The Haunters & the Haunted: Ghost Stories and Tales of the Supernatural

by Ernest Rhys (Editor), Edgar Allan Poe (Contribution by), Arthur Machen (Contribution by)

The book "The Haunters & The Haunted: Ghost Stories & Tales of The Supernatural" is a collection of ghost stories & supernatural tales edited by Ernest Rhys. It was first published in 1907 and includes works by many famous authors.

This anthology is divided into two sections: "The Haunters" and "The Haunted." In "The Haunters" section, the stories explore the experiences and perspectives of individuals who encounter supernatural forces, while in "The Haunted" section, the stories delve into haunted places and the mysteries surrounding them.

Among these stories is "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allen Poe, a story about an unnamed narrator who visits his friend Roderick Usher. Roderick is ill and the narrator wishes to improve his mood by spending time with him, reading to him, listening to the music Roderick composes. But as he spends more time at the House of Usher, he realizes that there is something strange about Roderick and there's something even stranger about the house. He must escape this house before this strangeness of being infects him as well.

Contents
• Introduction (The Haunters and the Haunted) • essay by Ernest Rhys
• The Fall of the House of Usher • (1839) • novelette by Edgar Allan Poe
• The Old Nurse's Story • (1864) • short story by George MacDonald
• The Superstitious Man's Story • (1891) • short story by Thomas Hardy
• A Story of Ravenna •by Giovanni Boccaccio *trans. of Nastagio degli Onesti (1348) [as by Boccaccio]
• Teig O'Kane and the Corpse • (1918) •by Douglas Hyde [as by Dr. Douglas Hyde]
• The Haunted and the Haunters; or, The House and the Brain • novelette by Edward Bulwer-Lytton [as by Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton]
• The Botathen Ghost • short story by R.S. Hawker [as by Rev. S. R. Hawker]
• The Ghost of Lord Clarenceux • (1907) • short story by Arnold Bennett
• Dr Duthoit's Vision • by Arthur Machen (variant of The Little Nations 1915)
• The Seven Lights • (1834) • by John Mackay Wilson [as by Wilson]
• The Spectral Coach of Blackadon • (1865) • by T. Quiller Couch [uncredited]
• Drake's Drum • (1865) • by Robert Hunt (variant of Sir Francis Drake & His Demon) [as by William Hunt]
• The Spectre Bridegroom • by Robert Hunt [as by William Hunt]
• The Pool in the Graveyard • (1916) • short story by Greville MacDonald
• The Lianhan Shee • (1830) • novelette by William Carleton [as by Will Carleton]
• The Haunted Cove • by Sir George Douglas [as by Sir George Douglas, Bart.]
• Wandering Willie's Tale • [Redgauntlet Excerpts] • (1824) • by Sir Walter Scott
• Glamis Castle • essay by uncredited
• Powys Castle • (1911) • by uncredited (variant of The Powis Castle Ghost Story)
• Croglin Grange • by Augustus Hare (variant of The Vampire of Croglin Grange 1900) [as by Archdeacon Hare]
• The Ghost of Major Sydenham • by Joseph Glanvill (variant of The Apparition of the Ghost of Major George Sydenham, to Captain William Dyke 1681) [as by Joseph Glanvil]
• The Miraculous Case of Jesch Claes • by Joseph Glanvill (variant of The Miraculous Cure of Jesch Claes 1681) [as by uncredited]
• The Radiant Boy of Corby Castle • essay by uncredited
• Clerk Saunders • (1868) • poem by uncredited
• Dorothy Durant • by Samuel Drew & Fortescue Hitchins (variant of Apparition of Dorothy Durant 1824) [as by Mrs. Crowe]
• Pearlin Jean • (1848) • essay by Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe
• The Denton Hall Ghost • short story by uncredited
• The Goodwood Ghost Story • (1862) • short story by Charles Dickens
• Captain Wheatcroft • (1859) • by Robert Dale Owen [as by Dale Owen]
• The Iron Cage • short story by Catherine Crowe [as by Mrs. Crowe]
• The Ghost of Rosewarne • short story by Robert Hunt [as by Hunt]
• The Iron Chest of Durley • by Joseph Glanvill (variant of The Story of Mr. Bourne, of Durley in Ireland 1681) [as by Joseph Glanvil]
• The Strange Case of M. Bezuel • essay by uncredited
• The Marquis de Rambouillet • (1850) • short story by uncredited
• The Altheim Revenant • short story by uncredited
• Sertorius and His Hind • short story by Plutarch
• Erichtho (excerpt) • short story by William Godwin [as by E.W. Godwin]
• Patroklos • [The Iliad and The Odyssey] • short fiction by Homer
• Vision of Cromwell • short story by Arise Evans
• Lord Stafford's Warning • essay by Rev. John Mastin
• Kotter's Red Circle • essay by Ferrier (John Ferriar)
• The Vision of Charles XI of Sweden • by Prosper Mérimée (trans. of Vision de Charles XI 1829) [uncredited]
• Ben Johnson's Prevision • by William Drummond of Hawthornden (trans. of Ben Johnso...

Genres: Horror, Ghost Stories

316 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1921

About the author

Ernest Percival Rhys was an English writer, best known for his role as founding editor of the Everyman's Library series of affordable classics. He wrote essays, stories, poetry, novels and plays. He was born in London, and brought up in Carmarthen and Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

After working in the coal industry, he was employed doing editorial work on the Camelot Series of 65 reprints and translations from 1886, for five years, while he turned to writing as a profession. He was a founder member in 1890 of the Rhymer's Club in London, and a contributor to The Book of the Rhymers' Club (1893).

In 1906, he persuaded J. M. Dent, the publisher, for whom he was working on The Lyric Poets series, to start out on the ambitious Everyman project, aiming to publish 1,000 titles; the idea was to put out ten at a time. The target was eventually reached, ten years after Rhys died.

Reviews

[Tom · Rating 3 out of 5]

CONTENTS:
Introduction by Ernest Rhys ✔

I. GHOST STORIES FROM LITERARY SOURCES
The Fall of The House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe 5⭐
The Old Nurse's Story from The Portent by George MacDonald 2.5⭐
The Superstitious Man's Story by Thomas Hardy 3⭐
A Story of Ravenna by Giovanni Boccaccio 3⭐
Teig O'Kane and the Corpse by Douglas Hyde 3⭐
The Haunted and the Haunters: Or The House and The Brain by Edward Bulwer-Lytton 5⭐
The Botathen Ghost by Reverend S. R. Hawker 3⭐
The Ghost of Lord Clarenceux by Arnold Bennett 2⭐
Dr. Ducthoit's Vision by Arthur Machen 3⭐
The Seven Lights from Wilson's "Tales of the Borders" by John Mackay Wilson 4.5⭐
The Spectral Coach of Blackadon by Anonymous 4⭐
Drake's Drum by William Hunt 3⭐
The Spectre Bridegroom by William Hunt 3⭐
The Pool in the Graveyard by Greville MacDonald 2⭐
The Lianhan Shee by Will Carleton 2⭐
The Haunted Cove by Sir George Douglas 2.5⭐
Wandering Willie's Tale by Walter Scott 4⭐

II. GHOST STORIES FROM LOCAL RECORDS, FOLK, LORE, AND LEGEND
Glamis Castle 3⭐
Powys Castle 3⭐

Croglin Grange 3.5⭐
From Archdeacon Hare's Autobiography Peculiar People: The Story of my Life Chapter XIV


The Ghost of Major Sydenham by Joseph Glanvil 2.5⭐
The Miraculous Case of Jesch Claes by Joseph Glanvil 2.5⭐
The Radiant Boy of Corby Castle 3⭐
Clerk Saunders 3.5⭐
Dorothy Durant by Mrs. Crowe 3⭐
Pearlin Jean by Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe 3⭐
The Denton Hall Ghost by Anonymous 3⭐
The Goodwood Ghost Story by Charles Dickens 3⭐
Captain Wheatcroft 3⭐
The Iron Cage 3.25⭐
The Ghost of Rosewarne 3.25⭐
The Iron Chest of Durley by Joseph Glanvil 3⭐
The Strange Case of M. Bezuel 3⭐
The Marquis de Rambouillet 3⭐
The Altheim Revenant 2.5⭐
Sertorius and His Hind 3⭐
Erichtho by E. F. Godwin 3.5⭐

III. OMENS AND PHANTASMS 3⭐
Patroklos by Homer ✔
Vision of Cromwell by Arise Evans ✔
Lord Strafford’s Warning by Rev. John Mastin ✔
Kotter’s Red Circle by John Ferrier ✔
The Vision of Charles XI of Sweden ✔
Ben Jonson’s Prevision ✔
Queen Ulrica and the Countess Steenbock ✔
Denis Misanger ✔
The Pied Piper ✔
Jeanne D’Arc ✔
Anne Walker ✔
The Hand of Glory ✔
The Bloody Footstep ✔
The Ghostly Warriors of Worms ✔
The Wandering Jew in England ✔
Bendith Eu Mammau by Edmund Jones ✔
The Red Book of Appin by J. F. Campbell ✔
The Good O’Donoghue ✔
Sarah Polgrain by William Hunt ✔
Eleanor Cobham, Duchess of Gloucester ✔

[Emmy]

I love a good ghost story as much as the next person, but this collection felt somewhat lack-luster and left me feeling cold. In the end, I got about halfway through (a little less, I guess?) and I've decided to call it quits. I'm just not enjoying myself very much.

[arg/machine · Rating 4 out of 5]

Early 20th Century horror anthology now in the public domain. A free electronic copy can be found here.