Christmas Ghosts: A Collection of Spooky Tales for a Winter's Eve

by Frank Cowper, Charles Dickens, J. Sheridan Le Fanu

Spooky tales for a Winter's EveningCHRISTMAS EVE ON A HAUNTED HULK by Frank CowperTHE HAUNTED HOUSE by Charles DickensTHE PHANTOM COACH by Amelia B. EdwardsTHE HAUNTED MAN by Bret HarteCATHERINE'S QUEST by J. Sheridan Le A STORY by Katherine RickfordTHE ABBOT'S GHOST by Louisa May Alcott

234 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 13, 2010

Reviews

[Kyle Crider · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice collection of stories--including one of my favorites, Cowper's "Christmas Eve on a Haunted Hulk"--is seriously challenged by text conversion errors. "The Abbot's Ghost" is particularly plagued; for example, one character is consistently referred to as "Madame Mère" through the entirety of this tale. A sampling of other errors include:

[Extra/missing punctuation, e.g.,]
"I trust it may prove so”" Mrs. Snowdon got no further,

[MANY dozens of numbered paragraphs, e.g.,]
1 "Then let Frank Annon be jealous of them, and leave me in peace. They

2 "Are you sure? How did you discover?" said Maurice,

3 "No, miss. I'll go and do it myself; I'm not afraid of man, ghost, or devil,

4 With the girlish abandon of her impulsive nature Octavia

5 She was soon there, and, lying in his mother's arms,

Cherry Lane Ebooks seriously needs to fix this copy, although since it is dated 2010 I doubt we'll ever see a fix.

[Andrew · Rating 3 out of 5]

A collection of seven stories to read on a dark, winter night. Although there is one by J.Sheridan Le Fanu, of Carmilla fame, and Charles Dickens again demonstrates what a great writer he was, my favourite is The Phantom Coach, by Amelia B.Edwards, set on a wild, wintery, northern moor.