The Norton Book of Ghost Stories ed. Brad Leithauser (Norton, October 1994, 0-393-03564-6, $25.00, 430pp, hc, an, cover by Leon Spilliaert)
Anthology of 28 ghost stories, by 18 authors including Henry James, M.R. James, Edith Wharton, Oliver Onions, “Saki” (H.H. Munro), Elizabeth Bowen, Shirley Jackson, John Cheever, A.S. Byatt.
- 9 · Introduction · Brad Leithauser · in
- 25 · The Romance of Certain Old Clothes · Henry James · ss The Atlantic Monthly February 1868, uncredited.
- 40 · The Friends of the Friends · Henry James · nv Chapman’s Magazine May 1896, as “The Way It Came”
- 61 · Maud-Evelyn · Henry James · nv The Atlantic Monthly April 1900
- 84 · Sir Edmund Orme · Henry James · nv Black & White November 25 1891
- 107 · Casting the Runes · M. R. James · nv More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by Montague Rhodes James & Litt.D., Arnold, 1911
- 124 · “Oh, Whistle, and I’ll Come to You, My Lad” · M. R. James · nv Ghost-Stories of an Antiquary by Montague Rhodes James & Litt.D., Edward Arnold, 1904
- 140 · Mr. Humphreys and His Inheritance · M. R. James · nv More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by Montague Rhodes James & Litt.D., Arnold, 1911
- 160 · Count Magnus · M. R. James · ss Ghost-Stories of an Antiquary by Montague Rhodes James & Litt.D., Edward Arnold, 1904
- 172 · Miss Mary Pask · Edith Wharton · ss Pictorial Review April 1925
- 183 · The Looking Glass · Edith Wharton · ss Cosmopolitan December 1935
- 199 · Poor Girl · Elizabeth Taylor · nv The Third Ghost Book ed. Cynthia Asquith, James Barrie, 1955
- 215 · The Beckoning Fair One · Oliver Onions · na Widdershins by Oliver Onions, Martin Secker, 1911
- 269 · The Open Window · Saki · ss The Westminster Gazette November 18 1911
- 272 · Hand in Glove · Elizabeth Bowen · ss The Second Ghost Book ed. Cynthia Asquith, James Barrie, 1952
- 280 · The Demon Lover · Elizabeth Bowen · ss The Listener November 26 1941
- 286 · The Cat Jumps · Elizabeth Bowen · ss Shudders ed. Cynthia Asquith, Hutchinson, 1929
- 294 · The Clock · W. F. Harvey · ss The Beast with Five Fingers by William Fryer Harvey, Dent, 1928
- 298 · The Tooth · Shirley Jackson · ss The Hudson Review Winter 1949
- 313 · A Story of Don Juan · V. S. Pritchett · ss Argosy (UK) September 1941
- 318 · The Portobello Road · Muriel Spark · nv Winter’s Tales 2, Macmillan UK, 1956
- 337 · Three Miles Up · Elizabeth Jane Howard · nv We Are for the Dark by Elizabeth Jane Howard & Robert Aickman, Cape, 1951
- 353 · The Tower · Marghanita Laski · ss The Third Ghost Book ed. Cynthia Asquith, James Barrie, 1955
- 360 · The Buick Saloon · Ann Bridge · ss The Cornhill Magazine June 1930, as by Mary O’Malley
- 374 · The Axe · Penelope Fitzgerald · ss The Times Anthology of Ghost Stories, Cape, 1975
- 381 · Torch Song · John Cheever · ss The New Yorker October 4 1947
- 394 · The Music Teacher · John Cheever · ss The New Yorker November 21 1959
- 404 · The July Ghost · A. S. Byatt · nv Firebird 1 ed. T. J. Binding, Allen Lane, 1982
first broadcast in Radio 3 in 1981.
- 418 · Ancient Music · Philip Graham · ss The Art of the Knock by Philip Graham, Morrow, 1985
- 425 · Notes on the Authors · [uncredited] · bg
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