Project Gutenberg 2008-10-05 Public domain in the USA. 81 O'Connor, William Douglas 1832 1889 Nast, Thomas 1840 1902 Nast, Thos. (Thomas) The Ghost Produced by David Clarke, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Ghost" by William Douglas O'Connor is a Christmas story written in the late 19th century. The narrative unfolds in Beacon Hill, a wealthy neighborhood in Boston, focusing on Dr. Charles Renton, a physician with a stern demeanor. The story likely explores themes of compassion, regret, and moral awakening, particularly as Dr. Renton grapples with his inner conflicts and confronts the consequences of his actions on the lives of his tenants. At the start of the tale, a ghostly figure is introduced, reportedly lingering at Dr. Renton's doorstep on a bitter Christmas Eve, seemingly waiting for him. As the story progresses, the physician struggles between his aloof nature and the encroaching moral implications tied to his treatment of a poor tenant family. The opening sets the stage for Dr. Renton's eventual transformation sparked by reflections on his past relationships and the singular message of kindness from a deceased friend that reverberates through his life choices. The ghost's presence hints at a deeper connection between the living and the dead, challenging Renton to acknowledge the struggles of those around him, specifically through a poignant encounter with his tenant, Mrs. Miller, whose situation reveals the urgent necessity for compassion in his otherwise transactional world. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Christmas stories PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 128995 129005 2024-09-11T10:45:05.575482 2023-09-12T04:50:39.639488 text/html text/html 126807 2008-10-05T07:04:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 127760 2008-10-05T07:04:10 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 132843 2024-09-11T10:45:08.158463 application/epub+zip 133433 2024-09-11T10:45:06.112484 application/epub+zip 80877 2024-09-11T10:45:05.836469 application/epub+zip 181024 2024-09-11T10:45:09.912457 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 172120 2024-09-11T10:45:07.878481 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 119969 2022-09-12T11:20:12.795844 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 119678 119456 2024-09-11T10:45:05.364472 2023-09-12T04:50:39.453484 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 119574 2008-10-05T07:04:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 47377 2008-10-05T07:04:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18807 2024-09-11T10:45:10.055454 application/rdf+xml 13503 2024-09-11T10:45:05.903455 image/jpeg 2456 2024-09-11T10:45:05.868457 image/jpeg 128740 2024-09-11T10:45:05.595460 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