Project Gutenberg 1996-09-01 Public domain in the USA. 1286 Dickens, Charles 1812 1870 Boz Dickens, Charles John Huffam The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Haunted_Man_and_the_Ghost%27s_Bargain David Price "The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain" by Charles Dickens is a novel written during the mid-19th century. The story centers around Mr. Redlaw, a solitary and seemingly haunted chemist who carries the burdens of past sorrows, wrongs, and regrets. As the narrative unfolds, the introduction of a spectral presence raises questions about memory, loss, and the human condition. The opening of the book establishes Mr. Redlaw as a reclusive figure trapped in a melancholic existence. He is observed in his lonely dwelling, showcasing the chilling atmosphere and his internal turmoil. Following a series of reflective monologues, he encounters a ghostly apparition that mirrors his own haunted essence, ultimately leading to an unsettling proposition: to forget all sorrows and troubles and spread that forgetfulness to others. The stark contrast between Redlaw’s tortured memories and the warmth of family life surrounding him—a sick student cared for by a kind-hearted woman—sets the stage for a poignant exploration of the price of forgetting and the nature of true happiness. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Christmas stories Ghost stories PR Text Christmas Category: Novels Category: British Literature 227796 2025-08-01T06:14:19.516166 text/html 213888 2025-03-02T19:21:56 text/html 164302 2025-08-01T06:14:25.743140 application/epub+zip 163138 2025-08-01T06:14:22.412159 application/epub+zip 153689 2025-08-01T06:14:21.227183 application/epub+zip 343121 2025-08-01T06:14:28.255153 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 333464 2025-08-01T06:14:25.081167 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 303229 2022-09-01T06:49:09.181592 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 215221 2025-08-01T06:14:18.951203 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 195429 2025-03-02T19:21:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18608 2025-08-01T06:14:28.389129 application/rdf+xml 16921 2025-08-01T06:14:21.734159 image/jpeg 4026 2025-08-01T06:14:21.479173 image/jpeg 80823 2021-06-08T06:07:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 84505 2021-06-08T06:07:35 application/octet-stream application/zip 161616 2025-08-01T06:14:19.534186 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