"Three Ghost Stories" by Charles Dickens is a collection of ghost stories published in 1866. The collection includes "The Trial for Murder," where a murdered victim's ghost haunts a jury foreman to ensure justice; "The Haunted House"; and "The Signal-Man." These supernatural tales explore themes of ambiguity, terror through obscurity, and critique of Victorian society. Dickens masterfully creates uncertainty about whether the paranormal events are real or imagined, leaving readers to question the reliability of his narrators and the nature of the spectral encounters they describe. ... Read more
About this eBook
| Author | Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 |
|---|---|
| Title | Three Ghost Stories |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Trial_for_Murder |
| Contents | The haunted house -- The trial for murder -- The signal-man. |
| Credits | Transcribed from the 1894 Chapman and Hall edition of “Christmas Stories” by David Price |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 74.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Ghost stories |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 1289 |
| Release Date | Apr 1, 1998 |
| Last Update | Mar 9, 2013 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 2157 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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