Ghosts and Family Legends

Ghosts and Family Legends is a collection of 26 horror stories and supernatural tales told by a group of people closed in a large country mansion, during one cold winter, over several scary nights. Round the Fire Stories: The Lover's Farewell The Appointment Kept The White Cat Passing Spirits The Garde Chasse The Carrier Rehearsals, etc Prophetic Dreams The Vigil The Strange Dog The Scotch Minister The Radiant Boy The Prediction Haunted Houses The Justification The German Inn The Benighted Traveller My own Visit to a Haunted House Mr. G.'s Adventure Conclusion to First Part Legends of the Earthbound: The Italian's Story The Dutch Officer's Story The Old Frenchman's Story The Swiss Lady's Story The Sheep Farmer's Story My Friend's Story

Catherine Ann Crowe (1803-1876) was an English novelist, story writer and playwright, who also wrote for children. Though set in middle-class life, her novels had complicated, sensational plots, while also commenting on the predicaments of Victorian women brought up in seclusion to be mistreated by those men who did not subscribe to standards of decent behavior. Later in life Crowe turned increasingly to supernatural subjects, inspired by German writers.