Caryll Houselander: A Select Bibliography

NOTE: This bibliography represents only a tiny proportion of Caryll Houselander's work. A complete bibliography is forthcoming.

Published Books

A Retreat with Saint Ignatius in Pictures for Children. The Cartoons: F. Caryll Houselander, The Explanations: Geoffrey Bliss, S.J. London: Sheed & Ward, 1936; reprinted as My Path to Heaven (Manchester NH: Sophia Institute Press, 1997).

This War is the Passion; with a foreword by Leonard Feeney, S.J. New York: Sheed & Ward, 1941; London: Sheed & Ward, 1943; Cristo e guerra. Rio de Janeiro; Sao Paulo: Jose Olympio Editora 1948.

The Reed of God. London: Sheed and Ward, 1944. Reprint ed: Westminster MD: Christian Classics. French translation, Marie: Roseau de dieu. Traduction-adaptation par l’abbé L Arendt. Paris: Fleurus, 1958.

The Splendor of the Rosary by Maisie Ward, with prayers by Caryll Houselander, with pictures by Fra Angelico. New York: Sheed and Ward, 1945. Prayers reprinted in Anne Vail. Joy of the Rosary: A Way into Mediative Prayer. Woodcuts by David M. Jones; prayers by Caryll Houselander. 1st U.S. ed. Liguori MO: Liguori, 1998.

The Flowering Tree. New York: Sheed & Ward, 1945. Reprinted: London: Sheed and Ward, 1979. Volume of poetry, many previously unpublished: Walterton Road: Rhythm; Woman with a Jug: Rhythm; Frans: Rhythm; ; Parish First Communion: Rhythm; God Abides in Men: Rhythm; In an Occupied Country: Rhythm; A Tree in the City: Rhythm; Sermon on the Mount: Rhythm; The Adoration of the Cross: Rhythm Holy Saturday: A Rhythm; A Prayer to Creatures: Rhythm; The Blitz Train: Rhythm; Little Boy on the Bus: Rhythm; Bruges: Rhythm; Joseph: Rhythm; Sœur Marie Emelie Rhythm; Afternoon in Westminster Cathedral: Rhythm; A Coffin in Church: Rhythm; The Reed: Rhythm; The Young Man: Rhythm; Mediocracy: Rhythm; Between Two Wars Rhythm; The Rosary: Rhythm; Holy Saturday Rhythm; Schoolgirls: Rhythm; The Old Woman: Rhythm; Low Mass on Sunday: Rhythm; Litany to Our Lady: Rhythm; Philip Speaks: Rhythm.

Defences for the Mind. Eastcote Mddx: Published and illustrated by the Grail Field End House, 1946. “Certain sections of this book are reprinted from Chapters 4 and 5 of This War is the Passion, by kind permission of the publishers, Messrs. sic Sheed & Ward, Ltd. Like this present book, This War is the Passion consists of articles originally written for the Grail Magazine .” Includes ; Small Change 7–8; The Field in Fallow 9–10; Thinking and Feeling 11–13; A Minnow 13–14; Thinking and Design 14–16; A Vital Defence 16–19; An Experience for Everyone 19–20; The Problem 20–22; The Mystery 22–23; The Meaning of Suffering 24–26; The School of Suffering 26–27; Strong Motives 27–29; Thimble or Pitcher 29–34; The Scale of Suffering 34–36; The Higher Notes 36–39; Others in the School 39–42; The Beginning and the End 42–44; The Piper in the Market Place 45–50; The Key Defence 50–53; Relaxation 53–58; The Flame of the Candle 58–60; Rhythmic Prayer 60–64.

The Dry Wood. New York: Sheed & Ward, 1947. German translation: Das verfehlte Wunder; by Richard Moering. Luzern: Rex-Verlag, 1949.

The Comforting of Christ, being a peacetime edition, revised and enlarged, of This War is the Passion. New York: Sheed and Ward, 1947. French translation: Au secours du Christ. Paris, Ed. du Cerf, 1954.

The Passion of the Infant Christ. New York: Sheed & Ward, 1949. Reprinted with title Wood of the Cradle, Wood of the Cross: The Little Way of the Infant Jesus. Manchester NH: Sophia Institute Press, c1995.

Foreword to Reproachfully Yours, by Lucile Hasley. New York: Sheed & Ward, 1950 pp. ix-x.

Guilt. New York: Sheed & Ward, 1951; London: Sheed and Ward, 1952.

A Rocking-Horse Catholic. New York: Sheed and Ward, 1955 .

The Stations of the Cross; illustrated with fourteen wood engravings by the author. New York: Sheed & Ward, 1955. Articles and prayers first appeared in the American Messenger of the Sacred Heart edited by Rev. Thomas Moore S.J.

The Way of the Cross; written and illustrated by Caryll Houselander. New York: Sheed & Ward, 1955; rpt. Liguori MO: Liguori Publications, 2002.

Inside the Ark. Illustrated by Renée George. New York: Sheed and Ward, 1956. Includes Inside the Ark; Bernard’s Pagan; The Uncommunist Cow; The Donkey’s Legs; Montague Runs Away; The Dancing Bear; Loaves and Little Fishes; The Donkey-Boy’s Coat; Giving Mr. Oates; The White Mouse’s Story; Anna Kluyer; Petook. Reprinted as More Catholic Tales for Boys & Girls. Manchester NH: Sophia Institute Press, 2003.

Terrible Farmer Timson, and Other Stories. Illustrated by René George. New York: Sheed & Ward, 1957. English ed. issued with title Bird on the Wing. London: Sheed & Ward, 1958. Reprinted as Catholic Tales for Girls and Boys. Manchester NH: Sophia Institute Press, 2002. ISBN 1928832741

The Risen Christ. London: Sheed and Ward, 1959. [Imprimatur 1957]

The Letters of Caryll Houselander: Her Spiritual Legacy. Edited by Maisie Ward. New York: Sheed and Ward, 1965.

Reprints

1978: The Mother of Christ. London: Sheed and Ward, 1978.

1978: Lift Up Your Hearts. London: Sheed and Ward; New York: Arena Lettres, 1978. A collection of articles previously published in The Messenger of the Sacred Heart (London), The Grail Magazine (London), The Tablet, Integrity and Queen and Mother.

1979: The Flowering Tree. London: Sheed & Ward 1979. Reprint of 1945 ed.

1988: Petook: An Easter Story, with illustrations by Tomi di Paola. 1st ed. New York: Holiday House, 1988; German translation: Pedro: Eine Östergeschichte. Düsseldorf: Patmos Verlagshaus, 1989. [originally published in The Children’s Messenger of the Sacred Heart no.173 (April 1942) 53-58 and reprinted in Inside the Ark (1956)].

1991: A Rocking-Horse Catholic: A Caryll Houselander Reader. Edited by Marie Anne Mayeski. Kansas City MO: Sheed and Ward, 1991.

1995: Wood of the Cradle, Wood of the Cross: The Little Way of the Infant Jesus. Manchester, NH: Sophia Institute Press, 1995. Reprint of The Passion of the Infant Christ (1949).

1996: The Essential Rosary. With prayers by Caryll Houselander. Manchester NH: Sophia Institute Press, 1996. (“The prayers by Caryll Houselander in this book originally appeared in Maisie Ward's The Splendor of the Rosary, published by Sheed & Ward in New York in 1945.”)

1997: My Path to Heaven. Manchester NH: Sophia Institute Press, 1997. Reprint of A Retreat with Saint Ignatius in Pictures for Children (1936).

1998: Vail, Anne. Joy of the Rosary: A Way into Mediative Prayer. Woodcuts by David M. Jones; prayers by Caryll Houselander. Liguori MO: Liguori, 1998.

2000: A Child in Winter: Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany. Edited, with Scripture selections and comments by Thomas Hoffman. Franklin, WI: Sheed & Ward, 2000; Chicago: Sheed & Ward, 2004.

2002: Catholic Tales for Girls and Boys. Manchester NH: Sophia Institute Press, 2002. Reprint of Terrible Farmer Timson, and Other Stories (1958).

2003: More Catholic Tales for Boys & Girls. Manchester NH: Sophia Institute Press, 2003. Reprint of Inside the Ark (1956).