Although
Asquith wrote ghost stories of her own, she is best remembered as
an important early anthologist, persuading many literary friends
to write new work for her collections.
Short Stories
This Mortal Coil, Arkham House (Sauk City,
Wisconsin), 1947
(Including: "In a Nutshell", "The White Moth",
"The Corner Shop", "God Grante that She Lye Still", "The
Playfellow", "The Nurse Never Told", "The First Night", "The
Follower".)
What Dreams May Come?, James Barrie (London),
1951
(Including: "In a Nutshell", "The White Moth",
"The Corner Shop", "God Grante that She Lye Still", "The
Playfellow", "The First Night", "From What Beginnings?")
Anthologies Edited by Cynthia
Asquith:
The Ghost Book, Hutchinson (London),
1927
(Contains:
"The Villa Desiree" by May Sinclair, "Chemical" A Blackwood, "The
Duenna" by Mrs. B. Lowndes, "A Visitor From Down Under" by L. P.
Hartley, "The Lost Tragedy" by D. Mackail, "Spinster's Rest" by C.
Dane, "Mrs. Lunt" by Hugh Walpole, "Munitions of War" by Arthur
Machen, "The Rocking-Horse Winner" by D. H. Lawrence, "'A Recluse'
" by W. de la Mare, "The Corner Shop" by C. L. Ray, "Two Trifles:
1. The Ether-Hogs, 2. The Mortal" by Oliver Onions, "Twelve
O'Clock" by C. Whibley, "The Amorous Ghost" by Enid Bagnold, "Mr.
Tallent's Ghost" by Mary Webb, "Pargiton and Harby" by D.
MacCarthy.)
ditto, Scribner, 1927
The Black Cap: New Stories of Murder and
Mystery, Hutchinson (London), 1928
(Contains:
"Shall We Join the Ladies?" by J. M. Barrie (play), "The
Killing-Bottle" by L. P. Hartley, "An Unrecorded Instance" by Mrs.
B. Lowndes, "A Considered Murder" by Barry Pain, "The Tarn" by
Hugh Walpole, "The Islington Mystery" by Arthur Machen,
"Circumstantial Evidence" by Edgar Wallace, "The Prince" by W. B.
Maxwell, "The Smile of Karen" by Oliver Onions, "The Lovely Lady"
by D. H. Lawrence, "The Hospital Nurse" by Shane Leslie, "Telling"
by Marjorie Bowen, "Footprints in the Jungle" by W. S. Maugham,
"The Lovely Voice Lady" by Cynthia Asquith.)
ditto, Scribner (New York), 1928
My Grimmest Nightmare, Allen Unwin (London),
1935
(Contains:
"The Follower" by Cynthia Asquith, "To Be Let Furnished" by
Gabrielle Vallings, "Thunderbolt" by Miranda Stuart, "By Water" by
A. Blackwood, "Not Long for This World" by Inez Holden, "Jungle
Night" by R. A. Monson, "The Anonymous Gift" by L. Vorley, "'There
Is One SOS'" S. E. Reynolds, "In the Jotunheim Mountains" by J. B.
Morton, "Dead Man's Room" by E. Betts, "Incubus" by Marjorie
Bowen, "Into the Enemy's Camp" by H. Jay, "The Mask" by H. de V.
Stacpoole, "Behind the Wall" by N. Streatfield, "The Mad Hatter"
by E. Middleton, "Six Months Ago" by J. Laver, "Rendezvous With
Fate" by C. Madden, "Serenade for Baboons" by N. Langley, "The
Surprise Item" by C. Spencer, "Split Second" by Ann Knox, "The
Blackmailers" by A. Blackwood, "Room 2000 Calling" by Theodora
Benson.
ditto, as Not Long for This World, Telegraph (New York),
1936)
The Second Ghost Book, Barrie (London), 1952
(Contains:
"Introduction" by Elizabeth Bowen, "Captain Dalgety Returns" by L.
Whistler, "Christmas Meeting" by Rosemary Timperley, "Danse
Macabre" by L. A. G. Strong, "The Memoirs of a Ghost" by G. W.
Stonier, "The Bewilderment of Snake McKoy" by Nancy Spain, "A
Story of Don Juan" by V. S. Pritchett, "The Guardian" by W. de la
Mare, "Whitewash" by Rose Macauley, "The Chelsea Cat" by C.H.B.
Kitchin, "W S." by L. P. Hartley, "The Amethyst Cross" by Mary
Fitt, "Bomber's Night" by Evelyn Fabyan, "Spooner" by Eleanor
Farjeon, "Autumn Cricket" by Lord Dunsany, "The Restless
Rest-House" by J. Curling, "Back to the Beginning" by J. Connell,
"Possession on Completion" by C. Brooks, "Hand in Glove" by
Elizabeth Bowen, "The Lass With the Delicate Air" by Eileen
Bigland, "One Grave Too Few" by C. Asquith.)
ditto, as A Book of Modern Ghosts, Scribner (New York),
1953
Shudders, Hutchinson (London),
1929
(Contains:
"The Travelling Grave" by L. P. Hartley, "Those Whom the Gods
Love" by Hilda Hughes, "The Hanging of Alfred Wadham" by E. F.
Benson, "Crewe" by W. de la Mare, "The Cosy Room" by A. Machen,
"The Snow" by H. Walpole, "The Cat Jumps" by Elizabeth Bowen,
"Rats" by M.R. James, "The Stranger" by A. Blackwood,
"Dispossession" by C.H.B. Kitchin, "The Lord-in-Waiting" by S.
Leslie, "The Last Man In" by W. B. Maxwell, "The End of the
Flight" by W. S. Maugham, "Her Judgment Day" by Mrs. B. Lowndes,
"The Playfellow" by Cynthia Asquith.)
ditto, as Scribner (New York), 1929
The Third Ghost Book, J. Barrie (London),
1956
(Contains:
"The Telephone" by Mary Treadgold, "The Claimant" by Elizabeth
Bowen, "Napoleon's Hat" by Evelyn Fabyan, "The Bull" by Rachael
Hartfield, "The House That Wouldn't Keep Still" by L.A.G. Strong,
"The Doctor" by Mary Fitt, "On No Account, My Love" by Elizabeth
Jenkins, "The Ghost of My Valley" by Lord Dunsany, "The Day of the
Funeral" by Mary Lane, "Take Your Partners" by R. Blythe, "Someone
in the Loft" by L. P. Hartley, "Ringing the Changes" by R.
Aickman, "The Tower" by Marghanita Laski, "I Became Bulwinkle" by
L. Curling, "Mrs. Smiff" by C. Brooks, "Somebody Calls" by J.
Laver, "Harry" by Rosemary Timperley, "The Shades of Sleep" by
Ursula Codrington, "The Woman in Black" by D. George, "A Laugh on
the Professor" by Shane Leslie, "Poor Girl" by Elizabeth Taylor,
"The House in the Glen" by J. Connell, "The King of Spades" by
Nancy Spain, "The Uninvited Face" by M. Asquith, "Animals or Human
Beings" by A. Wilson, "Remembering Lee" by Eileen Bigland, "Who Is
Sylvia?" Cynthia Asquith.)
When Churchyards Yawn, Hutchinson (London),
1931
(Containing:
"The Apple Tree" by Elizabeth Bowen, "A Little Ghost," Hugh
Walpole, "The Cotillon" by L. P. Hartley, "The Buick Saloon" by
Mary O'Malley, "A Threefold Cord" by A. Blackwood, "Opening the
Door" by Arthur Machen, "The Birthright" by Hilda Hughes, "Beauty
and the Beast" by C.H.B. Kitchin, "As in a Glass Dimly" by S.
Leslie, "The Horns of the Bull" by W. S. Morrison, M.P., "The Man
Who Came Back" by W. Gerhardi, "The Unbolted Door" by Mrs. B.
Lowndes, 'John Gladwin Says ...,'" Oliver Onions, "Our Feathered
Friends" by P. MacDonald, " 'God Grante That She Lye Stille,' " by
Cynthia Asquith.)
Children's Stories
The Treasure Cave, edited by Lady Cynthia
Asquith, Jarrolds, [1928]
(Includes:
Johnny Double
by Arthur Machen and The Game At Cards by Walter de la
Mare: A
charcoal burner is granted the wish that he may never loose at
cards, and uses this gift to keep an old lawyer out of
hell.)
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