The ghost of Charlotte Cray, and other stories: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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The ghost of Charlotte Cray, and other stories is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Marryat, Florence (1833–1899).
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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.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The ghost of Charlotte Cray, and other stories
- Author credits: Marryat, Florence (1833–1899)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- English fiction -- 19th century
- Ghost stories, English
- Short stories, English
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- Category: British Literature
- Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy
- Category: Short Stories
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