Project Gutenberg 2004-12-26 Public domain in the USA. 590 Blackwood, Algernon 1869 1951 The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories The empty house -- A haunted island -- A case of eavesdropping -- Keeping his promise -- With intent to steal -- The wood of the dead -- Smith: an episode in a lodging-house -- A suspicious gift -- The strange adventures of a private secretary in New York -- Skeleton Lake: an episode in camp. Produced by Michael Ciesielski, Annika Feilbach and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories" by Algernon Blackwood is a collection of supernatural tales written in the early 20th century. The stories delve into eerie encounters, often exploring themes of fear, the uncanny, and the unknown, as they bring to life the unsettling experiences of characters who confront malevolent forces and haunted spaces. Each tale uniquely intertwines psychological and emotional turmoil with the spectral and strange. At the start of the titular story, the protagonist, Jim Shorthouse, is summoned by his Aunt Julia to investigate a reputedly haunted house in their town. Intrigued yet hesitant, Shorthouse discovers that his aunt has acquired the keys for a weekend visit to explore the mysteries held within the house’s walls. They soon learn of a dark history involving a murder, which adds urgency and tension to their adventure. As they delve deeper into the house, strange occurrences and mounting dread manifest, testing their resolve and revealing the house's sinister presence. The opening sets the stage for an exploration of fear and the supernatural, beckoning readers to join Shorthouse and his aunt in their unnerving quest. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Ghost stories, English PR Text Category: Short Stories Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: British Literature 424759 2025-07-06T09:53:16.491732 text/html 416997 2024-10-28T21:32:28 text/html 236950 2025-07-06T09:53:23.745162 application/epub+zip 242533 2025-07-06T09:53:19.241216 application/epub+zip 224860 2025-07-06T09:53:18.136186 application/epub+zip 452458 2025-07-06T09:53:27.289119 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 428564 2025-07-06T09:53:23.059167 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 400992 2022-09-07T16:38:24.712432 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 396978 2023-09-07T03:48:00.733645 text/plain 377163 2024-10-28T21:32:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16398 2025-07-06T09:53:27.416121 application/rdf+xml 15139 2025-07-06T09:53:18.630158 image/jpeg 3623 2025-07-06T09:53:18.383173 image/jpeg 234006 2025-07-06T09:53:16.525709 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