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Emily Dorothy Scarborough (January 27, 1878 - November 7, 1935) was an American writer who wrote about Texas, folk culture, cotton farming, ghost stories and women's life in the Southwest. "Ghosts are the true immortals, and the dead grow more alive all the time. Wraiths have a greater vitality to-day than ever before. They are far more numerous than at any time in the past, and people are more interested in them. There are persons that claim to be acquainted with specific spirits, to speak with them, to carry on correspondence with them, and even some who insist that they are private secretaries to the dead. Others of us mortals, more reserved, are content to keep such distance as we may from even the shadow of a shade. But there's no getting away from ghosts nowadays, for even if you shut your eyes to them in actual life, you stumble over them in the books you read, you see them on the stage and on the screen, and you hear them on the lecture platform."
Ghosts are the true immortals, and the dead grow more alive all the time. Wraiths have a greater vitality to-day than ever before. They are far more numerous than at any time in the past, and people are more interested in them. There are persons that claim to be acquainted with specific spirits, to speak with them, to carry on correspondence with them, and even some who insist that they are private secretaries to the dead. Others of us mortals, more reserved, are content to keep such distance as we may from even the shadow of a shade.
"Ghosts are the true immortals, and the dead grow more alive all the time. Wraiths have a greater vitality today than ever before. They are far more numerous than at any time in the past, and people are more interested in them. There are persons that claim to be acquainted with specific spirits, to speak with them, to carry on correspondence with them, and even some who insist that they are private secretaries to the dead. Others of us mortals, more reserved, are content to keep such distance as we may from even the shadow of a shade. . . ." Dorothy Scarborough said in her introduction to this volume, setting the books tone quite nicely. Scarborough was a lecturer in English for Columbia University who also worked as an author and anthologist. Her works included The Supernatural in Modern English Fiction, Fugitive Verses, From a Southern Porch, all of which she authored; she also compiled volumes of stories, including this one and Humorous Ghost Stories. Among the authors anthologized here are Algernon Blackwood, Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, Robert W. Chambers, Anatole France, Fitz-James O'Brien, Ambrose Bierce, Edgar Allan Poe, Arthur Machen, and Guy de Maupassant.
An introduction to the type of Indian and eastern Ghosts has been added to this bookEMILY DOROTHY SCARBOROUGH, born in Mount Carmel on January 27, 1878, was the youngest child of Mary Adelaide Ellison and John Bledsoe Scarborough. Her father was a Confederate veteran from Louisiana and a successful Texas lawyer and Judge. Her brother, George Moore Scarborough was a successful playwright. Her sister, Martha Douglass, had graduated from Vassar and Baylor and published three books. Dorothy, besides being as an author, was a lecturer, and later a professor.Dorothy Scarborough's books include From a Southern Porch (1919), Impatient Griselda (1927), The Supernatural in Modern English Fiction (1917), The Unfair Sex (serialized, 1925-26), and The Wind (1925). The Wind which was made into a movie in 1927, portrayed negative living conditions of the frontier cattle ranges around Sweetwater. Dorothy also edited three books, Famous Modern Ghost Stories (1921), Humorous Ghost Stories (1921), and Selected Short Stories of Today (1935). Her first book was a collection of her own poetry, Fugitive Verses (1912). Her other literary productions include short stories, book reviews, critical essays, and articles dealing primarily with folklore and other literary topics. Dorothy Scarborough died on November 7, 1935 at her home in New York City and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery in Waco.This book contains following fearsome and exciting stories by the world renowned authors:1. The Willows- By Algernon Blackwood2. The Shadows On The Wall- By Mary E. Wilkins Freeman 3. The Messenger- By Robert W. Chambers 4. Lazarus- By Leonid Andreyev 5. The Beast With Five Fingers- By W. F. Harvey 6. The Mass Of Shadows- By Anatole France 7. What Was It? - By Fitz James O'brien 8. The Middle Toe Of The Right Foot- By Ambrose Bierce9. The Shell Of Sense- By Olivia Howard Dunbar 10. The Woman At Seven Brothers- By Wilbur Daniel Steele 11. At The Gate- By Myla Jo Closser 12. Ligeia- By Edgar Allan Poe 13. The Haunted Orchard- By Richard Le Gallienne 14. The Bowmen- By Arthur Machen 15. A Ghost- By Guy De Maupassant
Famous Modern Ghost Stories Selected, with an Introduction By Dorothy Scarborough Ghosts are the true immortals, and the dead grow more alive all the time. Wraiths have a greater vitality to-day than ever before. They are far more numerous than at any time in the past, and people are more interested in them. There are persons that claim to be acquainted with specific spirits, to speak with them, to carry on correspondence with them, and even some who insist that they are private secretaries to the dead. Others of us mortals, more reserved, are content to keep such distance as we may from even the shadow of a shade. But there's no getting away from ghosts nowadays, for even if you shut your eyes to them in actual life, you stumble over them in the books you read, you see them on the stage and on the screen, and you hear them on the lecture platform. Even a Lodge in any vast wilderness would have the company of spirits. Man's love for the supernatural, which is one of the most natural things about him, was never more marked than at present. You may go a-ghosting in any company to-day, and all aspects of literature, novels, short stories, poetry, and drama alike, reflect the shadeless spirit. The latest census of the haunting world shows a vast increase in population, which might be explained on various grounds. * The Willows by Algernon Blackwood * The Shadows on the Wall by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman * The Messenger by Robert W. Chambers * Lazarus by Leonid Andreyev * The Beast with Five Fingers by W. F. Harvey * The Mass of Shadows by Anatole France * What Was It? by Fitz-James O'Brien * The Middle Toe of the Right Foot by Ambrose Bierce * The Shell of Sense by Olivia Howard Dunbar * The Woman at Seven Brothers by Wilbur Daniel Steele * At the Gate by Myla Jo Closser * Ligeia by Edgar Allan Poe * The Haunted Orchard by Richard Le Gallienne * The Bowmen by Arthur Machen * A Ghost by Guy de Maupassant
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Contains the following stories: The Willows By Algernon Blackwood, The Shadows on the Wall By Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, The Messenger By Robert W. Chambers, Lazarus By Leonid Andreyev, The Beast with Five Fingers By W. F. Harvey, The Mass of Shadows By Anatole France, What Was It? By Fitz-James O'Brien, The Middle Toe of the Right Foot By Ambrose Bierce, The Shell of Sense By Olivia Howard Dunbar, The Woman at Seven Brothers By Wilbur Daniel Steele, At the Gate By Myla Jo Closser, Ligeia By Edgar Allan Poe, The Haunted Orchard By Richard Le Gallienne, The Bowmen By Arthur Machen, A Ghost By Guy de Maupassant.
Differentiated book- It has a historical context with research of the time-Famous Modern Ghost Stories by Dorothy Scarborough.This book contains a historical context, where past events or the study and narration of these events are examined. The historical context refers to the circumstances and incidents surrounding an event. This context is formed by everything that, in some way, influences the event when it happens. A fact is always tied to its time: that is, to its time. Therefore, when analyzing events that took place tens, hundreds or thousands of years ago, it is essential to know the historical context to understand them. Otherwise, we would be analyzing and judging what happened in a totally different era with a current perspective.Ghosts the true immortals. Ghosts are the true immortals, and the dead grow more alive all the time. Spectra are more vital today than ever. They are much more numerous than ever, and people are more interested in them. There are people who claim to be familiar with, speak to, correspond with, or correspond with specific spirits, and even some who insist that they are private secretaries of the dead. Others of us, more reserved mortals, content ourselves with keeping as much distance as we can even from the shadow of a shadow.
Do you want to read some scary and famous ghost stories? If so, this a must read, this book is a collection of 15 ghost stories. Famous Modern Ghost Stories, as one reviewer said, some of these stories chilled me to the bone, while others were slightly scary and a little nerve-racking. Good book!Famous Modern Ghost Stories is a horror fiction novel written Dorothy Scarborough. A ghost story may be any piece of fiction, or drama, that includes a ghost, or simply takes as a premise the possibility of ghosts or characters' belief in them. The "ghost" may appear of its own accord or be summoned by magic.