Note:

• "During his life Housman was best known for his plays and for several volumes of fantasy and sf stories, including [list of five, 1897 to 1952]". --SFE3 biographical entry by John Clute This is last-published of the five. It is implied that these five comprise stories clearly for adults in contrast to A Farm in Fairyland (1894) and some other collections. (Four published 1894 to 1904 are covered in The Encyclopedia of Fantasy, eds. Clute and Grant.)
• "Later stories tend to dither somewhat, though his various volumes include Satires, Parodies and Fables of interest. These volumes include: [list of six, 1920 to 1952]". --SFE: Encyclopedia of Fantasy (1997) (This one is last-published of the six and is named without comment.)

Synopsis: 30 stories Collected from three earlier volumes --"New Fiction" by Norman Shrapnel Manchester Guardian 1952-07-25 p4 Selected by LH from more than 50 years; mainly fairy tales and early work, the reviewer infers --Times of India 1952-08-31 p6