Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 131 Jacobs, W. W. (William Wymark) 1863 1943 Jacobs, William Wymark Owen, Will 1869 1957 The Toll-House Sailor's Knots, Part 7. Produced by David Widger "The Toll-House" by W. W. Jacobs is a short story that was likely written in the early 20th century. The narrative revolves around a group of friends who decide to spend a night in a supposedly haunted house known as the Toll-House, which has a grim reputation for causing the demise of its occupants. The story delves into themes of skepticism towards the supernatural, camaraderie, and the consequences of bravado. In the tale, Jack Barnes leads a group of friends, including Meagle, Lester, and White, to the foreboding Toll-House, despite the warnings they receive about its haunted history and the deaths that have occurred there. As the group settles in for the night, playful banter quickly gives way to a creeping sense of dread. They find themselves unable to wake two of their companions after a troubling event, only to realize that something hauntingly sinister might be at play. The story culminates in a chilling twist that reveals the fatal consequences of their dare, driving home the eerie uncertainty surrounding the existence of ghosts and the unpredictability of fear in the dark. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.2 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Humorous stories, English England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PR Text Category: Short Stories Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: British Literature 50950 2025-08-05T05:05:55.324669 text/html 46907 2020-12-20T04:45:19 text/html 583566 2025-08-05T05:05:57.000679 application/epub+zip 582305 2025-08-05T05:05:55.617628 application/epub+zip 75277 2025-08-05T05:05:55.444634 application/epub+zip 616567 2025-08-05T05:05:58.286689 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 607274 2025-08-05T05:05:56.819638 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 99508 2022-09-05T09:56:16.549997 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 40316 2025-08-05T05:05:55.187636 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20661 2024-10-28T18:02:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 41746 2020-12-20T04:45:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20059 2025-08-05T05:05:58.413673 application/rdf+xml 18335 2025-08-05T05:05:55.508652 image/jpeg 3249 2025-08-05T05:05:55.474690 image/jpeg 558379 2020-12-20T04:45:19 application/octet-stream application/zip 15892 2020-12-20T04:45:19 application/octet-stream application/zip 562048 2025-08-05T05:05:55.345672 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia