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ghost story
I’m trying to find this one ghost story. I think its in the new young oxford book of ghost stories. I’ve found the book on the internet but nowhere I look can tell me all of the names of the stories within the book. The story is about this girl who has a tumor and is said to die within a few months. She befriends and eventually falls in love with a ghost who appears at the historic museum she works at. He lived back in the civil war and was shot by a man who thought he’d stolen from him or something. I don’t remember exactly. But she ends up running away into the woods and freezing to death. Does anyone know what this story is called and where I could find it online? thanks
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I found the The Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories on Amazon and some kind soul actually listed some of the short stories from the table of contents! Here is the link:
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And here is what was listed:
Here is a sampling from 'English Ghost Stories':
"The Monkey's Paw" by W.W. Jacobs -- A horrible variant on 'Be careful what you wish for. It might just come true.' This is a sad, frightening story--maybe 'the' perfect tale of the supernatural.
"The Confession of Charles Linkworth" by E.F. Benson -- A telephone call from a hanged man.
"Man-Size in Marble" by E. Nesbit -- An overly sweet Victorian marriage comes to a tragic end on All Saints' Eve.
"The True History of Anthony Ffryar" -- When a fatal epidemic sweeps through Cambridge, a scholar witnesses an unusual Mass for the Dead: "'Requiem aeternam dona ei, Domine,' chanted the hooded four; and one candle went out..."
"Smee" by A.M. Burrage -- A Christmas Eve game of hide-and-seek has one too many players.
"Bosworth Summit Pound" by L.T.C. Rolt -- A haunted English canal tunnel: "Not only was the narrow cavern of crumbling brickwork as cold and dark as a vault after the warmth and brilliance of the May sunshine, but water streamed from the roof and descended in cascades from the chimneys of the ventilation shafts. He had the utmost difficulty in keeping a straight course, for the damp atmosphere exhaled an evil-smelling mist which obscured the farther end of the tunnel..."
"Hand in Glove" by Elizabeth Bowen -- A young woman on the hunt for a titled husband is in desperate need of a clean pair of gloves.
"Bad Company" by Walter De La Mare -- A haunting encounter on the Underground.
"The Judge's House" by Bram Stoker -- A likeable young man seeks solitude to study for a mathematics exam.
For note, I know there is also "The Phantom Ghost" (1864) by Amelia Edward listed in the book.
I'm not entirely sure if this link will work but, actually, here is the actual image of the table of contents within this book:
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If that doesn't work simply scroll down until you see this:
Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Surprise Me!
and click on Table of Contents ;)
For the book called The Oxford Book of English Ghost Stories (Oxford Books of Prose & Verse) the complete table of contents is listed here:
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There is, of course, the book called The Young Oxford Book of Nasty Endings, which can be found here:
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With the link to see the complete table of contents listed (if this URL works) here:
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Last, but not least, I found the book called The New Young Oxford Book of Ghost Stories. I have a feeling this is what you're looking for probably. Here is a link that gives you the ability to check out the table of contents
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Here is the Volume 2 of that edition (which looks exactly the same, oddly enough):
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You can probably figure out which story it is by typing in the title and author and looking for a clip of the material. You probably remember more detail than you think and it'll be easier for you to find quickly rather than us searching for hours and going, "Uh...this MIGHT be it?" ;)
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