02521cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000440012624501200017026400510029030000470034133600260038833700260041433800360044050000310047650501810050750801840068852011430087253400450201565300270206065300360208785600430212399900170216644581UtSlPG20260610134026.0mcr n260607r2014||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a34038300  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aSwain, E. G.q(Edmund Gill),d1861-193814aThe Stoneground Ghost Tales :bCompiled from the recollections of the Reverend Roland Batchel, Vicar of the parish. 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2014  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2014-01-040 aThe man with the roller -- Bone to his bone -- The richpins -- The eastern window -- Lubrietta -- The rockery -- The Indian lamp shade -- The place of safety -- The kirk spook.  aProduced by eagkw, sp1nd and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was
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Internet Archive)  a"The Stoneground Ghost Tales" by E. G. Swain is a collection of supernatural short stories written in the early 20th century. The tales revolve around the solitary figure of the Reverend Roland Batchel, vicar of the fictional village of Stoneground, as he navigates curious and eerie happenings that blend humor and haunting elements, often tied to the local history and its inhabitants.   The opening of the book introduces us to the character of Mr. Batchel and his quaint, albeit changed, parish of Stoneground, located near the Fens of East Anglia. We learn about the vicarage's picturesque garden and its history of former vicars. The narrative quickly unveils the main plot involving Mr. Batchel's fascination with a photograph taken by a boy during a summer visit, which surprisingly reveals the presence of a spectral figure—an unsettling man with a roller. The mysterious occurrences motivate Mr. Batchel to investigate the puzzling image, leading to a blend of eerie phenomena and historical references that foreshadow the blend of intrigue and wit typical of the tales to follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aGhost stories, English  aEnglish fiction -- 20th century40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44581  c85420d85420