num_pages: 316
description: The book "The Haunters &amp; The Haunted: Ghost Stories &amp; Tales of The Supernatural" is a collection of ghost stories &amp; supernatural tales edited by Ernest Rhys. It was first published in 1907 and includes works by many famous authors.This anthology is divided into two sections: "The Haunters" and "The Haunted." In "The Haunters" section, the stories explore the experiences and perspectives of individuals who encounter supernatural forces, while in "The Haunted" section, the stories delve into haunted places and the mysteries surrounding them.Among these stories is "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allen Poe, a story about an unnamed narrator who visits his friend Roderick Usher. Roderick is ill and the narrator wishes to improve his mood by spending time with him, reading to him, listening to the music Roderick composes. But as he spends more time at the House of Usher, he realizes that there is something strange about Roderick and there's something even stranger about the house. He must escape this house before this strangeness of being infects him as well. Contents• Introduction (The Haunters and the Haunted) • essay by Ernest Rhys• The Fall of the House of Usher • (1839) • novelette by Edgar Allan Poe• The Old Nurse's Story • (1864) • short story by George MacDonald• The Superstitious Man's Story • (1891) • short story by Thomas Hardy• A Story of Ravenna •by Giovanni Boccaccio *trans. of Nastagio degli Onesti (1348) [as by Boccaccio]• Teig O'Kane and the Corpse • (1918) •by Douglas Hyde [as by Dr. Douglas Hyde]• The Haunted and the Haunters; or, The House and the Brain • novelette by Edward Bulwer-Lytton [as by Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton]• The Botathen Ghost • short story by R.S. Hawker [as by Rev. S. R. Hawker]• The Ghost of Lord Clarenceux • (1907) • short story by Arnold Bennett• Dr Duthoit's Vision • by Arthur Machen (variant of The Little Nations 1915)• The Seven Lights • (1834) • by John Mackay Wilson [as by Wilson]• The Spectral Coach of Blackadon • (1865) • by T. Quiller Couch [uncredited]• Drake's Drum • (1865) • by Robert Hunt (variant of Sir Francis Drake &amp; His Demon) [as by William Hunt]• The Spectre Bridegroom • by Robert Hunt [as by William Hunt]• The Pool in the Graveyard • (1916) • short story by Greville MacDonald• The Lianhan Shee • (1830) • novelette by William Carleton [as by Will Carleton]• The Haunted Cove • by Sir George Douglas [as by Sir George Douglas, Bart.]• Wandering Willie's Tale • [Redgauntlet Excerpts] • (1824) • by Sir Walter Scott• Glamis Castle • essay by uncredited• Powys Castle • (1911) • by uncredited (variant of The Powis Castle Ghost Story)• Croglin Grange • by Augustus Hare (variant of The Vampire of Croglin Grange 1900) [as by Archdeacon Hare]• The Ghost of Major Sydenham • by Joseph Glanvill (variant of The Apparition of the Ghost of Major George Sydenham, to Captain William Dyke 1681) [as by Joseph Glanvil]• The Miraculous Case of Jesch Claes • by Joseph Glanvill (variant of The Miraculous Cure of Jesch Claes 1681) [as by uncredited]• The Radiant Boy of Corby Castle • essay by uncredited• Clerk Saunders • (1868) • poem by uncredited• Dorothy Durant • by Samuel Drew &amp; Fortescue Hitchins (variant of Apparition of Dorothy Durant 1824) [as by Mrs. Crowe]• Pearlin Jean • (1848) • essay by Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe• The Denton Hall Ghost • short story by uncredited• The Goodwood Ghost Story • (1862) • short story by Charles Dickens• Captain Wheatcroft • (1859) • by Robert Dale Owen [as by Dale Owen]• The Iron Cage • short story by Catherine Crowe [as by Mrs. Crowe]• The Ghost of Rosewarne • short story by Robert Hunt [as by Hunt]• The Iron Chest of Durley • by Joseph Glanvill (variant of The Story of Mr. Bourne, of Durley in Ireland 1681) [as by Joseph Glanvil]• The Strange Case of M. Bezuel • essay by uncredited• The Marquis de Rambouillet • (1850) • short story by uncredited• The Altheim Revenant • short story by uncredited• Sertorius and His Hind • short story by Plutarch• Erichtho (excerpt) • short story by William Godwin [as by E.W. Godwin]• Patroklos • [The Iliad and The Odyssey] • short fiction by Homer• Vision of Cromwell • short story by Arise Evans• Lord Stafford's Warning • essay by Rev. John Mastin• Kotter's Red Circle • essay by Ferrier (John Ferriar)• The Vision of Charles XI of Sweden • by Prosper Mérimée (trans. of Vision de Charles XI 1829) [uncredited]• Ben Johnson's Prevision • by William Drummond of Hawthornden (trans. of Ben Johnson's Prevision (Latin) unknown) [as by Drummond]• Queen Ulrica and the Countess Steenbock • short story by uncredited• Denis Misanger • (1850) • short story by uncredited• The Pied Piper • (1850) • short story by uncredited• Jeanne D'Arc • essay by Ferrier (John Ferriar)• Anne Walker • short story by uncredited• The Hand of Glory • (1866) • by William Henderson [as by Henderson]• The Bloody Footstep • (1884) • short story by uncredited• The Ghostly Warriors of Worms • short story by uncredited• The Wandering Jew in England (excerpt) • short story by uncredited• Bendith Eu Mammau • short story by Edmund Jones• The Red Book of Appin • (1860) • short story by J.F. Campbell [as by Campbell]• The Good O'Donoghue • by Thomas Crofton Croker (variant of The Legend of O'Donoghue 1825) [uncredited]• Sarah Polgrain • Robert Hunt (variant of The Execution &amp; Wedding 1865) [as by William Hunt]• Eleanor Cobham, Duchess of Gloucester • (1834) by William Godwin [as by Godwin]
language: English
title: The Haunters & the Haunted: Ghost Stories and Tales of the Supernatural
titlecomplete: The Haunters & the Haunted: Ghost Stories and Tales of the Supernatural
genres: Supernatural, Horror, Ghost Stories
ratings_count: 80
publisher: Alan Rodgers Books