Ghosts in the Great War and True Tales of Haunted Houses

About this eBook

Editor

Giraud, S. Louis ( Stephen Louis), 1879-1950

Title

Ghosts in the Great War, and true tales of haunted houses : Thrilling experience of "Daily News" readers

Original Publication

London: Fleetgate Publications, 1927.

Credits

William McGovern

Language

English

LoC Class

BF: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Psychology, Philosophy, Psychoanalysis

Subject

Ghost stories

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 76814

Release Date

September 4, 2025

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Ghosts in the Great War
2. 2.Thrilling Experiences of “Daily News” Readers — Edited by S. Louis Giraud — LONDON FLEETGATE PUBLICATIONS ( “Daily News” Books Dept. ), Lombard Lane, Bouverie Street, E.C.4.
3. 3.Introduction — Book No. 1. TRUE GHOST STORIES. — Book No. 2. WARNINGS FROM BEYOND. — Tall Stories. — Strange Visions of Animals. — Book No. 3. UNCANNY STORIES. — Book No. 4. GHOSTS IN THE GREAT WAR AND HAUNTED HOUSES. — LETTERS REFERRED TO IN INTRODUCTION.
4. 4.Ghosts In The Great War — A Pal in Life—and Death — The Morning of the Ypres Big Push — Is There an Explanation? — A Dream—or a Ghost? — Instinct or—What? — Saved by an Apparition — A Field of the Dead — A Mother's Vision — Saved Husband’s Life — The Shell-wrecked Church — Vision of Brother — Vision of Wounded Son — “His Spirit Took This Chance” — Walked with the Dead — The Phantom Soldier — An Unknown Visitor — A Lover and a Sister — A Brother's Smile — Her Soldier Boy — A War Worker's Experience — The Sinking of the “Aboukir” — “On Leave” — The Three Figures — “Good-Bye” — “Hello, Daddy!” — The Robin's Warning — A Remarkable Story
5. 5.Other Stories In Brief — “WE DO NOT COMPREHEND” — A LOVER'S VISION — “IN THE LENGTHENING OF THE DAYS” — A PASSIONATE LONGING — AN UNBELIEVER’S DOUBTS — THE WOMAN BY THE GRAVE — MANSFIELD — PORTSMOUTH — WALSALL — PORT ERIN — NORWICH — BOLTON — OLDHAM — BARNSTAPLE, DEVON — KENT — SURBITON — WARWICK — OXFORD — YORKSHIRE — KENT — DERBY
6. 6.True Tales of Haunted Houses — An Evil Presence — A Strange Story — Was it a Curse? — The Lady with the Thimble — A Reverend Gentleman’s Story — Whose Eyes? — A Ghostly Carpenter — Another Reverend’s Story — The Girl in White — “The Old Master” — The Little Grey Lady — A Convincing Experience — The Hooded Lady — Uncle’s Story — The Ghost Horse of the Derbyshire Moors — A Ghost Story from Wales — A Daylight Ghost Story — “The Very Same Ghost” — The Phantom Carriage — London — An Unwelcome Travelling Companion — The Black Dog of the Cotswolds — It Happened in Ireland — A School Teacher's Story
7. 7.Other Stories of Haunted Houses — A MAGISTRATE’S STORY — THE MISSING PAPERS — THE HAUNTED LANE AT HENDON — CHESHIRE — KENT — SEAFORD — CAMBRIDGE — READING — SUTTON SCOTNEY — COLEFORD — IPSWICH — HULL — READING — COWES — MARKYATE — BOSCOMBE — CROYDON — LEVERSHULME — WIDNES — TEMPLECOMBE — SOUTH WALES — CLAPHAM — BARROW-IN-FURNESS — BARNES — HANDSWORTH — BURTON LATIMER — A MILITARY MAN — “YOU ARE IN MY BED” — THE WOMAN IN BROWN — “IS THAT YOU, TOM?” — “OUR GHOST” — A MAN WITH AN AXE — SEEN IN THE MIRROR — A TRAGEDY RE-ENACTED — A HARMLESS APPARITION — EVEN THE LANDLORD LEFT — TWO CURIOUS INCIDENTS — AN AWFUL EXPERIENCE — ON THE YORKSHIRE MOORS — FOOTSTEPS ON THE STAIRS — IN DOUBT — A MIDNIGHT INTERRUPTION — A HOUSE “TO LET” — WORRIED ABOUT THE DEEDS OF THE HOUSE — A SINISTER ATMOSPHERE — WAS IT A MONK? — A SHADOWY FIGURE — WHAT WAS IT? — SOMEBODY WAS BITING HER EARS — GETTING USED TO IT — AN UNSOLVED MYSTERY — THAT NAUGHTY MAN — THE ROW DOWNSTAIRS — A HEADLESS FORM
8. 8.INDEX — GHOSTS IN THE GREAT WAR — OTHER STORIES IN BRIEF — TRUE TALES OF HAUNTED HOUSES — OTHER STORIES OF HAUNTED HOUSES

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