The Young Oxford Book of Ghost Stories

Introduction The Rivals VIVIEN ALCOCK Spook House MARC ALEXANDER The House with the Brick-Kiln E. F. BENSON The Monkeys RUSKIN BOND Room at the Inn SYDNEY J. BOUNDS The Crown Derby Plate MARJORIE BOWEN Mayday! REDVERS BRANDLING It was Rose Hall PETRONELLA BREINBURG Earthbound ROBERTA SIMPSON BROWN The Marble Hands BERNARD CAPES Fat Andy STEPHEN DUNSTONE Bang, Bang—Who's Dead? JANE GARDAM Carlotta ADÈLE GERAS Little Black Pies JOHN GORDON The Guitarist GRACE HALLWORTH The Chocolate Ghost JULIA HAWKES-MOORE Children on the Bridge KENNETH IRELAND Rats M. R. JAMES The Haunted Mill JEROME K. JEROME The Last Bus J. M. JOHNSON-SMITH The Scene of the Crime GERALD KERSH 'Tain't So MARIA LEACH The Servant MICHAEL MACLIAMMOIR In Black and White JAN MARK The Warning JOYCE MARSH John Charrington's Wedding E. NESBIT Dead Call WILLIAM F. NOLAN Caves in Cliffs JOSH PACHTER The Running-Companion PHILIPPA PEARCE Gibson's ANN PILLING The Servant ALISON PRINCE The Ring and the Rib J. J. RENEAUX A Pair of Muddy Shoes LENNOX ROBINSON The Hard-Working Ghost DAL STIVENS The Tale of Caseley Halt BARRY SUTTON Christmas Meeting ROSEMARY TIMPERLEY An Apple for Miss Stevenson MICHAEL VESTEY Dual Control ELIZABETH WALTER The Call ROBERT WESTALL The Little Yellow Dog MARY WILLIAMS Acknowledgements