The Stoneground Ghost Tales by E. G. Swain
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About this eBook
| Author | Swain, E. G. (Edmund Gill), 1861-1938 |
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| LoC No. | 34038300 |
| Title |
The Stoneground Ghost Tales Compiled from the recollections of the Reverend Roland Batchel, Vicar of the parish. |
| Note | Reading ease score: 78.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Contents | The man with the roller -- Bone to his bone -- The richpins -- The eastern window -- Lubrietta -- The rockery -- The Indian lamp shade -- The place of safety -- The kirk spook. |
| Credits |
Produced by eagkw, sp1nd and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) |
| Summary | "The Stoneground Ghost Tales" by E. G. Swain is a collection of supernatural short stories written in the early 20th century. The tales revolve around the solitary figure of the Reverend Roland Batchel, vicar of the fictional village of Stoneground, as he navigates curious and eerie happenings that blend humor and haunting elements, often tied to the local history and its inhabitants. The opening of the book introduces us to the character of Mr. Batchel and his quaint, albeit changed, parish of Stoneground, located near the Fens of East Anglia. We learn about the vicarage's picturesque garden and its history of former vicars. The narrative quickly unveils the main plot involving Mr. Batchel's fascination with a photograph taken by a boy during a summer visit, which surprisingly reveals the presence of a spectral figure—an unsettling man with a roller. The mysterious occurrences motivate Mr. Batchel to investigate the puzzling image, leading to a blend of eerie phenomena and historical references that foreshadow the blend of intrigue and wit typical of the tales to follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Ghost stories, English |
| Subject | English fiction -- 20th century |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 44581 |
| Release Date | Jan 4, 2014 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 155 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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