02606cam a22003733u 4500 40386 UtSlPG 20260610133926.0 m cr n 260607r2012||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion), 1854-1909 Wandering ghosts Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2012 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Published in England under title: Uncanny tales. Release date is 2012-08-01 The dead smile -- The screaming skull -- Man overboard! -- For the blood is the life -- The upper berth -- By the waters of paradise -- The doll's ghost. Produced by sp1nd, Martin Pettit and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Wandering Ghosts" by F. Marion Crawford is a collection of supernatural tales written in the late 19th century. The opening story, "The Dead Smile," introduces us to a sinister family secret involving Sir Hugh Ockram, his dying condition, and the unsettling relationship between his son, Gabriel Ockram, and his niece, Evelyn Warburton. The tale is set against a backdrop of dark family history and eerie occurrences, hinting at themes of betrayal and the haunting legacies of the past. At the start of the collection, we enter the shadowy world of Ockram Hall, where Sir Hugh's cryptic remarks about the future of Gabriel and Evelyn ominously foreshadow a deeper family curse. As Sir Hugh lies on his deathbed, his ghastly smile becomes central to the narrative, seemingly embodying the weight of his unconfessed sins. The tension escalates as Gabriel and Evelyn confront disturbing secrets that suggest their future may be intertwined with a malicious past, leaving them haunted by a "secret" that could lead to their ruin. The atmosphere is thick with dread, and supernatural elements loom over the characters, shaping their fates in an unsettling manner. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Short stories Horror tales Ghost stories American fiction Bracker, M. Leone, 1885-1937 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40386 81225 81225