A Victorian Halloween

Fragment from Gilbert Earle

Posted on July 7, 2007 - Filed Under Forgotten Tales | Leave a Comment

A few years before I left India, a young man had brought to me some very strong letters of recommendation from some of my connections in England, whom I was most happy and desirous to oblige. He had, in consequence, remained some time under my roof; during which period, his fine disposition and talents, his [...]

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Their Dear Little Ghost

Posted on July 7, 2007 - Filed Under Forgotten Tales | Leave a Comment

By Elia W. Peattie
THE first time one looked at Elsbeth, one was not prepossessed. She was thin and brown, her nose turned slightly upward, her toes went in just a perceptible degree, and her hair was perfectly straight. But when one looked longer, one perceived that she was a charming little creature. The straight hair [...]

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