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"Twenty-Five Ghost Stories" by W. Bob Holland is a collection of supernatural tales compiled and edited in the early 20th century. This anthology captures the essence of ghostly encounters, eerie experiences, and the enigmatic presence of spirits. It showcases renowned stories such as Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat," exploring themes of guilt, madness, and the consequences of one's actions involving supernatural influences. At the start of the collection, the preface reveals the editor's longstanding fascination with supernatural tales, noting that both young and old are captivated by eerie stories. The opening story, "The Black Cat," introduces a character struggling with alcoholism who descends into madness after cruelly mistreating his beloved cat. Following a chilling series of events, including an act of violence leading to his wife's tragic end, the protagonist experiences haunting retribution from the feline spirit. The collection promises various ghostly narratives that blur the lines of reality and the supernatural, enticing readers with suspense and intrigue.
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- Read time
- 255 min
- Words
- 55,994
- Chapters
- 6
- Paragraphs
- 1,037
- Price
- Free
- Fiction
- Ghost stories
“‘Well, I did--ye-es,’ he said, with a drawl.
„‚Nun, ich schon – ja,‘ sagte er mit einem langen Ton.
‘But ye didn’t disturb me any.
‚Aber du hast mich nicht gestört.
I knew ye’d hev trouble when ye went in thet room ter sleep.’
Ich wusste, dass du Probleme bekommen würdest, als du in das Zimmer gingst, um zu schlafen.‘
“That afternoon I slipped out to the tree.
„An jenem Nachmittag schlich ich zum Baum.
But to my amazement I found that the twig I had broken from the branches was gone.
Aber zu meiner Überraschung stellte ich fest, dass der Zweig, den ich von den Ästen gebrochen hatte, verschwunden war.
Finally I found under the lower trunk of an apple tree an open place from which a small branch had evidently been wrested.
Schließlich fand ich unter dem unteren Stamm eines Apfelbaums eine offene Stelle, von der offensichtlich ein kleiner Ast gerissen worden war.
But on looking further, I discovered that every apple tree in the orchard had been similarly disfigured.
Doch als ich weiter blickte, entdeckte ich, dass jeder Apfelbaum im Obstgarten auf ähnliche Weise entstellt war.
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Book details
- Original language
- English
- Translation
- German, machine translation
- Source text
- Project Gutenberg #53419
- Licence
- Public domain in the United States
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