, Gollancz, 1993

The Far Forests: Tales of Romance, Fantasy, and Suspense by Joan Aiken (Viking, 1977, 0-670-30760-2, $7.95, 154pp, hc, co)

1 · Lodging for the Night · Joan Aiken · ss Argosy (UK) March 1963

12 · Postman’s Knock · Joan Aiken · ss Woman’s Journal

22 · As Gay as Cheese · Joan Aiken · ss Argosy (UK) December 1956

28 · Furry Night · Joan Aiken · ss Argosy (UK) November 1958

41 · Five Green Moons · Joan Aiken · ss Argosy (UK) July 1961

52 · Sultan’s Splash · Joan Aiken · ss Argosy (UK) December 1963

65 · The Far Forests · Joan Aiken · ss

75 · The Story about Caruso · Joan Aiken · ss Winter’s Crimes 5 ed. Virginia Whitaker, Macmillan UK, 1973

81 · The Rented Swan · Joan Aiken · ss

95 · Safe and Soundproof · Joan Aiken · ss Argosy (UK) April 1959

108 · Cricket · Joan Aiken · ss Argosy (UK) September 1956

112 · Our Feathered Friends · Joan Aiken · ss Woman’s Journal

124 · The Man Who Had Seen the Rope Trick · Joan Aiken · ss A Bundle of Nerves by Joan Aiken, Gollancz, 1976

133 · The Cold Flame · Joan Aiken · ss The Fifth Ghost Book ed. Rosemary Timperley, Barrie & Rockliff, 1969

145 · A Taxi to Solitude · Joan Aiken · ss Argosy (UK) April 1961, as by Nicholas Dee

A Fit of Shivers by Joan Aiken (Gollancz, August 30, 1990, 0-575-04803-4, £8.95, 140pp, hc, oc, cover by Alan Fraser)
Original young-adult collection of ten stories of the “mysterious, macabre and paranormal”.

7 · Number Four, Bowstring Lane · Joan Aiken · ss

17 · Earrings · Joan Aiken · ss

32 · An L-Shaped Grave · Joan Aiken · ss

39 · Something · Joan Aiken · ss

49 · Birthday Gifts · Joan Aiken · ss

64 · The Rose-Garden Dream · Joan Aiken · ss

76 · Watkyn, Comma · Joan Aiken · ss

92 · The Shrieking Door · Joan Aiken · ss

108 · Cousin Alice · Joan Aiken · ss Visions, Delacorte, 1987

128 · The Legacy · Joan Aiken · ss

Fog Hounds, Wind Cat, Sea Mice by Joan Aiken (Macmillan UK, August 1984, 0-333-36574-7, £4.95, 64pp, hc, oc)
Collection of three juvenile tales of magic and the supernatural.

7 · Fog Hounds · Joan Aiken · nv

36 · Wind Cat · Joan Aiken · nv

56 · Sea Mice · Joan Aiken · nv

A Foot in the Grave by Joan Aiken & Jan Pienkowski (Jonathan Cape, October 1989, 0-224-02705-0, £8.95, 128pp, hc, oc)
Collection of eight stories by Aiken written around fantastic paintings by Pienkowski.

7 · Cold Harbour · Joan Aiken · ss

27 · Moveable Ears · Joan Aiken · ss

40 · Beezlebub’s Baby · Joan Aiken · ss

48 · A Foot in the Grave · Joan Aiken · ss

57 · Light Work · Joan Aiken · ss

71 · An Ill Wind · Joan Aiken · nv

97 · Bindweed · Joan Aiken · ss

115 · Amberland · Joan Aiken · ss

Ghostly Beasts by Joan Aiken (Jonathan Cape, October 3, 2002, 0-224-06463-0, £12.99, 143pp, hc, co, cover by Amanda Harvey)
Collection of 15 young-adult poems and stories, two original.

7 · Introduction · Joan Aiken · in

11 · The Dogs, the Cats and the Mice · Joan Aiken · ss

14 · Ducks · Joan Aiken · ss (r)
reprinted from Joan Aiken’s school magazine.

15 · Lob’s Girl · Joan Aiken · ss A Whisper in the Night (var. 1) by Joan Aiken, Delacorte, 1984

32 · Cat · Joan Aiken · pm The Skin Spinners by Joan Aiken, The Viking Press, 1976

33 · The Winter Sleepwalker · Joan Aiken · ss Winter Sleepwalker and Other Stories by Joan Aiken, Cape, 1994

43 · Humblepuppy · Joan Aiken · ss Puffin Post

53 · Snail · Joan Aiken · pm The Skin Spinners by Joan Aiken, The Viking Press, 1976

54 · Snow Horse · Joan Aiken · ss A Whisper in the Night (var. 1) by Joan Aiken, Delacorte, 1984

68 · Midwinter Song · Joan Aiken · pm The Skin Spinners by Joan Aiken, The Viking Press, 1976

69 · A Nasty, Muddy Ghost Dog · Joan Aiken · ss Short Circuits ed. Donald R. Gallo, Delacorte, 1992

78 · Man and Owl · Joan Aiken · pm The Skin Spinners by Joan Aiken, The Viking Press, 1976

79 · The Dancers · Joan Aiken · nv

101 · Potter’s Grey · Joan Aiken · ss Up the Chimney Down and Other Stories by Joan Aiken, 1984

122 · Ash Talks to Bone · Joan Aiken · pm The Skin Spinners by Joan Aiken, The Viking Press, 1976

124 · Crusader’s Toby · Joan Aiken · ss Faithless Lollybird and Other Stories by Joan Aiken, Jonathan Cape, 1977

A Handful of Gold by Joan Aiken (Red Fox, August 1997, 0-09-968361-X, £3.99, 236pp, pb, co, cover by Quentin Blake)
Reprint (Cape 1995) young-adult collection of 15 stories.

7 · All You’ve Ever Wanted · Joan Aiken · ss All You’ve Ever Wanted by Joan Aiken, Jonathan Cape, 1953

16 · The Rocking Donkey · Joan Aiken · ss All You’ve Ever Wanted by Joan Aiken, Jonathan Cape, 1953

24 · The People in the Castle · Joan Aiken · ss More Than You Bargained For by Joan Aiken, 1955

37 · Miss Hooting’s Legacy [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · ss The Methuen Book of Sinister Stories ed. Jean Russell, Methuen, 1982

56 · The Third Wish · Joan Aiken · ss Britannia and Eve July 1955

63 · A Harp of Fishbones · Joan Aiken · ss Miscellany Four ed. Edward Blishen, Oxford University Press, 1967

79 · The Serial Garden [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · ss Armitage, Armitage, Fly Away Home by Joan Aiken, Doubleday, 1968

99 · The Dark Streets of Kimball’s Green · Joan Aiken · nv The Friday Miracle and Other Stories ed. Kaye Webb, Puffin, 1969

121 · The Boy Who Read Aloud · Joan Aiken · ss A Small Pinch of Weather by Joan Aiken, J. Cape, 1969

133 · Moonshine in the Mustard Pot · Joan Aiken · ss Faithless Lollybird and Other Stories by Joan Aiken, Jonathan Cape, 1977

151 · The Man Who Pinched God’s Letter · Joan Aiken · ss Faithless Lollybird and Other Stories by Joan Aiken, Jonathan Cape, 1977

170 · Crusader’s Toby · Joan Aiken · ss Faithless Lollybird and Other Stories by Joan Aiken, Jonathan Cape, 1977

187 · The Cat-Flap and the Apple-Pie · Joan Aiken · ss The Cat Flap and the Apple Pie and Other Funny Stories ed. Lance Salway, W.H. Allen, 1979

197 · Mrs. Nutti’s Fireplace [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · nv A Harp of Fishbones by Joan Aiken, Jonathan Cape, 1972

221 · The Midnight Rose · Joan Aiken · ss Up the Chimney Down and Other Stories by Joan Aiken, 1984

A Harp of Fishbones by Joan Aiken (Hodder Children’s Books, August 21, 1997, 0-340-68129-2, £3.99, 280pp, pb, oc, cover by Tracy Morgan)
Reprint (Cape 1972) young-adult collection of 14 stories.

1 · A Harp of Fishbones · Joan Aiken · ss Miscellany Four ed. Edward Blishen, Oxford University Press, 1967

22 · The Boy with a Wolf’s Foot · Joan Aiken · ss Magpie Book of Stories, Purnell, 1970

40 · Mrs. Nutti’s Fireplace [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · nv

71 · Hope · Joan Aiken · nv

96 · The Lost Five Minutes · Joan Aiken · ss Allsorts 4 ed. Ann Thwaite, Macmillan, 1971

109 · The Rose of Puddle Fratrum · Joan Aiken · ss The World of Ballet, Collins, 1970

128 · The Jar of Cobblestones · Joan Aiken · ss Puffin Post

138 · A Long Day Without Water · Joan Aiken · nv Young Winter’s Tales 2 ed. M. R. Hodgkin, Macmillan UK, 1971

168 · The Prince of Darkness · Joan Aiken · ss

187 · Two Tales of Burnt Porridge · Joan Aiken · ss

205 · Humblepuppy · Joan Aiken · ss Puffin Post

216 · The River Boy · Joan Aiken · ss Argosy (UK) June 1961

235 · The Gift Pig · Joan Aiken · ss Allsorts 4 ed. Ann Thwaite, Macmillan, 1970

252 · The Dark Streets of Kimball’s Green · Joan Aiken · nv The Friday Miracle and Other Stories ed. Kaye Webb, Puffin, 1969

The Kingdom Under the Sea and Other Stories by Joan Aiken (Puffin, October 1973, 0-14-030641-2, 50p, 104pp, pb, oc, cover by Jan Pienkowski)
Reprint (Jonathan Cape 1971) juvenile fantasy collection (retelling Eastern European tales).

9 · The Kingdom Under the Sea · Joan Aiken · ss

19 · The Imprisoned Queen · Joan Aiken · ss

27 · Baba Yaga’s Daughter · Joan Aiken · ss

37 · The Sun-God’s Castle · Joan Aiken · ss

49 · The Reed Girl · Joan Aiken · ss

57 · The King Who Declared War on the Animals · Joan Aiken · ss

67 · The Venetian Princess · Joan Aiken · ss

75 · The Pear Tree · Joan Aiken · ss

83 · The Sun’s Cousin · Joan Aiken · ss

95 · The Golden-Fleeced Ram and the Hundred Elephants · Joan Aiken · ss

103 · The Goose Girl · Joan Aiken · ss

The Last Slice of Rainbow and Other Stories by Joan Aiken (Harper & Row, April 1988, 0-06-020042-1, $12.95, 144pp, hc, co)
Reprint (Cape 1985) collection of 9 young-adult fantasy stories. First U.S. edition.

3 · The Last Slice of Rainbow · Joan Aiken · ss Storyteller Part Two by Joan Aiken, Marshall Cavendish Part Works, 1982

13 · Clem’s Dream · Joan Aiken · ss The Last Slice of Rainbow by Joan Aiken, Cape, 1985

31 · A Leaf in the Shape of a Key · Joan Aiken · ss All the Year Round by Joan Aiken, Evans Brothers, 1980

43 · The Queen with Screaming Hair · Joan Aiken · ss Jubilee Jackanory, BBC, 1977

64 · The Tree That Loved a Girl · Joan Aiken · ss The Last Slice of Rainbow by Joan Aiken, Cape, 1985

74 · Lost—One Pair of Legs · Joan Aiken · ss The Last Slice of Rainbow by Joan Aiken, Cape, 1985

90 · The Voice in the Shell · Joan Aiken · ss The Last Slice of Rainbow by Joan Aiken, Cape, 1985

105 · The Spider in the Bath · Joan Aiken · ss The Last Slice of Rainbow by Joan Aiken, Cape, 1985

128 · Think of a Word · Joan Aiken · ss Hundreds and Hundreds ed. Peter Dickinson, Puffin, 1984

Moon Cake and Other Stories by Joan Aiken (Hodder Children’s Books, November 1998, 978-0-340-70926-9, £3.99, 244pp, tp, oc, cover by Wayne Anderson)
Details taken from online listing.

9 · Moon Cake · Joan Aiken · nv

45 · Barmkins Are Best · Joan Aiken · ss

60 · The Feather and the Page · Joan Aiken · ss

75 · Hot Water · Joan Aiken · ss

81 · The Green Arches · Joan Aiken · ss Mystery Stories ed. Helen Cresswell, Kingfisher, 1996

99 · Hatching Trouble · Joan Aiken · ss

115 · Milo’s New Word [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · ss

135 · The Furious Tree · Joan Aiken · nv

163 · The Mysterious Meadow · Joan Aiken · ss

173 · Petticoat Palm · Joan Aiken · ss

182 · The World Next Door · Joan Aiken · ss

198 · The Silver Cup · Joan Aiken · ss

208 · The King of the Forest · Joan Aiken · ss

228 · Wheelbarrow Castle · Joan Aiken · ss

The Serial Garden: The Complete Armitage Family Stories by Joan Aiken (Big Mouth House, October 2008, 978-1-93152-057-7, $20.00, 329pp, hc, co, cover by Beth Adams) [Armitage Family]
Collection of 24 stories, four original, about Harriet and Mark Armitage, to whom interesting things happen. Introductions by Garth Nix and Lizza Aiken. Illustrated by Andi Watson. This includes all of the stories collected in Armitage, Armitage, Fly Away Home (Doubleday 1968).

i · Introduction · Lizza Aiken · in

vii · Introduction · Garth Nix · in

ix · Prelude · Joan Aiken · lk Armitage, Armitage, Fly Away Home by Joan Aiken, Doubleday, 1968

1 · Yes, But Today Is Tuesday [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · ss All You’ve Ever Wanted by Joan Aiken, Jonathan Cape, 1953

10 · Broomsticks and Sardines [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · ss A Small Pinch of Weather by Joan Aiken, J. Cape, 1969

20 · The Frozen Cuckoo [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · ss All You’ve Ever Wanted by Joan Aiken, Jonathan Cape, 1953

30 · Sweet Singeing in the Choir [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · ss All You’ve Ever Wanted by Joan Aiken, Jonathan Cape, 1953

40 · The Ghostly Governess [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · nv All You’ve Ever Wanted by Joan Aiken, Jonathan Cape, 1953

57 · Harriet’s Birthday Present [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · ss All You’ve Ever Wanted by Joan Aiken, Jonathan Cape, 1953

69 · Dragon Monday [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · ss All You’ve Ever Wanted by Joan Aiken, Jonathan Cape, 1953

75 · Armitage, Armitage, Fly Away Home [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · ss More Than You Bargained For by Joan Aiken, 1955

88 · Rocket Full of Pie [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · ss More Than You Bargained For by Joan Aiken, 1955

98 · Doll’s House to Let, Mod. Con. [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · ss More Than You Bargained For by Joan Aiken, 1955

110 · Tea at Ravensburgh [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · ss More Than You Bargained For by Joan Aiken, 1955

120 · The Land of Trees and Heroes [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · ss Girl’s Choice, Hamlyn, 1965

138 · Harriet’s Hairloom [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · ss Armitage, Armitage, Fly Away Home by Joan Aiken, Doubleday, 1968

154 · The Stolen Quince Tree [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · ss Armitage, Armitage, Fly Away Home by Joan Aiken, Doubleday, 1968

168 · The Apple of Trouble [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · ss Winter’s Tales for Children 4 ed. M. R. Hodgkin, Macmillan, 1968

187 · The Serial Garden [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · ss Armitage, Armitage, Fly Away Home by Joan Aiken, Doubleday, 1968

207 · Mrs. Nutti’s Fireplace [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · nv A Harp of Fishbones by Joan Aiken, Jonathan Cape, 1972

227 · The Looking-Glass Tree [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · nv Cricket 1976

247 · Miss Hooting’s Legacy [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · ss The Methuen Book of Sinister Stories ed. Jean Russell, Methuen, 1982

264 · Kitty Snickersnee [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · ss

275 · Goblin Music [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · ss

289 · The Chinese Dragon [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · ss

306 · Don’t Go Fishing on Witches’ Day [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · ss Small Beers Press, July 2008

319 · Milo’s New Word [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · ss Moon Cake and Other Stories by Joan Aiken, Hodder, 1998

Shadows & Moonshine by Joan Aiken (David R. Godine, November 2001, 1-56792-167-1, $18.95, x+171pp, hc, co, cover by Pamela Johnson)
Young-adult collection of 13 stories. Illustrated by Pamela Johnson.

vii · Introduction · Joan Aiken · in

3 · The Gift Pig · Joan Aiken · ss Allsorts 4 ed. Ann Thwaite, Macmillan, 1970

16 · The Rocking Donkey · Joan Aiken · ss All You’ve Ever Wanted by Joan Aiken, Jonathan Cape, 1953

25 · Cooks and Prophecies · Joan Aiken · ss All You’ve Ever Wanted by Joan Aiken, Jonathan Cape, 1953

36 · The Lilac in the Lake · Joan Aiken · ss A Small Pinch of Weather by Joan Aiken, J. Cape, 1969

50 · A Harp of Fishbones · Joan Aiken · ss Miscellany Four ed. Edward Blishen, Oxford University Press, 1967

69 · A Small Pinch of Weather · Joan Aiken · ss Woman’s Journal September 1962, as by Nicholas Dee

83 · The King Who Stood All Night · Joan Aiken · ss All You’ve Ever Wanted by Joan Aiken, Jonathan Cape, 1953

94 · Cat’s Cradle · Joan Aiken · ss Faithless Lollybird and Other Stories by Joan Aiken, Jonathan Cape, 1977

106 · Moonshine in the Mustard Pot · Joan Aiken · ss Faithless Lollybird and Other Stories by Joan Aiken, Jonathan Cape, 1977

126 · The Wolves and the Mermaids · Joan Aiken · ss All You’ve Ever Wanted by Joan Aiken, Jonathan Cape, 1953

137 · John Sculpin and the Witches · Joan Aiken · ss All You’ve Ever Wanted by Joan Aiken, Jonathan Cape, 1953

146 · The Night the Stars Were Gone · Joan Aiken · ss Faithless Lollybird and Other Stories by Joan Aiken, Jonathan Cape, 1977

157 · The Boy with a Wolf’s Foot · Joan Aiken · ss Magpie Book of Stories, Purnell, 1970

Tale of a One-Way Street by Joan Aiken (Puffin, August 1986, 0-14-031700-7, £1.95, 127pp, pb, co)
Reprint (Cape 1978) collection of fantasy stories, illustrated with color and b&w silhouettes by Jan Pienkowski.

11 · Tale of a One-Way Street · Joan Aiken · ss

27 · The Lions · Joan Aiken · ss

41 · Bridget’s Hat · Joan Aiken · ss Puffin Post

57 · The Goodbye Song · Joan Aiken · ss

71 · The Queen of the Moon · Joan Aiken · ss

85 · Clean Sheets · Joan Aiken · ss Puffin Post

95 · The Alarm Cock · Joan Aiken · ss

111 · The Tractor, the Duck and the Drum · Joan Aiken · ss

A Touch of Chill by Joan Aiken (Gollancz, August 1979, 0-575-02667-7, £3.75, 191pp, hc, co)

7 · Lodgers · Joan Aiken · nv

30 · Mrs. Considine · Joan Aiken · ss The Windscreen Weepers by Joan Aiken, Gollancz, 1969

37 · The Sewanee Glide · Joan Aiken · ss John Creasey’s Crime Collection 1979 ed. Herbert Harris, Gollancz, 1979

52 · Listening · Joan Aiken · ss

66 · The Companion · Joan Aiken · ss John Creasey’s Crime Collection 1978 ed. Herbert Harris, Gollancz, 1978

75 · The Rented Swan · Joan Aiken · ss The Far Forests by Joan Aiken, Viking, 1977

92 · Jugged Hare · Joan Aiken · ss The Pan Book of Horror Stories ed. Herbert van Thal, Pan, 1959

100 · A Game of Black and White · Joan Aiken · ss

113 · Time to Laugh · Joan Aiken · ss

125 · “He” · Joan Aiken · ss

135 · The Story about Caruso · Joan Aiken · ss Winter’s Crimes 5 ed. Virginia Whitaker, Macmillan UK, 1973

141 · The Helper · Joan Aiken · ss

156 · Power-Cut · Joan Aiken · ss A Book of Contemporary Nightmares ed. Giles Gordon, Michael Joseph, 1977

168 · Who Goes Down This Dark Road? · Joan Aiken · ss

175 · A Train Full of War-Lords · Joan Aiken · ss The Windscreen Weepers by Joan Aiken, Gollancz, 1969

A Touch of Chill: Tales for Sleepless Nights (var. 1) by Joan Aiken (Delacorte Press, May 1980, 978-0-440-00007-5, $7.95, 183pp, hc, co)
Details taken from online listing.

1 · The Cat Flap and the Apple Pie · Joan Aiken · ss The Cat Flap and the Apple Pie and Other Funny Stories ed. Lance Salway, W.H. Allen, 1979

10 · “He” · Joan Aiken · ss A Touch of Chill by Joan Aiken, Gollancz, 1979

20 · Time to Laugh · Joan Aiken · ss A Touch of Chill by Joan Aiken, Gollancz, 1979

33 · Lodgers · Joan Aiken · nv A Touch of Chill by Joan Aiken, Gollancz, 1979

57 · Listening · Joan Aiken · ss A Touch of Chill by Joan Aiken, Gollancz, 1979

71 · Sailors’ Legends · Joan Aiken · ss Argosy (UK) October 1961, as by Nicholas Dee

81 · A Game of Black and White · Joan Aiken · ss A Touch of Chill by Joan Aiken, Gollancz, 1979

94 · Elephant’s Ear · Joan Aiken · ss Argosy (UK) February 1960

105 · The Sewanee Glide · Joan Aiken · ss John Creasey’s Crime Collection 1979 ed. Herbert Harris, Gollancz, 1979

120 · She Was Afraid of Upstairs · Joan Aiken · ss

130 · The Birthday Party · Joan Aiken · ss

141 · Mousework · Joan Aiken · ss The Windscreen Weepers by Joan Aiken, Gollancz, 1969

153 · A Long Way to Swim · Joan Aiken · ss

165 · Who Goes Down This Dark Road? · Joan Aiken · ss A Touch of Chill by Joan Aiken, Gollancz, 1979

172 · Power Cut · Joan Aiken · ss A Book of Contemporary Nightmares ed. Giles Gordon, Michael Joseph, 1977

Up the Chimney Down and Other Stories by Joan Aiken (Harper & Row, November 1985, 0-06-020036-7, $11.95, 248pp, hc, oc)
Reprint (Cape 1984) collection of fantasy stories. Also available in a library edition, 0-06-020037-5, $11.89.

1 · The Last Chimney Cuckoo · Joan Aiken · nv

27 · Miss Hooting’s Legacy [Armitage Family] · Joan Aiken · ss The Methuen Book of Sinister Stories ed. Jean Russell, Methuen, 1982

50 · The Gift Giving · Joan Aiken · ss Sixteen ed. Donald Gallo, Dell, 1984

66 · The Dog on the Roof · Joan Aiken · nv

96 · The Missing Heir · Joan Aiken · nv

118 · Up the Chimney Down · Joan Aiken · nv

149 · Christmas at Troy · Joan Aiken · nv

171 · The Midnight Rose · Joan Aiken · ss

191 · The Happiest Sheep in London · Joan Aiken · nv

212 · The Fire Dogs · Joan Aiken · ss

228 · Potter’s Gray · Joan Aiken · ss

A Whisper in the Night: Stories of Horror, Suspense, and Fantasy by Joan Aiken (Gollancz, May 1982, 0-575-03105-0, £5.95, 189pp, hc, co)

9 · Old Fillikin · Joan Aiken · ss Ghostly Encounters, 1981

20 · Miss Spitfire · Joan Aiken · ss

30 · She Was Afraid of Upstairs · Joan Aiken · ss A Touch of Chill (var. 1) by Joan Aiken, Delacorte, 1980

40 · The Birthday Party · Joan Aiken · ss A Touch of Chill (var. 1) by Joan Aiken, Delacorte, 1980

51 · The Black Cliffs · Joan Aiken · ss

71 · Finders Keepers · Joan Aiken · ss Black Eyes and Other Spine Chillers ed. Lance Salway, Pepper Press, 1981

87 · The Hunchback of Brook Green · Joan Aiken · ss

105 · Mrs. Chatterbox · Joan Aiken · ss

121 · Sultan: A Friend · Joan Aiken · nv

143 · Hanging Matter · Joan Aiken · ss

151 · Picnic Area · Joan Aiken · ss Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine July 1982

164 · Merminster · Joan Aiken · ss

176 · The Swan Child · Joan Aiken · ss

A Whisper in the Night: Tales of Terror and Suspense (var. 1) by Joan Aiken (Delacorte, October 1984, 0-385-29344-5, $14.95, 203pp, hc, co)
Collection of 13 tales of horror and the supernatural. A collection with the same title appeared in England (Gollancz 1982; Fontana 1983), but half the stories are different.

1 · Lob’s Girl · Joan Aiken · ss

16 · Miss Spitfire · Joan Aiken · ss A Whisper in the Night by Joan Aiken, Gollancz, 1982

28 · Finders Keepers · Joan Aiken · ss Black Eyes and Other Spine Chillers ed. Lance Salway, Pepper Press, 1981

46 · The Windowbox Waltz · Joan Aiken · nv Girl’s Choice, Hamlyn, 1965

67 · The Swan Child · Joan Aiken · ss A Whisper in the Night by Joan Aiken, Gollancz, 1982

83 · Merminster · Joan Aiken · ss A Whisper in the Night by Joan Aiken, Gollancz, 1982

96 · Mrs. Chatterbox · Joan Aiken · ss A Whisper in the Night by Joan Aiken, Gollancz, 1982

113 · Two Races · Joan Aiken · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine September 1982

132 · Old Fillikin · Joan Aiken · ss Ghostly Encounters, 1981

144 · Snow Horse · Joan Aiken · ss

156 · The Hunchback of Brook Green · Joan Aiken · ss A Whisper in the Night by Joan Aiken, Gollancz, 1982

175 · Homer’s Whistle · Joan Aiken · ss They Wait, and Other Spine Chillers ed. Lance Salway, Pepper Press, 1983

191 · The Last Specimen · Joan Aiken · ss

The Windscreen Weepers and Other Stories of Horror and Suspense by Joan Aiken (Gollancz, 1969, 0-575-00189-5, 30/-, 256pp, hc, co)
Also revised as The Green Flash and Other Tales of Horror, Suspense and Fantasy (Holt 1971).

9 · Marmalade Wine · Joan Aiken · ss Suspense (UK) September 1958

17 · Belle of the Ball · Joan Aiken · ss Argosy (UK) May 1958

26 · Mrs. Considine · Joan Aiken · ss

33 · Follow My Fancy · Joan Aiken · ss Argosy (UK) January 1956

44 · Dead Language Master · Joan Aiken · ss The First Panther Book of Horror ed. Anthony Rampton, Panther, 1965

53 · A Train Full of War-Lords · Joan Aiken · ss

69 · As Gay as Cheese · Joan Aiken · ss Argosy (UK) December 1956

75 · Cricket · Joan Aiken · ss Argosy (UK) September 1956

79 · Elephant’s Ear · Joan Aiken · ss Argosy (UK) February 1960

90 · The Green Flash · Joan Aiken · ss

105 · Island Wedding · Joan Aiken · ss

117 · Minette · Joan Aiken · ss

126 · Mousework · Joan Aiken · ss

138 · The Dreamers · Joan Aiken · ss Suspense (UK) April 1960

144 · Jugged Hare · Joan Aiken · ss The Pan Book of Horror Stories ed. Herbert van Thal, Pan, 1959

152 · Summer by the Sea · Joan Aiken · ss

160 · Sailors’ Legends · Joan Aiken · ss Argosy (UK) October 1961, as by Nicholas Dee

170 · Socksy Boy · Joan Aiken · ss Argosy (UK) February 1961

183 · Pride of the Circle Y · Joan Aiken · ss

197 · Searching for Summer · Joan Aiken · ss Argosy (UK) September 1958

207 · Smell · Joan Aiken · ss

218 · A View of the Heath · Joan Aiken · ss

229 · The Davenport Ballroom · Joan Aiken · ss Argosy (UK) October 1960, as by Nicholas Dee

243 · The Windscreen Weepers · Joan Aiken · ss

The Winter Sleepwalker and Other Stories by Joan Aiken (Red Fox, November 2, 1995, 0-09-949641-0, £2.99, 96pp, pb, oc, cover by Quentin Blake)
Reprint (Jonathan Cape 1994) young-adult fantasy collection of eight original stories.

1 · Over the Cloudy Mountains · Joan Aiken · ss

19 · Blazing Shadows · Joan Aiken · ss

31 · Melusina · Joan Aiken · ss

43 · A Basket of Water · Joan Aiken · ss

52 · The Liquorice Tree · Joan Aiken · ss

65 · Furious Hill · Joan Aiken · ss

73 · The Winter Sleepwalker · Joan Aiken · ss

87 · Catch a Falling World · Joan Aiken · ss

Authors’ Choice 2 ed. Joan Aiken--- see under Anon..

The Blackness Within ed. Gill Ainsworth (Apex Publications, September 2010, 978-0-9845535-2-5, $16.95, 194pp, tp, oa, cover by Stanley Morrison)
Original anthology of 14 horror stories about the “new” God for the 21st century: Moccus, a savagely brutal Celtic fertility god. Authors include S. Clayton Rhodes, Lucas Pederson, and Steven L. Shrewsbury. A print-on-demand edition.

vii · The New God, The New Order · Gill Ainsworth · in

· Part 1: The Apostiles

1 · Secrets of Fatima · Steven L. Shrewsbury · ss

16 · Without Mercy · Lucas Pederson · ss

30 · The Messiah of Mincemeat · S. Clayton Rhodes · ss

40 · Dreaming · Brenton Tomlinson · ss

· Part 2: The Life

55 · Daughter of God · Maxwell Peterson · ss

64 · The Free Poor · Mark Grundy · nv

89 · Bad Meat · Michael Keyton · ss

99 · Chain of Hearts · Eric Gregory · ss

113 · Big Game · Conrad Zero · ss

126 · Dance of the Psychopomps · Joshua McCune · ss

145 · Song-Ji and the Wolf · Paul Williams · ss

154 · For They Are As Beasts · Camille Alexa · ss

164 · Abattoir Blues · Geoffrey W. Cole · ss

· Part 4: The Food

182 · The Holy Meal · Moccus Meats hlc · ms; recipes.

187 · Acknowledgments · Gill Ainsworth · ms

188 · Contributors’ Notes · [uncredited] · bg

Descended from Darkness: Apex Magazine Vol. I ed. Gill Ainsworth & Jason Sizemore (Apex Publications, November 2009, 978-0-9788676-9-0, $18.95, 286pp, tp, an, cover: Machinery of the Stars by Vitaly S. Alexius)
Contains 24 stories published in Apex Magazine from January 1, 2008 through June 30th, 2009. Also known as The Book of Apex: Volume 1 of Apex Magazine.
Details taken from online listing.

· Biographies · [uncredited] · ms

1 · Post Apocalypse · James Walton Langolf · ss Apex Online January 1 2008

9 · These Days · Katherine Sparrow · ss Apex Online July 13 2008

23 · In the Seams · Andrew C. Porter · ss Apex Online July 28 2008

40 · The Nature of Blood · George Mann · ss Apex Online August 11 2008

59 · Scenting the Dark · Mary Robinette Kowal · ss Apex Online August 25 2008

70 · The Limb Knitter · Steven Francis Murphy · ss Apex Online September 8 2008

88 · Empty Spaces · Nathan Rosen · ss Apex Online October 2 2008, as “I Know an Old Lady”

90 · Blakenjel · Lavie Tidhar · ss Apex Online October 2 2008

107 · Behold: Skowt! · Jason Heller · ss Apex Online November 2 2008

113 · Shaded Streams Run Clearest · Geoffrey W. Cole · ss Apex Online November 4 2008

117 · Plebiscite AV3X · Jason Fischer · ss Apex Online November 4 2008

120 · A Splash of Color · William T. Vandemark · ss Apex Online November 2 2008

130 · Organ Nell · Jennifer Pelland · ss Apex Online December 2 2008

138 · A Night at the Empire · Joy Marchand · ss Apex Online December 2 2008

151 · Starter House · Jason Palmer · ss Apex Online January 3 2009

166 · On the Shadow Side of the Beast · Ruth Nestvold · ss Apex Online January 3 2009

178 · Cai and Her Ten Thousand Husbands · Gord Sellar · ss Apex Online February 3 2009

191 · Dark Planet · Lavie Tidhar · ss Apex Online February 3 2009

206 · The Puma · Theodora Goss · ss Apex Online March 3 2009

223 · The Mind of a Pig · Ekaterina Sedia · ss Apex Online March 3 2009

233 · Hindsight, in Neon · Jamie Todd Rubin · ss Apex Online April 7 2009, as “The Last Science Fiction Writer”

238 · Waiting for Jakie · Barbara Krasnoff · ss Apex Online April 7 2009

245 · Clockwork, Patchwork and Ravens · Peter M. Ball · ss Apex Online May 5 2009

264 · Hideki and the Gnomes [Hideki] · Mark Lee Pearson · ss Apex Online May 5 2009

Hit Parade of Mystery Stories ed. Norma Ruedi Ainsworth (Scholastic Book Services, 1963, T502, 188pp, pb, an)

1 · “?” · Sister Paschala, O.P. · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine January 1962

13 · The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan [Hercule Poirot] · Agatha Christie · nv The Sketch March 14 1923, as “The Curious Disappearance of the Opalsen Pearls”

37 · Death Had a Voice [Chafik J. Chafik] · Charles B. Child · ss Collier’s June 26 1948

57 · The Red-Headed League [Sherlock Holmes] · Arthur Conan Doyle · nv The Strand Magazine August 1891

96 · The Day the Children Vanished · Hugh Pentecost · nv This Week April 20 1958 (+2), as “The Children Vanished”

141 · The Case of the White Elephant [Albert Campion] · Margery Allingham · nv The Strand Magazine August 1936, as “The White Elephant”

171 · The Unique Guinea · Stephen Barr · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 1959

179 · The Dilemma of Grampa Dubois · Clayre & Michel Lipman · ss The American Magazine 1952

The Last Bullet and Other Western Stories ed. Norma Ruedi Ainsworth (Scholastic, 1965, pb, an)
Lon Tinkle, consultant.

· Maverick in the Bunkhouse · Verne Athanas · ss Argosy September 1952

· Water Hog · Raymond Boyle · ss 1946

· The Long Trail Drive · Edward Carr · ss 1959

· The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky · Stephen Crane · nv McClure’s Magazine February 1898

· The Maverick Branded Murder · J. Frank Dobie · ss 1941

· The Missing Chord · O. Henry · ss The Century Magazine June 1904

· The Elk Tooth Dress · Dorothy M. Johnson · ss 1957

· The Last Bullet · MacKinlay Kantor · vi Collier’s December 10 1938

· Palomino · Bud Murphy · ss 1945

· Way of the Law in Calico · John B. Prescott · ss The Saturday Evening Post May 5 1956, as “The Landlady’s Daughter”

Chapter and Hearse and Other Stories by Catherine Aird (St. Martin’s Minotaur, February 2004, 0-312-29084-5, $23.95, 293pp, hc, co)
Reprint (Macmillan 2003) collection of 22 stories. First US edition.

1 · A Change of Heart [C(hristopher) D(ennis) Sloan] · Catherine Aird · ss 2003

15 · Due Diligence · Catherine Aird · ss The Strand Magazine #4, April/July 2000

31 · Time, Gentlemen, Please [C(hristopher) D(ennis) Sloan] · Catherine Aird · ss 2003

50 · Cold Comfort [Sheriff Rhuaraidh Macmillan] · Catherine Aird · ss Murder Through the Ages ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Headline, 2000

63 · Chapter and Hearse [C(hristopher) D(ennis) Sloan] · Catherine Aird · ss Past Crimes ed. Martin Edwards, Severn House, 1998

77 · The Widow’s Might · Catherine Aird · ss 2003

92 · Handsel Monday [Sheriff Rhuaraidh Macmillan] · Catherine Aird · ss Past Poisons ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Headline, 1998

110 · Preyed in Aid [C(hristopher) D(ennis) Sloan] · Catherine Aird · ss 2003

130 · A Different Cast of Mind · Catherine Aird · ss 2003

135 · Examination Results [C(hristopher) D(ennis) Sloan] · Catherine Aird · ss 2003

148 · Child’s Play [Henry Tyler] · Catherine Aird · ss 2003

162 · Like to Die [C(hristopher) D(ennis) Sloan] · Catherine Aird · ss Malice Domestic 6 ed. Anne Perry, Pocket, 1997

176 · Dead Letters [Sheriff Rhuaraidh Macmillan] · Catherine Aird · ss 2003

189 · Gold, Frankincense and Murder [Henry Tyler] · Catherine Aird · ss A Classic Christmas Crime ed. Tim Heald, Pavilion, 1995

210 · The Trouble and Strife [C(hristopher) D(ennis) Sloan] · Catherine Aird · ss The Mammoth Book of Comic Crime ed. Maxim Jakubowski, Robinson, 2002

221 · Losing the Plot · Catherine Aird · ss 2003

234 · A Soldier to the Queen · Catherine Aird · ss 2003

242 · Touch Not the Cat [C(hristopher) D(ennis) Sloan] · Catherine Aird · ss 2003

251 · Exit Strategy · Catherine Aird · ss 2003

257 · The Wild Card [C(hristopher) D(ennis) Sloan] · Catherine Aird · ss 2003

265 · Coup de Grâce [Henry Tyler] · Catherine Aird · ss 2003

279 · Dummy Run [C(hristopher) D(ennis) Sloan] · Catherine Aird · ss 2003

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