A Book of Ghosts

A Book of Ghosts

First published. . October 1904 Second edition. . December 1904

Preface
of the stories in this volume have already appeared in print. "The Red-Haired Girl" in The Windsor Magazine; "Colonel Halifax's Ghost Story" in The Illustrated English Magazine; "Glámr" I told in my Iceland: Its Scenes and Sagas, published 1863, and long out of print. "The Bold Venture" appeared in The Graphic; "The 9:30 Up-Train" as long ago as 1853 in Once a Week.

Contents

 * /Jean Bouchon/
 * /Pomps and Vanities/
 * /McAlister/
 * /The Leaden Ring/
 * /The Mother of Pansies/
 * /The Red-haired Girl/
 * /A Professional Secret/
 * /Glámr/
 * /H.P./
 * /Colonel Halifax's Ghost Story/
 * /The Merewigs/
 * /The "Bold Venture"/
 * /Mustapha/
 * /Little Joe Gander/
 * /A Dead Finger/
 * /Black Ram/
 * /A Happy Release/
 * /The 9.30 Up-train/
 * /On the Leads/
 * /Aunt Joanna/
 * /The White Flag/