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Greek and Roman Ghost Stories
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Title: Greek and Roman Ghost Stories
Author: Lacy Collison-Morley
Release Date: November 30, 2005 [eBook #17190]
Language: English
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GREEK AND ROMAN GHOST STORIES
by
LACY COLLISON-MORLEY
Formerly Scholar of St. John's College, Oxford
Author of "Giuseppe Baretti and His Friends," "Modern Italian Literature"
Oxford B. H. Blackwell, Broad Street London Simpkin, Marshall & Co., Limited
MCMXII
This collection was originally begun at the suggestion of Mr. Marion Crawford, whose wide and continual reading of the classics supplied more than one of the stories. They were put together during a number of years of casual browsing among the classics, and will perhaps interest others who indulge in similar amusements.
CONTENTS
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I. THE POWER OF THE DEAD TO RETURN TO EARTH 1
II. THE BELIEF IN GHOSTS IN GREECE AND ROME 13
III. STORIES OF HAUNTING 19<