Project Gutenberg 2014-01-04 Public domain in the USA. 278 Swain, E. G. (Edmund Gill) 1861 1938 Swain, Edmund Gill 34038300 The Stoneground Ghost Tales Compiled from the recollections of the Reverend Roland Batchel, Vicar of the parish. The man with the roller -- Bone to his bone -- The richpins -- The eastern window -- Lubrietta -- The rockery -- The Indian lamp shade -- The place of safety -- The kirk spook. Produced by eagkw, sp1nd 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 Stoneground Ghost Tales" by E. G. Swain is a collection of supernatural short stories written in the early 20th century. The tales revolve around the solitary figure of the Reverend Roland Batchel, vicar of the fictional village of Stoneground, as he navigates curious and eerie happenings that blend humor and haunting elements, often tied to the local history and its inhabitants. The opening of the book introduces us to the character of Mr. Batchel and his quaint, albeit changed, parish of Stoneground, located near the Fens of East Anglia. We learn about the vicarage's picturesque garden and its history of former vicars. The narrative quickly unveils the main plot involving Mr. Batchel's fascination with a photograph taken by a boy during a summer visit, which surprisingly reveals the presence of a spectral figure—an unsettling man with a roller. The mysterious occurrences motivate Mr. Batchel to investigate the puzzling image, leading to a blend of eerie phenomena and historical references that foreshadow the blend of intrigue and wit typical of the tales to follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/44581/44581-h/images/front_cover.jpg Reading ease score: 78.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Ghost stories, English English fiction -- 20th century PR Text Category: Short Stories Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: British Literature 273017 2025-07-18T05:31:02.735496 text/html 257412 2024-10-23T22:01:18 text/html 263755 2025-07-18T05:31:07.045490 application/epub+zip 265321 2025-07-18T05:31:03.705505 application/epub+zip 159058 2025-07-18T05:31:03.251469 application/epub+zip 356124 2025-07-18T05:31:09.756475 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330023 2025-07-18T05:31:06.537489 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 220860 2022-09-20T10:34:07.321373 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 242588 2025-07-18T05:31:02.339484 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 222654 2024-10-23T22:01:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17608 2025-07-18T05:31:09.887438 application/rdf+xml 30403 2025-07-18T05:31:03.330480 image/jpeg 4013 2025-07-18T05:31:03.290486 image/jpeg 248776 2025-07-18T05:31:02.796479 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