Project Gutenberg 2012-07-24 Public domain in the USA. 189 Bates, Arlo 1850 1918 08012556 The Intoxicated Ghost, and other stories The intoxicated ghost -- A problem in portraiture -- The knitters in the sun -- A comedy in crape -- A meeting of the Psychical Club -- Tim Calligan's grave-money -- Miss Gaylord and Jenny -- Dr. Polnitzski -- In the Virginia room. Produced by sp1nd, eagkw and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Intoxicated Ghost and Other Stories" by Arlo Bates is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. The stories blend elements of humor, supernatural, and human emotions, often exploring themes of love, society, and the intersection of the real and the imagined. One of the tales features Irene Gaspic, a young woman with the unusual ability to see ghosts, particularly as she visits her friend Fanny McHugh at her ancestral home, which is rumored to be haunted. The opening of the collection introduces us to Irene Gaspic, who has inherited the family gift of seeing ghosts and is both proud and somewhat burdened by it. As she prepares for a visit to Oldtower, the home of her friend Fanny, it becomes evident that there is a family ghost associated with the McHugh lineage. This ghost is none other than Major Arthur McHugh, a dashing figure from the past whose fate seems intertwined with a long-lost treasure—the famous McHugh diamonds. The narrative establishes Irene's character as both witty and pragmatic as she reflects on the powers she possesses and the romantic tension that exists between her and Fanny's brother, Lieutenant Arthur McHugh, adding layers of intrigue and charm right from the start. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en United States -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Short stories, American PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Humour 339389 2025-06-16T11:45:47.687211 text/html 355069 2012-07-24T15:26:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 215120 2025-06-16T11:45:57.552166 application/epub+zip 216443 2025-06-16T11:45:51.544193 application/epub+zip 202674 2025-06-16T11:45:49.942208 application/epub+zip 417194 2025-06-16T11:46:01.776109 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 386910 2025-06-16T11:45:56.188164 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 343237 2022-09-18T12:43:41.949735 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 296229 2023-09-17T13:34:13.980028 text/plain 16272 2025-06-16T11:46:01.926146 application/rdf+xml 14895 2025-06-16T11:45:50.518156 image/jpeg 3395 2025-06-16T11:45:50.233156 image/jpeg 205509 2025-06-16T11:45:47.722201 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