The Valancourt Book of Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories by Tara Moore

Author:Tara Moore
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Valancourt Books
Published: 2016-11-23T05:00:00+00:00

HOW PETER PARLEY LAID A GHOST

A STORY OF OWLS’ ABBEY

Peter Parley was a transatlantic, unprotected brand. The original idea for nourishing writing for children came from an American, Samuel Goodrich. His brand of common-sense, educational fare became so popular that imitators adopted his style, and his pseudonym. William Martin, a British editor, published Peter Parley’s Magazine from 1839 to 1863. While it was in operation, the magazine put out a Christmas annual, and this tradition continued even after the magazine itself had been discontinued. This annual endeavor appeared each Christmas season from 1840 to 1892, and, with colored plates after 1845, it sold very well as a Christmas and New Year’s gift.7 The story here (first published in 1875) represents a wealth of similar ghost stories intended for Christmas reading in that it seeks to build tension while teaching a lesson about the reality of ghosts.

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