First published in 1955 (James Barrie Publishers), then reprinted in 1957 (Pan).

1. The Telephone – Mary Treadgold
2. The Claimant – Elizabeth Bowen
3. Napoleon’s Hat – Evelyn Fabyan
4. The Bull – Rachael Hartfield
5. The House That Wouldn’t Keep Still – L.A.G. Strong
6. The Doctor – Mary Fitt
7. On No Account, My Love – Elizabeth Jenkins
8. The Ghost of My Valley- Lord Dunsany
9. The Day of the Funeral – Mary Lane
10. Take Your Partners – R. Blythe
11. Someone in the Loft – L. P. Hartley
12. Ringing the Changes – R. Aickman
13. The Tower – Marghanita Laski
14. I Became Bulwinkle – L. Curling
15. Mrs. Smiff – C. Brooks
16. Somebody Calls – J. Laver
17. Harry – Rosemary Timperley
18. The Shades of Sleep – Ursula Codrington
19. The Woman in Black – D. George
20. A Laugh on the Professor – Shane Leslie
21. Poor Girl – Elizabeth Taylor
22. The House in the Glen – J. Connell
23. The King of Spades – Nancy Spain
24. The Uninvited Face – M. Asquith
25. Animals or Human Beings – A. Wilson
26. Remembering Lee – Eileen Bigland
27. Who Is Sylvia? – Cynthia Asquith