Project Gutenberg 2011-07-17 Public domain in the USA. 276 Craddock, Charles Egbert 1850 1922 Dembry, R. Emmett Murfree, Mary Noailles The Phantoms of the Foot-Bridge, and Other Stories The phantoms of the foot-bridge -- His "day in court" -- 'Way down in Lonesome Cove -- The moonshiners at Hoho-Hebee Falls -- The riddle of the rocks. Produced by David Edwards, Matthew Wheaton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Phantoms of the Foot-Bridge and Other Stories" by Charles Egbert Craddock is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The stories delve into themes of the supernatural and the human experience, often exploring life in rural America, particularly in the Appalachian region. The collection sets its tone with rich descriptive language that evokes a sense of mystery and the uncanny, featuring characters that navigate both the physical and metaphysical realities of their world. At the start of the opening story, "The Phantoms of the Foot-Bridge," we meet two characters, Simeon Roxby and his silent companion, who discuss the haunted nature of a dilapidated footbridge spanning a gorge. Roxby reveals chilling tales of ghosts associated with the bridge, including a young mother who lost her child there and now wanders in sorrowful remembrance. The atmosphere is steeped in a mix of local superstition and natural beauty, highlighting the contrast between the mundane and the supernatural as Roxby speaks of various specters encountered over the years. This setting establishes a compelling narrative of loss and the spectral remnants of the past, setting the stage for the eerie tales that follow in the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/36771/36771-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 75.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Mountain life -- Fiction Cumberland Mountains -- Fiction Tennessee -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: American Literature 598599 2025-08-15T05:13:44.853880 text/html 599184 2011-07-17T15:36:26 text/html 1056678 2025-08-15T05:13:51.767805 application/epub+zip 1062083 2025-08-15T05:13:45.982861 application/epub+zip 291936 2025-08-15T05:13:45.479848 application/epub+zip 1214617 2025-08-15T05:13:56.475801 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1179601 2025-08-15T05:13:51.180820 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 411415 2022-09-16T17:28:26.694366 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 563062 2025-08-15T05:13:44.297838 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 562912 2011-07-17T15:36:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 562908 2011-07-17T15:36:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21453 2025-08-15T05:13:56.620789 application/rdf+xml 18233 2025-08-15T05:13:45.569822 image/jpeg 2563 2025-08-15T05:13:45.525832 image/jpeg 224378 2011-07-17T15:36:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 1022616 2011-07-17T15:36:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 224323 2011-07-17T15:36:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 1024820 2025-08-15T05:13:44.936856 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