Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2006-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 244 French, Joseph Lewis 1858 1936 Reeve, Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) 1880 1936 Reeve, Arthur Benjamin 19025951 The Best Ghost Stories Introduction: "The fascination of the ghost story", by A. B. Reeve -- The apparition of Mrs. Veal, by D. De Foe -- Canon Alberic's scrap-book, by M. R. James -- The haunted and the haunters, by E. Bulwer-Lytton -- The silent woman, by L. Kompert -- Banshees -- The man who went too far, by E. F. Benson -- The woman's ghost story, by A. Blackwood -- The phantom rickshaw, by R. Kipling -- The rival ghosts, by B. Matthews -- The damned thing, by A. Bierce -- The interval, by V. O'Sullivan -- Dey ain't no ghosts, by E. P. Butler -- Some real American ghosts. E-text prepared by Suzanne Lybarger, Brian Janes, Emmy, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Best Ghost Stories" by Joseph Lewis French and Arthur B. Reeve is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. This anthology brings together classic and engaging ghost tales from various authors, exploring themes of the supernatural, mystery, and the uncanny. Through an examination of spectral presences and paranormal experiences, the book invites readers to delve into the fascinating and often terrifying world of ghost stories. The opening of the collection begins with an introduction by Arthur B. Reeve, which discusses the enduring appeal of ghost stories. He posits that they captivate people because they stir our fundamental curiosity about the unknown, life after death, and the mysteries that lie beyond our understanding. Reeve highlights the psychological aspects of our fear and fascination with the supernatural, establishing a framework for the stories that follow. This sets the stage for the first tale, "The Apparition of Mrs. Veal" by Daniel Defoe, which recounts the eerie visit of a deceased friend to another woman, alluding to contemplations of mortality and the afterlife, inviting readers to reflect on their perceptions of friendship, decease, and the human experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Ghost stories PN Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 512704 512560 2024-09-08T05:11:40.859334 2023-09-08T07:35:06.563681 text/html text/html 518666 2006-03-01T12:16:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 193165 2006-03-01T12:17:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 251145 2024-09-08T05:11:48.754336 application/epub+zip 255919 2024-09-08T05:11:42.548301 application/epub+zip 255919 2024-09-08T05:11:41.559304 application/epub+zip 444336 2024-09-08T05:11:53.510269 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 406678 2024-09-08T05:11:47.941272 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 406819 2022-09-08T13:35:01.091249 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 478761 478660 2024-09-08T05:11:39.956417 2023-09-08T07:35:05.613674 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 478437 2006-03-01T12:12:35 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 184984 2006-03-01T12:12:35 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 478448 2006-03-01T12:12:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 184945 2006-03-01T12:12:35 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21259 2024-09-08T05:11:53.663246 application/rdf+xml 13083 2024-09-08T05:11:41.922357 image/jpeg 3593 2024-09-08T05:11:41.742301 image/jpeg 238265 2024-09-08T05:11:40.902374 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia en.wikipedia