The Room in the Tower and Other Ghost Stories
6 journalers for this copy...
"Three stories, three ghosts. There is a dangerous woman in a picture in a room in a tower. A young woman marries an older man and arrives at his house. But his dead wife is still there. A dead man walks through a house every night because he wants the people there to catch his killer. Sometimes the dead return..."
"The Woman in the Black Coat", by Joseph Sheridan le Fanu
"Imray Came Back", by Rudyard Kipling
"The Room in the Tower", by E.F. Benson
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2 by
Bookworm-lady at
Madrid, Madrid Spain on Monday, October 4, 2021
I had some free time this morning, and decided to give this little book a go... and I thoroughly enjoyed these three stories!
The simplified style of writing made me remember the books I used when I was first learning English as a foreign student... good old memories!
And the three short stories are great old-fashioned ghost tales, really enjoyable, and most adequate for Halloween.
A little book that will soon continue its travel to another lucky reader who will be pleasantly scared. :)
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3 by
Bookworm-lady at
Madrid, Madrid Spain on Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Released 2 yrs ago (10/13/2021 UTC) at Madrid, Madrid Spain
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Sent today to my partner in the Samhain Medieval Exchange... partly Samhain and partly Halloween! :)
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4 by
chawoso at
Heusenstamm, Hessen Germany on Monday, November 1, 2021
One book fo My Samhain present 2021.
I am really looking forward to read it ...
Three very nice ghost stories.
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5 by
chawoso at
Heusenstamm, Hessen Germany on Thursday, October 13, 2022
Released 1 yr ago (10/31/2022 UTC) at Heusenstamm, Hessen Germany
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The little spooky book is travelling to my "Book and Tread" partner 2022. Enjoy!
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6 by
Poodlesister at
Walthamstow, Greater London United Kingdom on Monday, October 31, 2022
Thanks for the books and other Halloween goodies!
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7 by
Poodlesister at
Walthamstow, Greater London United Kingdom on Sunday, February 26, 2023
I'm not a big fan of short stories or ghost stories but these were quick to read and varied. I went to the house in Rye where EF Benson lived. It didn't have a tower as far as I remember!
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8 by
Poodlesister at
Book Box, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- United Kingdom on Sunday, February 26, 2023
Released 1 yr ago (2/26/2023 UTC) at Book Box, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- United Kingdom
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Going into my replacement Mixed Fiction Bookbox as the original Bookbox has stalled.
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9 by
Flutterbies9 at
Meare, Somerset United Kingdom on Friday, March 24, 2023
Read from the Mixed Fiction Bookbox, but left in to travel further.
Three very short and easily read ghost stories. I am not a great fan of ghost stories but these were very accessible even for a non fan! All 3 had a resolution (of a suitable sort). I do think this would make a suitable short book for Halloween but as I have not joined in those for the last 4 years - mostly because this is not a favoured genre for me, I will leave this to travel further in the Bookbox.
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10 by
Poodlesister at
Walthamstow, Greater London United Kingdom on Sunday, May 21, 2023
The Mixed Fiction Bookbox is back with me
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11 by
Poodlesister at
Book Box, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- United Kingdom on Sunday, May 21, 2023
Released 10 mos ago (5/22/2023 UTC) at Book Box, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- United Kingdom
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Going into Round 4 of the Mixed Fiction Bookbox
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12 by
booktwitcher at
Chelmsford, Essex United Kingdom on Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Taken from the mixed fiction bookbox
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13 by
booktwitcher at
Chelmsford, Essex United Kingdom on Wednesday, May 31, 2023
A good quick read.
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14 by
booktwitcher at
Chelmsford, Essex United Kingdom on Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Released 10 mos ago (6/1/2023 UTC) at Chelmsford, Essex United Kingdom
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Into the short fiction box
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15 by
Plum-crazy at
Brighouse, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on Saturday, June 3, 2023
Taken from the Short Fiction Bookbox... can't resist a ghost story 👻
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16 by
Plum-crazy at
Brighouse, West Yorkshire United Kingdom on Sunday, June 4, 2023
Well this came out of the Short Fiction Bookbox yesterday, was read & has gone straight back in the box to find another reader. So what did I think of it?.....
"The Woman in the Black Coat" I found reasonably creepy & one that I think would be ideal for BBC4's Christmas ghost story that's usually shown on Christmas Eve.
"Imray Came Back" was more of a mystery & my least favourite of the three.
"The Room in the Tower" was a creepyish tale where a dream nightmare comes true but I felt it was a bit rushed in its ending.
These book of three short stories are actually aimed at younger readers or those for whom English is a second language. No matter, whoever they're aimed they're an eerie trio & I passed a very happy half an hour in their company.
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17 by
Plum-crazy at
Short Fiction Bookbox, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Sunday, June 4, 2023
Released 9 mos ago (6/3/2023 UTC) at Short Fiction Bookbox, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases
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Back into the Short Fiction Book Box for this .....
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18 by
booktwitcher at
Chelmsford, Essex United Kingdom on Friday, August 4, 2023
Retaken from short fiction book box for a wild release in the future.
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19 by
booktwitcher at
== Somewhere in Chelmsford 🤷🏿 in Chelmsford, Essex United Kingdom on Sunday, October 15, 2023
Released 5 mos ago (10/16/2023 UTC) at == Somewhere in Chelmsford 🤷🏿 in Chelmsford, Essex United Kingdom
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For the Snap release challenge