Daughter of
the American poet, Conrad Aiken, Joan is best known for her books
for children, although she also wrote novels and short stories for
adults.
Short Stories for Children
All You've Ever Wanted and Other
Stories, Cape (London), 1953
A Small Pinch of Weather and Other
Stories, Cape (London), 1969
A Bundle of Nerves: Stories of Horror, Suspense
and Fantasy, Gollancz (London), 1976
A Touch of Chill: Stories of Horror, Suspense and
Fantasy, Gollancz (London), 1979
ditto, Delacorte (U.S.), 1980
A Whisper in the Night: Stories of Horror,
Suspense and Fantasy, Gollancz (London), 1982
ditto, Delacorte (U.S.), 1984
A Foot in the Grave, Cape (London), 1989
ditto, Viking (U.S.), 1991
A Fit of Shivers, Gollancz (London),
1990
ditto, Delacorte (U.S.), 1992
Creepy Company, Gollancz (London),
1993
Including: " Dead Man’s Lane", "The End of
Silence", "My Disability", "Toomie", "The King of Nowhere", "They
Have Found Out", "A Rhyme for Silver", "Little Nym", "The
Traitor", "Die from Day to Day", "Fastness of Light".
Adult Novels
The Haunting of Lamb House, Cape (London),
1991
ditto, St Martin's Press (U.S.), 1993
Adult Short Stories
The Windscreen Weepers, Gollancz (London),
1969
The Green Flash and Other Tales of Horror,
Suspense and Fantasy, Holt Rinehart (U.S.), 1971
Give Yourself A Fright: Thirteen Tales of the
Supernatural, Delacorte (U.S.), 1989
Including: "Wing Quack Flap", "The Old Poet", "Do
Not Alight Here", "The Lame King", "The Jealous Apprentice", "A
Rhyme for Silver", "The Ill-Natured Muse", "The Erl King’s
Daughter", "The End of Silence", "The King of Nowhere", "Aunt
Susan", "Find Me", "Give Yourself a Fright ".
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