Thanks for all #ghostsoftheseason - it has been a pleasure!
December 26, 2024 at 12:10 AM
Thanks for all #ghostsoftheseason - it has been a pleasure!
For Day 24 of #ghostsoftheseason, enjoy Charlotte Riddell's "The Old House in Vauxhall Walk" from her collection Weird Stories (1882). Riddell's story shares many of the same themes as Dickens's A Christmas Carol.
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December 24, 2024 at 3:01 PM
For Day 24 of #ghostsoftheseason, enjoy Charlotte Riddell's "The Old House in Vauxhall Walk" from her collection Weird Stories (1882). Riddell's story shares many of the same themes as Dickens's A Christmas Carol.
gutenberg.net.au/ebooks06/060...
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You can't go wrong with an Edith Nesbit story. So for day 23 of #ghostsoftheseason, we have “The Shadow” (originally published as “The Portent of the Shadow” in 1905), which starts with the tradition of telling ghost stories at Christmas.
December 23, 2024 at 3:33 PM
You can't go wrong with an Edith Nesbit story. So for day 23 of #ghostsoftheseason, we have “The Shadow” (originally published as “The Portent of the Shadow” in 1905), which starts with the tradition of telling ghost stories at Christmas.
Day 22 of #ghostsoftheseason is Isabella Banks's (Mrs. G. Linnaeus Banks) "Wraith-Haunted" (1869), first published in M.E. Braddon's Belgravia Christmas Annual and then collected in Through the Night: Tales of Shades and Shadows in 1882 (available on Google books).
December 22, 2024 at 1:34 PM
Day 22 of #ghostsoftheseason is Isabella Banks's (Mrs. G. Linnaeus Banks) "Wraith-Haunted" (1869), first published in M.E. Braddon's Belgravia Christmas Annual and then collected in Through the Night: Tales of Shades and Shadows in 1882 (available on Google books).
Day 21 of #ghostsoftheseason is Laura Spencer Portor's "The Shadow Christmas," published in Harper's Monthly Magazine in December 1922 (available on Google books). Color illustrations by C.E. Chambers.
"it takes shadows to make the world a real place..."
"it takes shadows to make the world a real place..."
December 21, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Day 21 of #ghostsoftheseason is Laura Spencer Portor's "The Shadow Christmas," published in Harper's Monthly Magazine in December 1922 (available on Google books). Color illustrations by C.E. Chambers.
"it takes shadows to make the world a real place..."
"it takes shadows to make the world a real place..."
Day 20 of #ghostsoftheseason is F. E. M. Notley's "Striking Midnight," published in The Argosy in December 1881 (available on Google books).
When the candle flame burns blue, a ghost approaches…
When the candle flame burns blue, a ghost approaches…
December 20, 2024 at 9:43 PM
Day 20 of #ghostsoftheseason is F. E. M. Notley's "Striking Midnight," published in The Argosy in December 1881 (available on Google books).
When the candle flame burns blue, a ghost approaches…
When the candle flame burns blue, a ghost approaches…
Day 19 of #ghostsoftheseason is Rosemary Timperley's "Christmas Meeting," included in THE SECOND GHOST BOOK (1952). Timperley keeps us guessing in this one: who is the ghost??
December 19, 2024 at 3:35 PM
Day 19 of #ghostsoftheseason is Rosemary Timperley's "Christmas Meeting," included in THE SECOND GHOST BOOK (1952). Timperley keeps us guessing in this one: who is the ghost??
For day 18 of #ghostsoftheseason and #wyrdwednesday, one of the best winter ghost stories of all time. Elizabeth Gaskell's "The Old Nurse's Story” (1852). A remote manor house in the north of England, a spectral child, and ghostly music from a broken organ.
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December 18, 2024 at 5:36 PM
For day 18 of #ghostsoftheseason and #wyrdwednesday, one of the best winter ghost stories of all time. Elizabeth Gaskell's "The Old Nurse's Story” (1852). A remote manor house in the north of England, a spectral child, and ghostly music from a broken organ.
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Day 17 of #ghostsoftheseason brings us Emma Frances Dawson's "A Sworn Statement," from AN ITINERANT HOUSE (1897), in which we learn that moving repeatedly and then holding a Christmas Eve dinner party still won't protect us from a ghost's revenge.
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December 17, 2024 at 12:38 PM
Day 17 of #ghostsoftheseason brings us Emma Frances Dawson's "A Sworn Statement," from AN ITINERANT HOUSE (1897), in which we learn that moving repeatedly and then holding a Christmas Eve dinner party still won't protect us from a ghost's revenge.
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archive.org/details/anit...
Day 16 of #ghostsoftheseason is Isabella F. Romer's, "The Necromancer,” published in Bentley's Miscellany in 1842. A ghost story is told during a winter's evening, among a group of friends in a German castle overlooking the snowy Alps. (available on Google books)
December 16, 2024 at 1:09 PM
Day 16 of #ghostsoftheseason is Isabella F. Romer's, "The Necromancer,” published in Bentley's Miscellany in 1842. A ghost story is told during a winter's evening, among a group of friends in a German castle overlooking the snowy Alps. (available on Google books)
Day 15 of #ghostsoftheseason brings us Ada Buisson (1839-1866), who published many of her stories in Mary Elizabeth Braddon's Belgravia, including "The Ghost's Summons" (1868), "A Story Told in Church" (1868), and "The Baron's Coffin" (1869, illustration from story included here).
December 15, 2024 at 2:37 PM
Day 15 of #ghostsoftheseason brings us Ada Buisson (1839-1866), who published many of her stories in Mary Elizabeth Braddon's Belgravia, including "The Ghost's Summons" (1868), "A Story Told in Church" (1868), and "The Baron's Coffin" (1869, illustration from story included here).
Day 14 of #ghostsoftheseason is Rhoda Broughton’s ‘The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing but the Truth’ from Tales for Christmas Eve (1873). The tension steadily mounts with each letter between Mrs Montresor & Mrs De Wynt, right up until the final, chilling line.
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December 14, 2024 at 3:38 PM
Day 14 of #ghostsoftheseason is Rhoda Broughton’s ‘The Truth, the Whole Truth, and Nothing but the Truth’ from Tales for Christmas Eve (1873). The tension steadily mounts with each letter between Mrs Montresor & Mrs De Wynt, right up until the final, chilling line.
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Day 13 of #ghostsoftheseason brings us Elia Wilkinson Peattie's "On the Northern Ice" published in The Shape of Fear (1898). A treacherous journey, unknown danger, and a ghostly guide...
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December 13, 2024 at 7:49 PM
Day 13 of #ghostsoftheseason brings us Elia Wilkinson Peattie's "On the Northern Ice" published in The Shape of Fear (1898). A treacherous journey, unknown danger, and a ghostly guide...
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www.gutenberg.org/files/1876/1...
Day 12 of #ghostsoftheseason is Catherine Crowe's GHOSTS & FAMILY LEGENDS: A VOLUME FOR CHRISTMAS (1859). You'll find lots of spooky things—spectral lights, haunted rooms, strange disappearances, mysterious dogs, and a ghost cat!
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www.gutenberg.org/files/39485/...
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December 12, 2024 at 3:52 PM
Day 12 of #ghostsoftheseason is Catherine Crowe's GHOSTS & FAMILY LEGENDS: A VOLUME FOR CHRISTMAS (1859). You'll find lots of spooky things—spectral lights, haunted rooms, strange disappearances, mysterious dogs, and a ghost cat!
www.gutenberg.org/files/39485/...
www.gutenberg.org/files/39485/...
For Day 11 of #ghostsoftheseason we have Elinor Glyn’s “The Irtonwood Ghost" (1911), included in Richard Dalby’s anthology GHOSTS FOR CHRISTMAS (1988).
December 11, 2024 at 4:11 PM
For Day 11 of #ghostsoftheseason we have Elinor Glyn’s “The Irtonwood Ghost" (1911), included in Richard Dalby’s anthology GHOSTS FOR CHRISTMAS (1988).
'John Granger,' in true Braddon style, gives us a mysterious disappearance, stolen money, disguised identity, romance, & murder. After seeing the ghost, Susan Ashley knows 'there was some purpose to be fulfilled by that awful vision.' #ghostsoftheseason
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December 10, 2024 at 6:17 PM
'John Granger,' in true Braddon style, gives us a mysterious disappearance, stolen money, disguised identity, romance, & murder. After seeing the ghost, Susan Ashley knows 'there was some purpose to be fulfilled by that awful vision.' #ghostsoftheseason
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For day 10 of #ghostsoftheseason here are two M.E. Braddon stories. ‘At Chrighton Abbey' features a family curse: 'Was there a ghost at Chrighton--that spectral visitant without which the state and splendour of a grand old house seem scarcely complete?'
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December 10, 2024 at 6:15 PM
For day 10 of #ghostsoftheseason here are two M.E. Braddon stories. ‘At Chrighton Abbey' features a family curse: 'Was there a ghost at Chrighton--that spectral visitant without which the state and splendour of a grand old house seem scarcely complete?'
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Day 9 of #ghostsoftheseason is Edith Wharton's 'Afterward.' Mary & Ned Boyne want their new house to come with a ghost, and they get more than they bargain for.
'Oh, there IS one, of course, but you'll never know it....not till afterward, at any rate.'
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'Oh, there IS one, of course, but you'll never know it....not till afterward, at any rate.'
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December 9, 2024 at 2:13 PM
Day 9 of #ghostsoftheseason is Edith Wharton's 'Afterward.' Mary & Ned Boyne want their new house to come with a ghost, and they get more than they bargain for.
'Oh, there IS one, of course, but you'll never know it....not till afterward, at any rate.'
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'Oh, there IS one, of course, but you'll never know it....not till afterward, at any rate.'
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Charlotte Riddell is famous for her ghost stories, and the lesser-known ‘A Strange Christmas Game’ is one of her best holiday tales. Two siblings, an inherited property, and a ghostly game of cribbage (that doesn't end well...). #ghostsoftheseason
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December 8, 2024 at 3:25 PM
Charlotte Riddell is famous for her ghost stories, and the lesser-known ‘A Strange Christmas Game’ is one of her best holiday tales. Two siblings, an inherited property, and a ghostly game of cribbage (that doesn't end well...). #ghostsoftheseason
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Today’s installment of #ghostsoftheseason is Ellen Wood’s ‘Reality or Delusion?’ featuring the Eve of All Souls, a tragic love triangle, and stolen bags of corn. What more could you ask for?
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December 7, 2024 at 5:05 PM
Today’s installment of #ghostsoftheseason is Ellen Wood’s ‘Reality or Delusion?’ featuring the Eve of All Souls, a tragic love triangle, and stolen bags of corn. What more could you ask for?
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www.gutenberg.net.au/ebooks06/060...
Day 6 of #ghostsoftheseason is Margaret Oliphant's early supernatural story "A Christmas Tale," published in Blackwood's in 1857 & later included in the series Tales from Blackwood. It's not quite a ghost story, but definitely has an eerie atmosphere.
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December 6, 2024 at 2:51 PM
Day 6 of #ghostsoftheseason is Margaret Oliphant's early supernatural story "A Christmas Tale," published in Blackwood's in 1857 & later included in the series Tales from Blackwood. It's not quite a ghost story, but definitely has an eerie atmosphere.
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Day 5 of #ghostsoftheseason brings us Marjorie Bowen's "The Crown Derby Plate," published in THE LAST BOUQUET (1933). In this story, Martha Pym visits Hartleys to complete her china set AND to see a ghost.
She gets more than she bargains for…
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She gets more than she bargains for…
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December 5, 2024 at 8:12 PM
Day 5 of #ghostsoftheseason brings us Marjorie Bowen's "The Crown Derby Plate," published in THE LAST BOUQUET (1933). In this story, Martha Pym visits Hartleys to complete her china set AND to see a ghost.
She gets more than she bargains for…
gutenberg.net.au/ebooks06/060...
She gets more than she bargains for…
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Day 4 of #ghostsoftheseason is Gertrude Minnie Robins (1861-1939), also known as "Mrs. Baillie Reynolds." She published several of her ghost stories in THE RELATIONS: WHAT THEY RELATED (1902). The stories follow the holiday tradition of telling ghostly tales around the fire.
December 4, 2024 at 3:08 PM
Day 4 of #ghostsoftheseason is Gertrude Minnie Robins (1861-1939), also known as "Mrs. Baillie Reynolds." She published several of her ghost stories in THE RELATIONS: WHAT THEY RELATED (1902). The stories follow the holiday tradition of telling ghostly tales around the fire.
For day 3 of #ghostsoftheseason enjoy Mary Cholmondeley’s ‘Let Loose.’ Before entering the crypt, ‘be careful that you lock the first door at the foot of the steps before you unlock the second, and lock the second also while you are within.’
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December 3, 2024 at 1:36 PM
For day 3 of #ghostsoftheseason enjoy Mary Cholmondeley’s ‘Let Loose.’ Before entering the crypt, ‘be careful that you lock the first door at the foot of the steps before you unlock the second, and lock the second also while you are within.’
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Day 2 of #ghostsoftheseason brings us Bithia Mary Croker’s “Number Ninety,” where the conversation moves from mushrooms, murders, racing, and cholera, to sudden death, churchyards & ghosts. And if we learn anything from ghost stories, beware houses with low rents!
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December 2, 2024 at 2:54 PM
Day 2 of #ghostsoftheseason brings us Bithia Mary Croker’s “Number Ninety,” where the conversation moves from mushrooms, murders, racing, and cholera, to sudden death, churchyards & ghosts. And if we learn anything from ghost stories, beware houses with low rents!
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