Ghost Stories: Collected with a Particular View to Counteract the Vulgar Belief in Ghosts and Apparitions

Ghost Stories: Collected with a Particular View to Counteract the Vulgar Belief in Ghosts and Apparitions

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2018 · English · Paperback · 2 editions
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Ghost Stories: Collected with a Particular View to Counteract the Vulgar Belief in Ghosts and Apparitions • (1846) • interior artwork by Felix Octavius Carr Darley [as by F. O. C. Darley]
5 • Introduction (Ghost Stories: Collected with a Particular View to Counteract the Vulgar Belief in Ghosts and Apparitions) • (1846) • essay by uncredited
7 • The Cold Hand • (1846) • short story by uncredited
12 • The Harvard College Ghost • (1846) • short story by uncredited
15 • The Ghost of Larneville • (1823) • short story by uncredited (variant of The Ghost Discovered 1818)
20 • A London Ghost • (1823) • short story by Samuel Christoph Wagener (trans. of Die spukhafte Auferstehung von den Todten. Keine Rückkehr gebundener Lebenskraft. 1799) [as by uncredited]
23 • The Deserter's Ghost • (1823) • short story by F. W. Pressler (trans. of Der mittelst des Stranges hingerichtete und wieder erstandene Mousquetier Idée 1800) [as by uncredited]
32 • Garrick's Ghost • (1846) • short story by uncredited
34 • Apparition of Lord William Petty • (1846) • short story by uncredited
37 • The Water Spirit • (1823) • short story by Samuel Christoph Wagener (trans. of Das Gespenst am Borte eines Schiffs, durch dessen Erscheinung ein Verständiger blödsinnig wird 1800) [as by uncredited]
42 • The Friar's Ghost in the Imperial Palace at Vienna • (1823) • short story by Samuel Christoph Wagener (trans. of Erscheinung einer ins Fegefeuer zurückgesandten Wiener Seele 1801) [as by uncredited]
48 • The Bear of Friedrichshall • (1823) • short story by Samuel Christoph Wagener (trans. of Der spukende Bär in Friedrichshall 1801) [as by uncredited]
52 • Barbito, or the Spectre of the Cuenza: A Spanish Tale • (1846) • short story by uncredited (trans. of Barbito, oder der Wiederauferstandene von Cuenca. Eine Spanische Novelle 1807)
63 • The Danger of Tampering with the Fear of Ghosts • (1823) • short story by Samuel Christoph Wagener (trans. of Schreckliches Schicksal eines Studenten, welcher irrigerweise glaubte, daß man jedem Gespenste ohne Vorsicht Trotz bieten dürfe 1798) [as by uncredited]
70 • The Devil and the Prussian Grenadier • (1823) • short story by Samuel Christoph Wagener (trans. of Ein gehörnter Teufel, mit einer Mistgabel bewaffnet, geht einer Preußischen Schildwache zu Leibe 1798) [as by uncredited]
73 • The Ghost of Count Walkenried • (1823) • short story by Samuel Christoph Wagener (trans. of Ein Verstorbener erscheint nach seiner Berdingung, und spricht und handelt wie ein Lebender 1798) [as by uncredited]
81 • The Extraordinary Confession of a Ghost • (1823) • short story by Anonymous (trans. of Le crime puni 1782) [as by uncredited]
88 • The Village Apparition: A True Story • (1846) • short story by uncredited (variant of The Apparition 1815)
97 • The Haunted Castle • (1823) • short story by Samuel Christoph Wagener (trans. of Das furchbare Tribunal unterirdischer Geister 1799) [as by uncredited]
106 • The Green Mantle of Venice: A True Story • (1823) • novella by H. Clauren (trans. of Der Grünmantel von Venedig 1820) [as by uncredited]
183 • The Ghost of General Marceau • (1823) • short story by Samuel Christoph Wagener (trans. of Der Geist des gebliebenen Divisionsgenerals Marceau treibt die Schildmachen ben Coblenz zurück 1799) [as by uncredited]
186 • The Haunted Inn • (1823) • short story by Samuel Christoph Wagener (trans. of Das durch nächtliche Erscheinungen übelberüchtigte Wirthshaus 1797) [as by uncredited]

Book Details

Format Paperback
Pages 210 pages
Language English
Published Aug 24, 2018
Publisher Forgotten Books
Editions 2 editions
ISBN-10 1331719429
ISBN-13 9781331719427
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