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Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories

This collection of short and chilling ghost stories was originally published in 1913 and is loosely organized into four categories: The Ways of Ghosts, including "An Arrest," in which a murderer is escorted back to jail by the prison guard he murdered to escape; Soldier Folk including "A Man with Two Lives," in which a man dead and buried returns to claim his belongings, Some Haunted Houses, including "The Other Lodgers," in which a man checks into what he believes is a hotel only to discover it is an abandoned hospital, and Mysterious Disappearances, including "The Difficulty of Crossing a Field," in which a man disappears in full view of witnesses while crossing a field.

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 120
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9781428041905
  • Genres
  • horror, classics, fiction, ghosts, mystery, american, paranormal, folklore
  • Release date
  • 2006