Project Gutenberg 2008-10-18 Public domain in the USA. 438 Scarborough, Dorothy 1878 1935 21008834 Humorous Ghost Stories Introduction: The humorous ghost -- The Canterville ghost / by Oscar Wilde -- The ghost-extinguisher / by Gelett Burgess -- "Dey ain't no ghosts" / by Ellis Parker Butler -- The transferred ghost / by Frank R. Stockton -- The mummy's foot / Théophile Gautier -- The rival ghosts / Brander Matthews -- The water ghost of Harrowby Hall / by John Kendrick Bangs -- Back from that bourne / Anonymous -- The ghost-ship / by Richard Middleton -- The transplanted ghost / by Wallace Irwin -- The last ghost in Harmony / by Nelson LLoyd -- The ghost of Miser Brimpson / by Eden Phillpotts -- The haunted photograph / by Ruth McEnery Stuart -- The ghost that got the button / by Will Adams -- The specter bridegroom / by Washington Irving -- The specter of Tappington / compiled by Richard Barham -- In the barn / by Burges Johnson -- A shady plot / by Elsie Brown -- The lady and the ghost / by Rose Cecil O'Neill. Produced by David Edwards, Marcia Brooks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Humorous Ghost Stories" by Dorothy Scarborough is a collection of short stories compiled and introduced in the early 20th century. The volume showcases a variety of ghost stories that emphasize the humor found in supernatural encounters, moving away from the traditional, somber portrayals of ghosts prevalent in earlier literature. The opening context establishes ghosts as whimsical characters that create laughter rather than fear, often poking fun at both themselves and their living counterparts. The beginning of this work elaborates on the evolution of ghosts in literature, highlighting the transition from serious and fearsome specters to humorous and playful ones that reflect modern individualism and societal changes. Scarborough argues that the contemporary ghost possesses much more personality, embracing humor and satire while engaging with the living in absurdly comical ways. By contrasting the grim tradition of apparitions with the lively modern spirits, the introduction sets the stage for the delightful stories that follow, suggesting that readers can expect to experience a refreshing take on ghostly tales filled with wit and charm. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Ghost stories PN Text Browsing: Humour Browsing: Fiction 645124 642530 2024-09-11T11:19:44.175112 2023-09-12T05:21:07.260621 text/html text/html 662961 2008-10-18T10:30:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 245264 2008-10-18T10:30:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 319047 2024-09-11T11:19:55.009035 application/epub+zip 323300 2024-09-11T11:19:46.631079 application/epub+zip 323300 2024-09-11T11:19:45.281090 application/epub+zip 562642 2024-09-11T11:20:01.068045 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 516504 2024-09-11T11:19:53.684043 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 516019 2022-09-12T12:05:13.754580 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 578198 577978 2024-09-11T11:19:42.776109 2023-09-12T05:21:05.755620 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 577999 2008-10-18T10:30:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 227385 2008-10-18T10:30:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 577995 2008-10-18T10:30:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 227311 2008-10-18T10:30:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20939 2024-09-11T11:20:01.220059 application/rdf+xml 14740 2024-09-11T11:19:45.653085 image/jpeg 3947 2024-09-11T11:19:45.468082 image/jpeg 296973 2024-09-11T11:19:44.230115 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