Title: Afterward
Description: A newly rich American couple buy an ancient manor house in England, where they hope to live out their days in solitude. One day, when the couple are gazing out at their grounds, they spy a mysterious stranger. When her husband disappears shortly after this eerie encounter, the wife learns the truth about the legend that haunts the ancient estate.
Subjects: American literature, Ghost stories, American Short stories, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Literature, collections