"A Young Man's Story" is a short Victorian supernatural tale by Sarah Doudney. A narrator tells friends of an uncanny experience bound up with his engagement and a stay in a quiet seaside village. It is worth hearing for its intimate fireside frame and gently eerie atmosphere.
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Transcriber's notes: Unusual and inconsistent spelling is as printed.
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A
YOUNG MAN'S
STORY.
BY
SARAH DOUDNEY
The Girl's Own Annual Illustrated
VOL. VII. 1886.
"FEATHERY FLAKES" EXTRA CHRISTMAS PART
THE LEISURE HOUR OFFICE
56, PATERNOSTER ROW, LONDON
CONTENTS.
A YOUNG MAN'S STORY
A YOUNG MAN'S STORY.
YES, I confess I have known something which may fairly be termed a supernatural experience; but I did not care to talk about it in the smoking-room last night. Now that I am sitting here quietly with you and Susy, you may hear my story if you like. Perhaps it is hardly worth telling; perhaps you will both laugh at me when it is finished. However, it is the kind of story that ought to be told between the lights; so do not ring for the lamp till I have done.
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