The ghost of Charlotte Cray, and other stories by Florence Marryat
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"The ghost of Charlotte Cray, and other stories" by Florence Marryat is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The tales lean toward the supernatural and domestic melodrama, exploring jealousy, guilt, and the persistence of wronged affections beyond the grave. Early standouts feature a complacent publisher haunted by a former lover he mistreated, and a London doctor whose rural retreat turns into a study in uncanny repetition and
family tragedy. The opening of this collection follows Mr. Sigismund Braggett, a newly married publisher who once encouraged the hopes of an eager “authoress,” Charlotte Cray. After Charlotte dies, Braggett’s clerks, his household, and finally his wife encounter her presence; the apparition appears in his office before dissolving, prompting him to abandon business, knowing Charlotte has kept her vow to “see” his wife. The next story begins with a physician seeking rest at the isolated Rushmere, where he, his wife Jane, and their servants hear creeping footsteps, sobs, and the phantom crack of a gun; terror drives them to an inn. There, the landlord’s wife reveals the house’s past: an asthmatic master, Greenslade, shot his estranged daughter Emily on the stairs and hanged himself, and the nightly sounds are the fatal scene replaying itself. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Marryat, Florence, 1833-1899 |
|---|---|
| Title | The ghost of Charlotte Cray, and other stories |
| Original Publication | Leipzig: Bernhard Tauchnitz, 1883. |
| Contents | The ghost of Charlotte Cray -- The invisible tenants of Rushmere -- Amy's lover -- Little white souls -- Still waters -- Chit-chat from Andalusia -- The secret of economy -- "Mother" -- In the heart of the Ardennes -- A midsummer's nightmare. |
| Credits | an anonymous Project Gutenberg volunteer |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | English fiction -- 19th century |
| Subject | Short stories, English |
| Subject | Ghost stories, English |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 76950 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-76950-9 |
| Release Date | Sep 29, 2025 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 544 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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