This rather good Dover book is a collection of ghost stories and tales by a lot of different writers who have tried their hand at the genre.

Generally, it is pretty good. At Dover prices, it is hard to complain in general, at all. Well worth a try, this one, if a few spooks are your thing.

Great Ghost Stories : The Phantom Coach - Amelia B. Edwards
Great Ghost Stories : To Be Taken with a Grain of Salt - Charles Dickens
Great Ghost Stories : Dickon the Devil - J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Great Ghost Stories : The Judge's House - Bram Stoker
Great Ghost Stories : A Ghost Story - Jerome K. Jerome
Great Ghost Stories : The Moonlit Road - Ambrose Bierce
Great Ghost Stories : The Monkey's Paw - W. W. Jacobs
Great Ghost Stories : The Rose Garden - M. R. James
Great Ghost Stories : Bone to His Bone - E. G. Swain
Great Ghost Stories : The Confession of Charles Linkworth - E. F. Benson

Any transport will do if the weather is bad enough.

4 out of 5

Pre-judged murderer.

3 out of 5

Fraternal loopiness.

3 out of 5

Don't stay with anyone who fancies large rats and nooses.

3.5 out of 5

Supernatural belief discussion.

3 out of 5

Strangled relations.

3.5 out of 5

Wishes not so handy.

4 out of 5

Arbour been a bit scared.

3.5 out of 5

Gardening instructions.

2 out of 5

Condemned revisit.

3.5 out of 5

http://notfreesf.blogspot.com/2007/10... ( )

Need to chill out on a hot day? Then read this book. ( )

I dont know if its supposed to be required reading but I found at some college bookstore...and well I still read some of the stories eveyr once in a while ( )