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Humorous Ghost Stories

Dorothy Scarborough

  • Stories
  • Book language: English
  • 272 pages

Humorous Ghost Stories is an anthology of ghost stories selected and introduced by Dorothy Scarborough, published in 1921. Unlike the solemn specters of earlier literature, these modern ghosts often provoke laughter rather than fear. It is worth listening for a light and witty take on the classic ghost story.

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Opening of the book

HUMOROUS GHOST
STORIES
SELECTED, WITH AN INTRODUCTION
BY
DOROTHY SCARBOROUGH, Ph.D.
LECTURER IN ENGLISH, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
AUTHOR OF “THE SUPERNATURAL IN MODERN ENGLISH FICTION,”
“FUGITIVE VERSES,” “FROM A SOUTHERN PORCH,” ETC.
COMPILER OF “FAMOUS MODERN GHOST STORIES”
G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS
NEW YORK AND LONDON
The Knickerbocker Press
1921
Copyright, 1921
BY
DOROTHY SCARBOROUGH
Printed in the United States of America
To
DR. AND MRS. JOHN T. HARRINGTON
Life flings miles and years
between us,
It is true,—

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Contents

  1. HUMOROUS GHOST STORIES
  2. HUMOROUS GHOST STORIES
  3. A Southern Porch
  4. The Kiltartan Poetry Book

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