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The Haunted Library: Classic Ghost Stories
"The Haunted Library" is a new collection of classic ghost stories many of which have never before been anthologized from the golden age of the genre in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Each of these stories revolves around the arcane secrets and dark psychic traces to be found in libraries, museums and other treasure troves of hidden knowledge. The 12 stories included are "The Nature of the Evidence" by May Sinclair, "Mr Tallent s Ghost" by Mary Webb, "The Lost Tragedy" by Denis Mackaill, "Bone to His Bone" by Edmund Gill Swain, "Herodes Redivivus" by A. N. L. Munby, "The Book" by Margaret Irwin, "The Whisperers" by Algernon Blackwood, "The Tractate Middoth" by M. R. James, "Afterward" by Edith Wharton, "Fingers of a Hand" by Theo Douglas, and "The Apple Tree" by Elizabeth Bowen.
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First published January 1, 2017
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February 7, 2019
As is so often the case, there's a story about how this volume came into my hand.
It was my birthday week, and I'd gone to London to celebrate with a friend who enjoyed spending our days reading the cards on the museum exhibits as much as I did. Near the end of our time in the city, we visited the British Library on Euston together. It was a slightly gray day, as so many in that clime are, and the sun was dying in the sky outside when we entered the building. My friend found more to interest her in the current displays there than I did, and having exhausted the wonders of the building itself, I turned to a desultory examination of the gift shop. To my delight, I discovered there a selection of volumes on subjects various and diverse published by the Library itself, and, following the shelves, explored into ever-dimmer recesses of the shop, until I found myself quite alone in a corner, holding a copy of a book I couldn't remember having picked up.
The Haunted Library: Classic Ghost Stories, I mused. Surely, a ghost would make the best sort of souvenir?
Such a tale as mine would easily fit with the twelve collected here by editor Tanya Kirk, which span from 1910-1963 and feature such luminaries as Edith Wharton, Algernon Blackwood, and M.R. James. It's James, whose classic story "The Tractate Middoth" appears here, whose influence is most strongly felt; as Kirk points out in her excellent, if brief, introduction, several of the other authors were either friends or followers of old Monty, and - given the somewhat restrained, academic tone of all the stories collected here - the rest might as well have been. The hauntings here are not ones of bloody horror, but of a creeping feeling up the back of your spine and things vaguely seen at the corner of your eyes. Except when the haunting is the angry, damage-controlling ghost of William Shakespeare (Mackail's "The Lost Tragedy"), in which case the feeling is light amusement and sympathy for the poor devil trying to protect his literary reputation.
If there's a dark secret at the heart of this volume, it's a lack of truth in advertising; properly speaking, only two of the stories here are about haunted libraries - Wharton's "Afterword" and Dickinson's "The Work of Evil," which bookend the volume, and which I enjoyed the most, probably because they were what I most expected to find. The rest of the stories deal with haunted volumes or manuscripts or things vaguely related to bookishness. As I was already familiar with the James's "Tractate," my next favorite would probably be Irwin's "The Book," which gave me a Lovecraftian frisson.
Though I've long since finished reading this volume, I find somehow that I cannot part with it. I tell myself that I keep it simply as a remembrance of my London holiday, but at night, as I lie awake listening to noises in my house that seem to have followed me back from England, I know the truth: We are all haunted by the books we read.
It was my birthday week, and I'd gone to London to celebrate with a friend who enjoyed spending our days reading the cards on the museum exhibits as much as I did. Near the end of our time in the city, we visited the British Library on Euston together. It was a slightly gray day, as so many in that clime are, and the sun was dying in the sky outside when we entered the building. My friend found more to interest her in the current displays there than I did, and having exhausted the wonders of the building itself, I turned to a desultory examination of the gift shop. To my delight, I discovered there a selection of volumes on subjects various and diverse published by the Library itself, and, following the shelves, explored into ever-dimmer recesses of the shop, until I found myself quite alone in a corner, holding a copy of a book I couldn't remember having picked up.
The Haunted Library: Classic Ghost Stories, I mused. Surely, a ghost would make the best sort of souvenir?
Such a tale as mine would easily fit with the twelve collected here by editor Tanya Kirk, which span from 1910-1963 and feature such luminaries as Edith Wharton, Algernon Blackwood, and M.R. James. It's James, whose classic story "The Tractate Middoth" appears here, whose influence is most strongly felt; as Kirk points out in her excellent, if brief, introduction, several of the other authors were either friends or followers of old Monty, and - given the somewhat restrained, academic tone of all the stories collected here - the rest might as well have been. The hauntings here are not ones of bloody horror, but of a creeping feeling up the back of your spine and things vaguely seen at the corner of your eyes. Except when the haunting is the angry, damage-controlling ghost of William Shakespeare (Mackail's "The Lost Tragedy"), in which case the feeling is light amusement and sympathy for the poor devil trying to protect his literary reputation.
If there's a dark secret at the heart of this volume, it's a lack of truth in advertising; properly speaking, only two of the stories here are about haunted libraries - Wharton's "Afterword" and Dickinson's "The Work of Evil," which bookend the volume, and which I enjoyed the most, probably because they were what I most expected to find. The rest of the stories deal with haunted volumes or manuscripts or things vaguely related to bookishness. As I was already familiar with the James's "Tractate," my next favorite would probably be Irwin's "The Book," which gave me a Lovecraftian frisson.
Though I've long since finished reading this volume, I find somehow that I cannot part with it. I tell myself that I keep it simply as a remembrance of my London holiday, but at night, as I lie awake listening to noises in my house that seem to have followed me back from England, I know the truth: We are all haunted by the books we read.
November 15, 2017
I am still spooked out by some of the stories in this book. I think I might have been scarred for life. Libraries, books and manuscripts might haunt me forever. And obviously Tanya Kirk has done a brilliant job in compiling such varied and excellently written short stories by eminent as well as not-so-eminent writers.
Each of the stories are somehow related to the bookish world, whether it is some old library or a second hand book, or a valuable manuscript. And the particular term for this branch of horror genre is called . For readers, there is nothing more scary than a supernatural presence in a book and this is what makes this genre such a widely accepted one.
What to expect :-
Writing that reminds you of the 19th century classics and the harsh terrains featured in books like Wuthering Heights.
Short, fast paced stories that will keep you on the edge. The coffee mugs will drain sooner than you notice and the sun will arise in no time.
However ..
For intense horror fans, this might seem to be a change because The Haunted Library's short stories lack severely in jump-start moments and overtly gore visual descriptions.
If you like the occasional spook here and there and enjoy a good narrative style then this is one perfect short story collection for you.
Each of the stories are somehow related to the bookish world, whether it is some old library or a second hand book, or a valuable manuscript. And the particular term for this branch of horror genre is called . For readers, there is nothing more scary than a supernatural presence in a book and this is what makes this genre such a widely accepted one.
What to expect :-
Writing that reminds you of the 19th century classics and the harsh terrains featured in books like Wuthering Heights.
Short, fast paced stories that will keep you on the edge. The coffee mugs will drain sooner than you notice and the sun will arise in no time.
However ..
For intense horror fans, this might seem to be a change because The Haunted Library's short stories lack severely in jump-start moments and overtly gore visual descriptions.
If you like the occasional spook here and there and enjoy a good narrative style then this is one perfect short story collection for you.
March 13, 2019
Better than average compilation. A few of the stories I had read before but most were new to me. I especially liked the ones by Mary Webb and H.D. Everett. My least favourite was the one by May Sinclair. It was nice that this collection leaned more to the ghostly than the horrific. I find a lot of ghost story anthologies tend to have too much horror. I like my ghost stories to be ghost stories. If I wanted to read horror I would choose a horror story anthology.
March 14, 2024
Another solid ghost story collection, edited by The British Library's Tanya Kirk, Lead Curator, Printed Heritage Collections 1601-1900. I like that each story has a mini bio of the author.
Afterward, by Edith Wharton
2 stars
The writing was pretty enough, but this was long, boring, and not scary.
The Tractate Middoth, by M.R. James
4.5 stars
I loved how the dedicated librarian was portrayed, and the conclusion was very satisfying.
Bone to His Bone, by E.G. Swain
4 stars
Swain patterned his main character Mr. Batchel, after himself and wrote a series of ghost stories featuring him, which I think is fun. This one was atmospheric but not scary, I think because Batchel was never afraid of the ghost in the story.
The Whisperers, Algernon Blackwood
3 stars
I liked it once I realized why all the thoughts were going in the main character's head, but the actual description of the overload of thoughts wasn't that interesting to me.
Fingers of a Hand, by H.D. Everett
4 stars
I thought it was neat the spirit in this story was inspired by the Bible story about the writing in the wall. I liked the narrator and her schemes to catch the ghost leaving notes.
The Nature of the Evidence, by May Sinclair
2 stars
This wasn't my favorite, but I was surprised by the twist at the end. It was also surprising to read a story written by a woman in 1923 so focused on two characters' efforts to have sex. Seems like that would have been hard to publish, but there's nothing in the editor's notes to indicate that.
Mr. Tallent's Ghost, by Mary Webb
5 stars
Funny and original, this isn't really a ghost story, but I'm glad it made it into this collection. Mr. Tallent is the worst, and the narrator's increasing frustration with him got funnier and funnier. When a relative exclaims, "Let me tell you, I brought Mr. Tallent into the world," the narrator says, "I looked at her with awesome wonder. She had brought that portent into the world!" Which made my husband and me laugh and laugh. I'd love to read more of her humorous writing, if there is any. The intro says her novels are "passionate and tragic," which, no thanks.
The Lost Tragedy, by Denis Mackail
5 stars
Another funny one that will have special appeal to booksellers. The appearance of a certain someone from literary history was a delightful surprise.
The Book, by Margaret Irwin
5 stars
Hands down, the scariest story in the book. I've never read a ghost story like it, and it was really well done.
The Apple Tree, by Elizabeth Bowen
3.5 stars
The saddest of the lot. I think she captured the feeling of old friends getting together, and I liked the ending, but I wish I could have known the details of Mrs. Bettersley's success!
Herodes Redivivus, by A.N.L. Munby
4 stars
Munby is one of four authors in this collection who was influenced by M.R. James. He started writing ghost stories while he was in a German prison camp during WWII. This one had an engaging narrator, telling another character about a close call with a frightening bookseller when he was a schoolboy.
The Work of Evil, by William Croft Dickinson
3 stars
Not enough to this one. It felt like it was missing something. It was interesting enough, but too brief.
Afterward, by Edith Wharton
2 stars
The writing was pretty enough, but this was long, boring, and not scary.
The Tractate Middoth, by M.R. James
4.5 stars
I loved how the dedicated librarian was portrayed, and the conclusion was very satisfying.
Bone to His Bone, by E.G. Swain
4 stars
Swain patterned his main character Mr. Batchel, after himself and wrote a series of ghost stories featuring him, which I think is fun. This one was atmospheric but not scary, I think because Batchel was never afraid of the ghost in the story.
The Whisperers, Algernon Blackwood
3 stars
I liked it once I realized why all the thoughts were going in the main character's head, but the actual description of the overload of thoughts wasn't that interesting to me.
Fingers of a Hand, by H.D. Everett
4 stars
I thought it was neat the spirit in this story was inspired by the Bible story about the writing in the wall. I liked the narrator and her schemes to catch the ghost leaving notes.
The Nature of the Evidence, by May Sinclair
2 stars
This wasn't my favorite, but I was surprised by the twist at the end. It was also surprising to read a story written by a woman in 1923 so focused on two characters' efforts to have sex. Seems like that would have been hard to publish, but there's nothing in the editor's notes to indicate that.
Mr. Tallent's Ghost, by Mary Webb
5 stars
Funny and original, this isn't really a ghost story, but I'm glad it made it into this collection. Mr. Tallent is the worst, and the narrator's increasing frustration with him got funnier and funnier. When a relative exclaims, "Let me tell you, I brought Mr. Tallent into the world," the narrator says, "I looked at her with awesome wonder. She had brought that portent into the world!" Which made my husband and me laugh and laugh. I'd love to read more of her humorous writing, if there is any. The intro says her novels are "passionate and tragic," which, no thanks.
The Lost Tragedy, by Denis Mackail
5 stars
Another funny one that will have special appeal to booksellers. The appearance of a certain someone from literary history was a delightful surprise.
The Book, by Margaret Irwin
5 stars
Hands down, the scariest story in the book. I've never read a ghost story like it, and it was really well done.
The Apple Tree, by Elizabeth Bowen
3.5 stars
The saddest of the lot. I think she captured the feeling of old friends getting together, and I liked the ending, but I wish I could have known the details of Mrs. Bettersley's success!
Herodes Redivivus, by A.N.L. Munby
4 stars
Munby is one of four authors in this collection who was influenced by M.R. James. He started writing ghost stories while he was in a German prison camp during WWII. This one had an engaging narrator, telling another character about a close call with a frightening bookseller when he was a schoolboy.
The Work of Evil, by William Croft Dickinson
3 stars
Not enough to this one. It felt like it was missing something. It was interesting enough, but too brief.
April 1, 2019
Ah, this was fun. There were a couple of stinkers (the May Sinclair one particularly) but overall an enjoyable anthology. I was delighted to find out that Mary Webb can be funny! But, really, nothing beats MR James.
December 31, 2016
An excellent selection of stories by a very varied group of writers. An brilliant Christmas read.
January 19, 2021
A fun collection of "olde tyme" ghost stories.
November 16, 2021
I picked this up in my unhaunted local library at Halloween and it proved to be perfect reading for dark November nights.
November 6, 2018
he Haunted Library
This is a book that I bought for a friend as a present and like a good present buyer I made sure that I read it carefully before wrapping it up.
This is a book of classic ghost stories published under the British Library imprint and a very good selection it is too. There are only a couple of stories that I’ve previously read and the others were a selection of well known authors and others that were new to me. There’s also a handful of female writers as well.
The editor, Tanya Kirk, says in her introduction that the book stacks in the British Library’s basement can be atmospheric in their silence broken only by a London Transport tube train passing by. This collection of 12 ghost stories is based on the theme of haunted books, manuscripts and libraries. The book begins with Edith Wharton afterwards in which a couple who have come into money buy a country house which they hope is haunted. The wife soon gets more than she bargained for….The Algernon Blackwood story The Whisperers was a bit of a disappointment as it felt more like a sketch for a story and some of the others suffer n comparison to some of the masters of the genre.
Stand-out stories were H D Everett , Fingers of a hand in which part of a disembodied hand writes threatening notes telling a holidaying family to get out of their holiday home, Margaret Irwin’s The Book in which a book in a home library begins to insidiously lead its owner into danger and A N L Mundy Herodes Redivivus in which a schoolboy meets bookseller who sells more than books.
A good collection for a dark winter’s night when you’re safely indoors with a breeze blowing outside and something tapping at the window…..
This is a book that I bought for a friend as a present and like a good present buyer I made sure that I read it carefully before wrapping it up.
This is a book of classic ghost stories published under the British Library imprint and a very good selection it is too. There are only a couple of stories that I’ve previously read and the others were a selection of well known authors and others that were new to me. There’s also a handful of female writers as well.
The editor, Tanya Kirk, says in her introduction that the book stacks in the British Library’s basement can be atmospheric in their silence broken only by a London Transport tube train passing by. This collection of 12 ghost stories is based on the theme of haunted books, manuscripts and libraries. The book begins with Edith Wharton afterwards in which a couple who have come into money buy a country house which they hope is haunted. The wife soon gets more than she bargained for….The Algernon Blackwood story The Whisperers was a bit of a disappointment as it felt more like a sketch for a story and some of the others suffer n comparison to some of the masters of the genre.
Stand-out stories were H D Everett , Fingers of a hand in which part of a disembodied hand writes threatening notes telling a holidaying family to get out of their holiday home, Margaret Irwin’s The Book in which a book in a home library begins to insidiously lead its owner into danger and A N L Mundy Herodes Redivivus in which a schoolboy meets bookseller who sells more than books.
A good collection for a dark winter’s night when you’re safely indoors with a breeze blowing outside and something tapping at the window…..
July 7, 2018
An anthology of ghost stories from 1910 -1963 - a list of stories, authors and publication dates provided below. I very much enjoyed this themed anthology of ghost stories - the collection focuses on Libraries, Bookshops and Books. My favourite stories within this volume were; The Tractate Middoth, The Lost Tragedy, Herodes Redivivus & The Work of Evil which are all thought provoking, diabolical and touch on modern day issues. My least favourite stories are; The Whisperers (the editor's favourite story) - which I found rather abstract & The Apple Tree which I found tedious and only just qualified to be in this collection. I would give this book 8 out of 10. This collection is a companion to another British Library book - Lost in a Pyramid & other classic Mummy Stories which in my opinion is even better than this collection. If anyone from The British Library Publishing is reading this - I would definitely purchase any more collections that are similar to these two.
The book contains the following:
Afterward (1910) Edith Wharton
The Tractate Middoth (1911) M.R. James
Bone to His Bone (1912) E.G. Swain
The Whisperers (1912) Algernon Blackwood
Fingers of a Hand (1920) H.D. Everett
The Nature of the Evidence (1923) May Sinclair
Mr. Tallent's Ghost (1926) Mary Webb
The Lost Tragedy (1926) Denis Mackail
The Book (1930) Margaret Irwin
The Apple Tree (1931) Elizabeth Bowen
Herodes Redivivus (1949) A.N.L. Munby
The Work of Evil (1963) William Croft Dickinson
The book contains the following:
Afterward (1910) Edith Wharton
The Tractate Middoth (1911) M.R. James
Bone to His Bone (1912) E.G. Swain
The Whisperers (1912) Algernon Blackwood
Fingers of a Hand (1920) H.D. Everett
The Nature of the Evidence (1923) May Sinclair
Mr. Tallent's Ghost (1926) Mary Webb
The Lost Tragedy (1926) Denis Mackail
The Book (1930) Margaret Irwin
The Apple Tree (1931) Elizabeth Bowen
Herodes Redivivus (1949) A.N.L. Munby
The Work of Evil (1963) William Croft Dickinson
December 14, 2017
I am still spooked out by some of the stories in this book. I think I might have been scarred for life. Libraries, books and manuscripts might haunt me forever. And obviously Tanya Kirk has done a brilliant job in compiling such varied and excellently written short stories by eminent as well as not-so-eminent writers.
Each of the stories are somehow related to the bookish world, whether it is some old library or a second hand book, or a valuable manuscript. And the particular term for this branch of horror genre is called . For readers, there is nothing more scary than a supernatural presence in a book and this is what makes this genre such a widely accepted one.
What to expect :-
Writing that reminds you of the 19th century classics and the harsh terrains featured in books like Wuthering Heights.
Short, fast paced stories that will keep you on the edge. The coffee mugs will drain sooner than you notice and the sun will arise in no time.
However ..
For intense horror fans, this might seem to be a change because The Haunted Library's short stories lack severely in jump-start moments and overtly gore visual descriptions.
If you like the occasional spook here and there and enjoy a good narrative style then this is one perfect short story collection for you.
Each of the stories are somehow related to the bookish world, whether it is some old library or a second hand book, or a valuable manuscript. And the particular term for this branch of horror genre is called . For readers, there is nothing more scary than a supernatural presence in a book and this is what makes this genre such a widely accepted one.
What to expect :-
Writing that reminds you of the 19th century classics and the harsh terrains featured in books like Wuthering Heights.
Short, fast paced stories that will keep you on the edge. The coffee mugs will drain sooner than you notice and the sun will arise in no time.
However ..
For intense horror fans, this might seem to be a change because The Haunted Library's short stories lack severely in jump-start moments and overtly gore visual descriptions.
If you like the occasional spook here and there and enjoy a good narrative style then this is one perfect short story collection for you.
June 12, 2025
3.5 stars
I bought this as a souvenir from a trip to London a few years ago, partly because it was published by the British Library, partly because of the excellent theme of the collection. Overall, it's not a groundbreaking collection, but it's still a fun time, and delivers exactly what it promises: a bunch of early 20th century ghost stories with a focus on books and libraries (with a few only lightly book-ish, but plenty ghostly, happily).
Funnily enough, this collection started off with a story from another collection of ghost stories I just finished, Ghosts by Edith Wharton. I would absolutely recommend that to readers who enjoyed The Haunted Library (but only, of course, for readers who have already familiarized themselves with the excellent works of M. R. James, the undisputed master of bookish and ghostly short stories).
I bought this as a souvenir from a trip to London a few years ago, partly because it was published by the British Library, partly because of the excellent theme of the collection. Overall, it's not a groundbreaking collection, but it's still a fun time, and delivers exactly what it promises: a bunch of early 20th century ghost stories with a focus on books and libraries (with a few only lightly book-ish, but plenty ghostly, happily).
Funnily enough, this collection started off with a story from another collection of ghost stories I just finished, Ghosts by Edith Wharton. I would absolutely recommend that to readers who enjoyed The Haunted Library (but only, of course, for readers who have already familiarized themselves with the excellent works of M. R. James, the undisputed master of bookish and ghostly short stories).
October 10, 2022
Except for Edith Wharton, this is a collection of ghost stories from lesser-known writers who, at the height of their careers, all had a respectable literary following, but now have been lost due to bigger names in the same genre. The central theme with these stories is that they all contain a library.
Some stories definitely have more of a traditional haunting, ghost-element while others are just odd. I preferred the ones with the more traditional setting since that's what I was expecting. The Nature of the Evidence by Mary Sinclair and The Book by Margaret Irwin were my personal favorites.
For anyone who enjoys ghost stories and is willing to step away from the traditional Hitchcock, Poe or Shirley Jackson, perhaps this collection will interest you.
Some stories definitely have more of a traditional haunting, ghost-element while others are just odd. I preferred the ones with the more traditional setting since that's what I was expecting. The Nature of the Evidence by Mary Sinclair and The Book by Margaret Irwin were my personal favorites.
For anyone who enjoys ghost stories and is willing to step away from the traditional Hitchcock, Poe or Shirley Jackson, perhaps this collection will interest you.
October 30, 2020
Another excellent collection from the British Library. I've read some of the more famous stories before, and they're all very good, but as always, I most enjoyed the new tales from unfamiliar authors. Some of the tales are lighter, even ending up as mistakenly supernatural, but some are very creepy tales of haunted libraries, bookshops, and books. A good choice for Halloween reading, especially for those (like me!) who like their spookiness tinged with the antiquarian.
May 7, 2019
'The Haunted Library- The Classic Short Stories' carries a striking collection of ghost stories that has been traced from #classic #books and old-fashioned #libraries.
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November 1, 2024
Like so many short story collections, this is a bit of a mixed bag. Not surprisingly, I preferred the more light-hearted stories like the amusingly silly Mr. Tallent's Ghost. Some were downright strange - The Nature of the Evidence. I would say overall, none left a huge impression on me.
September 10, 2018
Includes MR James' 'The Tractate Middoth' which I've seen several times but good to read the original. Good idea following the tales chronologically; the difference (to me) seems that these tales finish where modern "ghost stories" would start ... or maybe these are far subtler (quite likely).
March 9, 2023
A mixture of creepy, amusing, disturbing and meh. While I consider a ghost to be the disembodied soul or afterimage of person or animal who has died, the term is used more loosely here as several of these stories center on demonic creatures. A good collection though not one I’d reread.
June 22, 2023
I was skeptical about this book at first, I've had bad experiences with story collections but I have to say there were a fair few stories in this book that really hit the spot.
I'd definitely reccomend for someone looking for short and spooky tales!
I'd definitely reccomend for someone looking for short and spooky tales!
February 21, 2018
Really enjoyed this collection, a balanced mix of writers and brilliant literary ghost stories. Given me some new authors to check out, highly recommend it.
November 17, 2019
Had a great time reading these with Jon to celebrate Halloween month. "The Work of Evil" was probably my favorite one of them all.
March 24, 2020
I love a good ghost story and this book is full of them, some of them really gave me the chills! If you’re like me and love a good spooky story then definitely grab this,
May 8, 2022
A great collection of ghost stories, most from the early 1900s and featuring haunted books or libraries. Some of the writers I had read before, others were now to me, but I enjoyed all of them.
November 3, 2022
What more could a man want?! Spooky tales regarding books and the people who keep them.
May 28, 2023
Brilliant and unusual anthology
The last story is my favourite - the work of evil - but they all have their interest.
The last story is my favourite - the work of evil - but they all have their interest.
November 4, 2023
All golden age ghost stories involving books or libraries
January 5, 2024
3.5 ⭐⭐⭐✨
as a fan of the antiquarian ghost story, I really enjoyed this collection. some of the tales were excellent, some so so - but overall a great read.
as a fan of the antiquarian ghost story, I really enjoyed this collection. some of the tales were excellent, some so so - but overall a great read.
November 19, 2025
A couple of good stories but, overall, not a top-notch collection.
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