INTRODUCTION: THE IMPERISHABLE GHOST - THE WILLOWS BY ALGERNON BLACKWOOD - THE SHADOWS ON THE WALL BY MARY E. WILKINS FREEMAN - THE MESSENGER BY ROBERT W. CHAMBERS - LAZARUS BY LEONID ANDREYEV - THE BEAST WITH FIVE FINGERS BY W. F. HARVEY - THE MASS OF SHADOWS BY ANATOLE FRANCE - WHAT WAS IT?

Ghosts are the true immortals, and the dead grow more alive all the time. Wraiths have a greater vitality to-day than ever before. They are far more numerous than at any time in the past, and people are more interested in them. There are persons that claim to be acquainted with specific spirits, to speak with them, to carry on correspondence with them, and even some who insist that they are private secretaries to the dead. Others of us mortals, more reserved, are content to keep such distance as we may from even the shadow of a shade.

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Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-Famous Modern Ghost Stories by Dorothy Scarborough.This book contains a historical context, where past events or the study and narration of these events are examined. The historical context refers to the circumstances and incidents surrounding an event. This context is formed by everything that, in some way, influences the event when it happens. A fact is always tied to its time: that is, to its time. Therefore, when analyzing events that took place tens, hundreds or thousands of years ago, it is essential to know the historical context to understand them. Otherwise, we would be analyzing and judging what happened in a totally different era with a current perspective.Ghosts the true immortals. Ghosts are the true immortals, and the dead grow more alive all the time. Spectra are more vital today than ever. They are much more numerous than ever, and people are more interested in them. There are people who claim to be familiar with, speak to, correspond with, or correspond with specific spirits, and even some who insist that they are private secretaries of the dead. Others of us, more reserved mortals, content ourselves with keeping as much distance as we can even from the shadow of a shadow.

Famous Modern Ghost Stories by Dorothy Scarborough et al.

Do you want to read some scary and famous ghost stories? If so, this a must read, this book is a collection of 15 ghost stories. Famous Modern Ghost Stories, as one reviewer said, some of these stories chilled me to the bone, while others were slightly scary and a little nerve-racking. Good book!Famous Modern Ghost Stories is a horror fiction novel written Dorothy Scarborough. A ghost story may be any piece of fiction, or drama, that includes a ghost, or simply takes as a premise the possibility of ghosts or characters' belief in them. The "ghost" may appear of its own accord or be summoned by magic.

Famous Modern Ghost Stories includes the following selections: The Willows - By Algernon BlackwoodThe Shadows on the Wall - By Mary E. Wilkins Freeman The Messenger -By Robert W. ChambersLazarus - By Leonid AndreyevThe Beast with Five Fingers - By W. F. HarveyThe Mass of Shadows - By Anatole FranceWhat Was It? - By Fitz-James O'BrienThe Middle Toe of the Right Foot - By Ambrose BierceThe Shell of Sense - By Olivia Howard DunbarThe Woman at Seven Brothers - By Wilbur Daniel SteeleAt the Gate - By Myla Jo ClosserLigeia - By Edgar Allan PoeThe Haunted Orchard - By Richard Le GallienneThe Bowmen - By Arthur MachenA Ghost - By Guy de Maupassant

Famous Modern Ghost Stories