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The Third Ghost Book
Contents
vii • Introduction (The Third Ghost Book) • essay by L. P. Hartley
1 • The Telephone • short story by Mary Treadgold
9 • The Claimant • (1955) • short story by Elizabeth Bowen
18 • Napoleon's Hat • short story by Evelyn Fabyan
34 • The Bull • short story by Rachel Hartfield
42 • The House That Wouldn't Keep Still • short story by L. A. G. Strong
49 • The Doctor • short story by Kathleen Freeman [as by Mary Fitt]
56 • On No Account, My Love • short story by Elizabeth Jenkins
67 • The Ghost in the Valley • (1954) • short story by Lord Dunsany
70 • The Day of the Funeral • short story by Margaret Lane
82 • Take Your Partners • short story by Ronald Blythe
89 • Someone in the Lift • short story by L. P. Hartley
95 • Ringing the Changes • novelette by Robert Aickman
127 • The Tower • short story by Marghanita Laski
135 • I Became Bulwinkle • short story by Jonathan Curling
142 • Mrs. Smiff • short story by Collin Brooks
158 • Somebody Calls • short story by James Laver
163 • Harry • short story by Rosemary Timperley
178 • The Shades of Sleepe • short story by Ursula Codrington
185 • The Woman in Black • short story by Daniel George
198 • A Laugh on the Professor • short story by Shane Leslie
204 • Poor Girl • short story by Elizabeth Taylor
226 • The House in the Glen • short story by John Connell
237 • The King of Spades • short story by Nancy Spain
246 • The Uninvited Face • short story by Michael Asquith
265 • Animals or Human Beings • short story by Angus Wilson
271 • Remembering Lee • short story by Eileen Bigland
286 • Who Is Sylvia? • short story by Cynthia Asquith [as by Lady Cynthia Asquith]
vii • Introduction (The Third Ghost Book) • essay by L. P. Hartley
1 • The Telephone • short story by Mary Treadgold
9 • The Claimant • (1955) • short story by Elizabeth Bowen
18 • Napoleon's Hat • short story by Evelyn Fabyan
34 • The Bull • short story by Rachel Hartfield
42 • The House That Wouldn't Keep Still • short story by L. A. G. Strong
49 • The Doctor • short story by Kathleen Freeman [as by Mary Fitt]
56 • On No Account, My Love • short story by Elizabeth Jenkins
67 • The Ghost in the Valley • (1954) • short story by Lord Dunsany
70 • The Day of the Funeral • short story by Margaret Lane
82 • Take Your Partners • short story by Ronald Blythe
89 • Someone in the Lift • short story by L. P. Hartley
95 • Ringing the Changes • novelette by Robert Aickman
127 • The Tower • short story by Marghanita Laski
135 • I Became Bulwinkle • short story by Jonathan Curling
142 • Mrs. Smiff • short story by Collin Brooks
158 • Somebody Calls • short story by James Laver
163 • Harry • short story by Rosemary Timperley
178 • The Shades of Sleepe • short story by Ursula Codrington
185 • The Woman in Black • short story by Daniel George
198 • A Laugh on the Professor • short story by Shane Leslie
204 • Poor Girl • short story by Elizabeth Taylor
226 • The House in the Glen • short story by John Connell
237 • The King of Spades • short story by Nancy Spain
246 • The Uninvited Face • short story by Michael Asquith
265 • Animals or Human Beings • short story by Angus Wilson
271 • Remembering Lee • short story by Eileen Bigland
286 • Who Is Sylvia? • short story by Cynthia Asquith [as by Lady Cynthia Asquith]
247 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1955
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About the author
Cynthia Asquith
80 books30 followersLady Cynthia Mary Evelyn Asquith was an English writer, now known for her ghost stories and diaries. She also wrote novels and edited a number of anthologies, as well as writing for children and on the British Royal family.
Her father was Hugo Richard Charteris, 11th Earl of Wemyss (1857 – 1937) and her mother Mary Constance Wyndham (see The Souls). In 1910, she married Herbert Asquith, son of H. H. Asquith, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916.
In 1913 she met D.H. Lawrence in Margate, and became a friend and correspondent.
Her father was Hugo Richard Charteris, 11th Earl of Wemyss (1857 – 1937) and her mother Mary Constance Wyndham (see The Souls). In 1910, she married Herbert Asquith, son of H. H. Asquith, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916.
In 1913 she met D.H. Lawrence in Margate, and became a friend and correspondent.
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June 7, 2017I'm calling this one 3.5 not rounded up.
Twenty-seven stories are included in this little book, some of which I've read before: "The Ghost of the Valley", by Lord Dunsany, Aickman's "Ringing the Changes," "The Tower," by Marghanita Laski, and "Poor Girl," by Elizabeth Taylor. Out of the remaining 23, several authors are familiar, although their stories were not: Elizabeth Bowen, Mary Fitt, Elizabeth Jenkins, L.P. Hartley, and Lady Cynthia Asquith herself. That leaves a total of 18 writers whose work I've never read, offering lots of possibilities for further reading (yay!). The collection as a whole is not the greatest, but as I'm always saying, when you pick up an anthology it's bound to be a mixed bag where there are treasures and there are those stories that are not so hot. Depending on the reader though, people's choices in each category will be different.
While I can't promise that each and every tale will produce goosebumps, there's probably something for everyone here who enjoys these older stories. For me it's all about discovering those obscure, long-forgotten authors whose work has just sort of faded away, and in that sense, this book was a goldmine.
recommended for strange, nerdiferous people like me who revel in the older stuff. I know you're out there.
http://www.oddlyweirdfiction.com/2017...
Twenty-seven stories are included in this little book, some of which I've read before: "The Ghost of the Valley", by Lord Dunsany, Aickman's "Ringing the Changes," "The Tower," by Marghanita Laski, and "Poor Girl," by Elizabeth Taylor. Out of the remaining 23, several authors are familiar, although their stories were not: Elizabeth Bowen, Mary Fitt, Elizabeth Jenkins, L.P. Hartley, and Lady Cynthia Asquith herself. That leaves a total of 18 writers whose work I've never read, offering lots of possibilities for further reading (yay!). The collection as a whole is not the greatest, but as I'm always saying, when you pick up an anthology it's bound to be a mixed bag where there are treasures and there are those stories that are not so hot. Depending on the reader though, people's choices in each category will be different.
While I can't promise that each and every tale will produce goosebumps, there's probably something for everyone here who enjoys these older stories. For me it's all about discovering those obscure, long-forgotten authors whose work has just sort of faded away, and in that sense, this book was a goldmine.
recommended for strange, nerdiferous people like me who revel in the older stuff. I know you're out there.
http://www.oddlyweirdfiction.com/2017...
January 17, 2024
A mixed bag, but includes a few unusual and rewarding tales from familiar mames
like Rosemary Timperley. All these tales are supposedly from the 1950s, but many feel more old fashioned, in terms of the writing style. Worth it for the rare gems, but I’d prefer a more ruthless editor!
like Rosemary Timperley. All these tales are supposedly from the 1950s, but many feel more old fashioned, in terms of the writing style. Worth it for the rare gems, but I’d prefer a more ruthless editor!
January 28, 2024
A solid collection of ghost stories, including some fairly obscure authors. I want to find more of this series.
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