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A Touch of Chill

Joan Aiken

First published 1979
Publisher Gollancz
Format Hardcover
Type Collection
Cover art Stuart Hughes (artist)
Pages 191
Price £3.75
ISBN 0575026677

Subtitled "Stories of Horror, Suspense and Fantasy" on the cover of some editions. NB: Title page is leading! Of the 15 stories in this collection, 8 also appear in the similarly named A Touch of Chill: Tales for Sleepless Nights. DO NOT MERGE THEM!

  • 1st ed. (And the later US collection contents differ as A Touch of Chill: Tales for Sleepless Nights, 1980.)
  • Month from Amazon.UK; artist from AbeBooks.
  • SFE3 reports the same cover artist.
  • Untitled publisher advertisement (footer: "Gollancz for Children") confirms date and price as "£3.75 August", The Guardian 1979-07-19 p10.

Searching by ISBN: 0575026677

Page Title Author(s) Type
7 Lodgers Joan Aiken Novelette
30 Mrs. Considine Joan Aiken Short Story
37 The Sewanee Glide Joan Aiken Short Story
52 Listening Joan Aiken Short Story
66 The Companion Joan Aiken Short Story
75 The Rented Swan Joan Aiken Short Story
92 Jugged Hare Joan Aiken Short Story
100 A Game of Black and White Joan Aiken Short Story
113 Time to Laugh Joan Aiken Short Story
125 "He" Joan Aiken Short Story
135 The Story About Caruso Joan Aiken Short Story
141 The Helper Joan Aiken Short Story
156 Power-Cut Joan Aiken Short Story
168 Who Goes Down This Dark Road? Joan Aiken Short Story
175 A Train Full of War-Lords Joan Aiken Short Story

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
A Touch of Chill: Stories of Horror, Suspense & Fantasy Cover 1981 Fontana Lions Paperback Collection Stuart Hughes (artist) 190
A Touch of Chill 1989 Lions Tracks Paperback Collection 190