The Mischievous Ghost And Other Short Stories
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| Author | : Doreen Perera |
| Publisher | : Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency |
| Total Pages | : 143 |
| Release | : 2014-07-17 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 162857724X |
The Mischievous Ghost and Other Stories are short stories based on life in Sri Lanka in the 1950s and ?60s, just after the country gained independence from England. The experiences of the last colonial rulers still hanging onto the empire and unable to cope with the changes are dealt with gentle irony. The author also hilariously exposes charlatans, whether they are voodoo priests, Buddhist monks, or Christian vicars. From the inefficient policeman who finds a creative way to solve murders to the ordinary man who has an extraordinary double life, the stories will charm the reader. Marriage brokers, fire walkers, demons, spirits, and ghosts all have their place in these wonderful tales of another time and culture painted lightly and with a humorous touch. An arrogant butler uses magic potions that have a disastrous and unwanted outcome. A police inspector who is unable to solve murders gets help from an unusual source. Then there is the fire and brimstone preaching reverend who gets seduced by a maid, and the downtrodden housewife who slips easily into the role of Queen Victoria.
| Author | : Dan SaSuWeh Jones |
| Publisher | : Scholastic Inc. |
| Total Pages | : 185 |
| Release | : 2021-09-07 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : 133868163X |
Perfect for fans of Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark! A shiver-inducing collection of short stories to read under the covers, from a breadth of American Indian nations. Dark figures in the night. An owl's cry on the wind. Monsters watching from the edge of the wood. Some of the creatures in these pages might only have a message for you, but some are the stuff of nightmares. These thirty-two short stories -- from tales passed down for generations to accounts that could have happened yesterday -- are collected from the thriving tradition of ghost stories in American Indian cultures across North America. Prepare for stories of witches and walking dolls, hungry skeletons, La Llorona and Deer Woman, and other supernatural beings ready to chill you to the bone. Dan SaSuWeh Jones (Ponca Nation) tells of his own encounters and selects his favorite spooky, eerie, surprising, and spine-tingling stories, all paired with haunting art by Weshoyot Alvitre (Tongva). So dim the lights (or maybe turn them all on) and pick up a story...if you dare.
| Author | : Gina Teel |
| Publisher | : Ghost House Pub |
| Total Pages | : 208 |
| Release | : 2002-06 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 9781894877077 |
In Minnesota much more than the magnificent scenery will take your breath away. Tales of fright-filled folklore span the length and breath of the North Star State.
| Author | : Ruth Ann Musick |
| Publisher | : University Press of Kentucky |
| Total Pages | : 216 |
| Release | : 2014-04-23 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0813145864 |
Mysterious vanishing hitchhikers, travelers beset by headless dogs, and long-dead moonshiners come alive in this collection of ninety-six Appalachian folktales. Set in coal mines and remote farm cabins, in hidden hollows and on mountain tops, some of these stories look back to the days when West Virginia was first settled; others reflect the rancor and brutality of the Civil War. But most of these tales guide us through the recent past of the uncommonly rich folk heritage of West Virginia. This ghostly collection, with source information and bold illustrations, will thrill longtime lovers of supernatural lore.
| Author | : Nancy Roberts |
| Publisher | : Univ of South Carolina Press |
| Total Pages | : 78 |
| Release | : 2019-10-11 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1643360426 |
Nancy Roberts has often been described to as the "First Lady of American Folklore" and the title is well deserved. Throughout her decades-long career, Roberts documented supernatural experiences and interviewed hundreds of people about their recollections of encounters with the supernatural. This nationally renowned writer began her undertaking in this ghostly realm as a freelance writer for the Charlotte Observer. Encouraged by Carl Sandburg, who enjoyed her stories and articles, Roberts wrote her first book in 1958. Aptly called a "custodian of the twilight zone" by Southern Living magazine, Roberts based her suspenseful stories on interviews and her rich knowledge of American folklore. Her stories were always rooted in history, which earned her a certificate of commendation from the American Association of State and Local History for her books on the Carolinas and Appalachia.
| Author | : Minakshi Chaudhry |
| Publisher | : books catalog |
| Total Pages | : 170 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| Genre | : Ghost stories, Indic (English) |
| ISBN | : |
She was getting closer. His mouth ran dry and his scream died deep inside him. His wobbly legs refused to move. . .The fear of the unknown, enhanced by the mist, darkness and pattering raindrops is part of life in the hills. But there have been real encounters with the supernatural, and included in this collection of chilling tales are personal experiences of people. Read on for some spine-chilling adventures with the spirits in Shimla.
| Author | : Oscar Wilde |
| Publisher | : Modernista |
| Total Pages | : 32 |
| Release | : 2024-05-30 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9180949487 |
»The Canterville Ghost« is a short story by Oscar Wilde, originally published in 1891. OSCAR WILDE, born in 1854 in Dublin, died in 1900 in Paris, was an Irish prose writer, playwright, essayist, and poet. Wilde's significance as a symbol for persecuted homosexuals around the world is immeasurable. Wilde himself was sentenced to prison and hard labour, his works were boycotted, theatrical productions were shut down, and he was publicly vilified. The Picture of Dorian Gray [1890] is his most famous work.
| Author | : Kathryn Tucker Windham |
| Publisher | : University Alabama Press |
| Total Pages | : 128 |
| Release | : 1969 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
| ISBN | : |
The first of six Jeffrey ghost story books centers on Jeffrey's favorite 13 ghostly tales set in Alabama.
| Author | : Rob Keeley |
| Publisher | : Troubador Publishing Ltd |
| Total Pages | : 154 |
| Release | : 2024-05-15 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1805148931 |
“The truth will set you free.” When Ellie and her family move into Inchwood Manor, Ellie quickly discovers strange things are happening. Who is the mysterious boy at the window? What secrets lie within the abandoned nursery? Who is the woman who haunts Ellie’s dreams – and why has she returned to the Manor, after more than a century? Ellie finds herself entangled in a Victorian mystery of ghosts and tunnels and secret documents – and discovers that life all those years ago isn’t so different from the world she knows today... First published in 2014, this five star-reviewed children’s novel was longlisted for the Bath and WriteMentor Children’s Novel Awards and nominated for the People’s Book Prize. This is a tenth anniversary special edition with new material and also includes four Spirits short stories never before published in book form. A must for all fans of the Spirits series and Rob Keeley’s work.
| Author | : Mary Downing Hahn |
| Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
| Total Pages | : 199 |
| Release | : 2009 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0547248784 |
When Travis and his sister, Corey, learn that their grandmother's quiet Vermont inn has a history of ghost sightings, they decide to do a little "haunting" of their own. Before long, their supernatural pranks are drawing tourists to the inn. But Travis and Corey soon find out that there are other ghosts at Fox Hill Inn, and their tricks have awakened something dangerous and threatening. It's up to these pranksters to figure out how to lay to rest the ghosts they've stirred. A fresh take on haunted houses, Mary Downing Hahn's entertaining, spooky story pokes gentle fun at charlatan ghost hunters while suggesting that ghosts are not to be trifled with.
