apparition in The Crime of the Under Seas
nted. I know it's a silly sort of thing for a matter-of-fact fellow like myself to say ; but still the fact remains, and a remarkably un pleasant fact it is." " The deuce it is," I replied. " And pray what is the place supposed to be haunted by?" "By a man on a white horse who rides about on a plai…
- Record ID
- 2,223
- Year
- 1,905
- Source
- Internet Archive
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- Public search-ready
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- Record ID
- 2223
- Source
- Internet Archive
- Publication
- The Crime of the Under Seas; Guy Boothby
- Published
- 1905
- Narrative type
- Spirit-Person Narratives
- Public-text label
- apparition
- Archive period
- Federation Era
- Location
- Australia (Australia): B
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- Publicness
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nted. I know it's a silly sort of thing for a matter-of-fact fellow like myself to say ; but still the fact remains, and a remarkably un pleasant fact it is." " The deuce it is," I replied. " And pray what is the place supposed to be haunted by?" "By a man on a white horse who rides about on a plain down yonder." " Is this only hearsay, or have you seen the apparition yourself ? " " I have seen him on three occasions," re plied Spicer solemnly. " The first time was the week after I arrived on the place, the second was three months ago, and the last was the very Saturday upon which I wrote to you. But as if that were not enough, we.
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