
A BOOK OF GHOSTS - BY S. BARING-GOULD, M.A. - WITH EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS BY D. MURRAY SMITH - SECOND EDITION - METHUEN & CO. 36 ESSEX STREET W.C. LONDON - Colonial Library - First Published October 1904 Second Edition December 1904
PREFACE
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
A BOOK OF GHOSTS
JEAN BOUCHON
POMPS AND VANITIES
McALISTER
THE LEADEN RING
THE MOTHER OF PANSIES
THE RED-HAIRED GIRL - A WIFE'S STORY
Step into a dimly lit salon of the late 19th century, where a curious curator has gathered a dozen short hauntings that flicker between the everyday and the uncanny. Each tale is told in a voice that feels both intimate and slightly formal, echoing the literary magazines of a bygone era. From quiet French cafés to mist‑shrouded English countrysides, the settings shift as quickly as the chills they summon, making every story feel like a fresh, whispered warning.
Among the spectral encounters you’ll meet a bride who sees her dead sister behind a veil, a railway passenger startled by a phantom train at 9.30, and a solitary scholar in Orléans watching his change vanish under an unseen stare. A daring young man confronts a cursed ring, while an invisible hand lifts coins from a teapot. The stories are punctuated by eight inked illustrations that give a fleeting glimpse of the uncanny without giving away the ending.
Language
en
Duration
~11 hours (673K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Release date
Jul 6, 2011
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1834–1924
A Victorian clergyman with a restless curiosity, he wrote hymns, novels, folklore studies, travel books, and lives of the saints. He is still widely remembered for the hymn "Onward, Christian Soldiers" and for helping preserve traditional songs from Devon and Cornwall.
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