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J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 4, by
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
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Title: J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 4
Author: Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Release Date: June 18, 2004 [eBook #12647]
Language: English
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J. S. LE FANU'S GHOSTLY TALES, VOLUME 4
Ghost Stories of Chapelizod (1851) The Drunkard's Dream (1838) The Ghost and the Bone-setter (1838) The Mysterious Lodger (1850)
by
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
GHOST STORIES OF CHAPELIZOD
Take my word for it, there is no such thing as an ancient village, especially if it has seen better days, unillustrated by its legends of terror. You might as well expect to find a decayed cheese without mites, or an old house without rats, as an antique and dilapidated town without an authentic population of goblins. Now, although this class of inhabitants are in nowise amenable to the police authorities, yet, as their demeanor directly affects the comforts of her Majesty's subjects, I cannot but regard it as a grave omission that the public have hitherto been left without any statistical returns of their numbers, activity, etc., etc. And I am persuaded that a Commission to inquire into and report upon the numerical strength, habits,
J. S. Le Fanu's Ghostly Tales, Volume 4
by Joseph Sheridan le Fanu