This Mortal Coil (book) - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This Mortal Coil is a collection of fantasy and horror

Horror fiction

Horror fiction also Horror fantasy is a philosophy of literature, which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten its readers, inducing feelings of horror and terror. It creates an eerie atmosphere. Horror can be either supernatural or non-supernatural...

short stories

Short Stories

Short Stories may refer to:*A plural for Short story*Short Stories , an American pulp magazine published from 1890-1959*Short Stories, a 1954 collection by O. E...

by author Cynthia Asquith

Cynthia Asquith

Lady 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....

. It was released in 1947

1947 in literature

The year 1947 in literature involved some significant events and new books.-Events:*The Diary of Anne Frank is published for the first time.*Jack Kerouac makes the journey which he will later chronicle in his book On the Road....

and was the only collection of the author's stories to be published by Arkham House

Arkham House

Arkham House is a publishing house specializing in weird fiction founded in Sauk City, Wisconsin in 1939 by August Derleth and Donald Wandrei to preserve in hardcover the best fiction of H.P. Lovecraft. The company's name is derived from Lovecraft's fictional New England city, Arkham. Arkham House...

. It was published in an edition of 2,609 copies.

This Mortal Coil contains the following tales:

"In a Nutshell"
"The White Moth"
"The Corner Shop"
"'God Grante That She Lye Stille'"
"The Playfellow"
"The Nurse Never Told"
"The Lovely Voice"
"The First Night"
"The Follower"

The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.

Contents