Project Gutenberg 2008-03-19 Public domain in the USA. 430 Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn 1810 1865 Gaskell, E. C. (Elizabeth Cleghorn) Gaskell, Mrs. Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn Stevenson Stevenson, Elizabeth Mills, Cotton Mather Gaskell, Elizabeth C. Curious, if True Strange Tales Reading ease score: 71.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. The old nurse's story -- The Poor Clare -- Lois the Witch -- The Grey Woman -- Curious, if true. Produced by Delphine Lettau and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Curious, if True" by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell is a collection of strange tales written in the mid-19th century. The opening story, "The Old Nurse's Story," introduces readers to Miss Rosamond, an orphan, and her nurse, who recounts the tragic history of Rosamond's family, leading to a haunting narrative set in Furnivall Manor House, steeped in memories of loss and mystery. The beginning of the book presents the old nurse sharing her experiences with Miss Rosamond, beginning from the circumstances of her parents’ death and the promise she made to her mistress on her deathbed. As they move to Furnivall Manor, the nurse describes the eerie atmosphere of the grand, yet dilapidated home, hinting at its dark legacy. Strange occurrences unfold as Miss Rosamond hears the whispers of a ghostly child and eerie organ music that seems to echo through the house, setting the stage for an unfolding tale about family, secrets, and the supernatural. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Short stories Horror tales Curiosities and wonders -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 576043 575369 2024-10-10T14:58:40.666501 2023-09-11T06:42:15.842994 text/html text/html 573970 2021-01-03T09:54:48 text/html; charset=utf-8 210533 2021-01-03T09:54:48 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 287694 2024-10-10T14:58:49.858459 application/epub+zip 295219 2024-10-10T14:58:43.919504 application/epub+zip 282159 2024-10-10T14:58:42.596655 application/epub+zip 496703 2024-10-10T14:58:54.434432 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 487465 2024-10-10T14:58:48.867456 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 473278 2022-08-11T10:17:05.521632 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 565492 565404 2024-10-10T14:58:39.889524 2023-09-11T06:42:15.237435 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 565334 2021-01-03T09:54:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 216097 2021-01-03T09:54:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 565337 2021-01-03T09:54:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 216009 2021-01-03T09:54:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21927 2024-10-10T14:58:54.566588 application/rdf+xml 12759 2024-10-10T14:58:43.154534 image/jpeg 3393 2024-10-10T14:58:42.878497 image/jpeg 279913 2024-10-10T14:58:40.721531 application/octet-stream application/zip 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 en.wikipedia