Tag Archives: Ghosts

Review: The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde

Posted on October 19, 2010 by

The Canterville Ghost is a ghost story with a difference. It takes place in an English country house, Canterville Chase, which for centuries has been said to be haunted. When a rich American called Mr Otis moves into the house … Continue reading →

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Review: The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters

Posted on September 26, 2010 by

This is the third Sarah Waters book I’ve read this year, the other two being Affinity and Fingersmith, and I think this one is my favourite. I seem to be in the minority though, as I’ve seen some very mixed … Continue reading →

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A Short Story for Wednesday: The Signal-Man by Charles Dickens

Posted on March 24, 2010 by

The Signal-Man by Charles Dickens (1866) After recently reading Drood by Dan Simmons which described Charles Dickens’ involvement in the Staplehurst Rail Disaster, I decided to read Dickens’ short story, The Signal-Man. Although it doesn’t directly reference the Staplehurst incident, … Continue reading →

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Review: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Posted on December 24, 2009 by

“Men’s courses will foreshadow certain ends, to which, if perservered in, they must lead,” said Scrooge. “But if the courses be departed from, the ends will change…” A Christmas Carol is the one classic that almost everyone knows, even if … Continue reading →

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