spectre in Below And On Top and Other Stories
ularly admired white flowing draperies; but he was prepared for a spectre of some kind, and as he had never for a moment thought of the disembodied inhabitants of the old mine as evil spirits, or anything but sorrowing, suffering victims, the emotion that now thrilled him had nothing in common with…
- Record ID
- 2,307
- Year
- 1,898
- Source
- Project Gutenberg Australia
- Index status
- Public search-ready
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- Record ID
- 2307
- Source
- Project Gutenberg Australia
- Publication
- Below And On Top and Other Stories; Edward Dyson
- Published
- 1898
- Narrative type
- Ghost and Apparition Accounts
- Public-text label
- spectre
- Archive period
- Federation Era
- Location
- Australia (Australia): B
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- Source Grounded Section Record
- Publicness
- Public Domain Public Web
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ularly admired white flowing draperies; but he was prepared for a spectre of some kind, and as he had never for a moment thought of the disembodied inhabitants of the old mine as evil spirits, or anything but sorrowing, suffering victims, the emotion that now thrilled him had nothing in common with the sickening terror that prostrated his mate. Besides, the ghost was evidently very much more afraid of him than he of it; its whole attitude and expression indicated fear, and it was partly with the hope of reassuring the poor spirit that Dickie spoke: "Please, 're you Sim's ghost?" The ghost did not answer, but maintained its.
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