This Mortal Coil (book)

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This Mortal Coil

Dust-jacket illustration by Ronald Clyne for This Mortal Coil by Cynthia Asquith
Author Cynthia Asquith
Cover artist Ronald Clyne
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s) Fantasy, Horror short stories
Publisher Arkham House
Publication date 1947
Media type Print (Hardback)
Pages 245 pp
ISBN NA

This Mortal Coil is a collection of fantasy and horror short stories by author Cynthia Asquith. It was released in 1947 and was the only collection of the author's stories to be published by Arkham House. It was published in an edition of 2,609 copies.

[edit] Contents

This Mortal Coil contains the following tales:

  1. "In a Nutshell"
  2. "The White Moth"
  3. "The Corner Shop"
  4. "'God Grante That She Lye Stille'"
  5. "The Playfellow"
  6. "The Nurse Never Told"
  7. "The Lovely Voice"
  8. "The First Night"
  9. "The Follower"

[edit] References

  • Jaffery, Sheldon (1989). The Arkham House Companion. Mercer Island, WA: Starmont House, Inc., 23. ISBN 1-55742-005-X. 
  • Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd., 30. 
  • Joshi, S.T. (1999). Sixty Years of Arkham House: A History and Bibliography. Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 38. ISBN 0-87054-176-5. 
  • Nielsen, Leon (2004). Arkham House Books: A Collector's Guide. Jefferson, NC and London: McFarland & Company, Inc., 60. ISBN 0-7864-1785-4.