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Henry James
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
A collection of stories about humanity's oldest supernatural obsession: ghosts. The Phantom Coach gathers memorable ghost tales from the Victorian era from Charles Dickens and Edith Wharton to Henry James, Thomas Hardy, and Arthur Conan Doyle. Features an introduction to the genre and notes on each story.
62) In a dark place
Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
What starts off as a pleasant summer taking care of two children while their uncle is away quickly turns deadly for a young schoolteacher as she tries to save their souls from the dark forces tempting them from beyond the grave.
63) The turning
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
Newly appointed nanny Kate is charged with the care of two disturbed orphans, Flora and Miles. Quickly though, she discovers that both the children and the house are harboring dark secrets and things may not be as they appear.
Author
Series
Monstrumologist volume 3
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 19
Description
When Dr. Warthrop goes hunting for the "Holy Grail of Monstrumology" in 1888, twelve-year-old orphan Will Henry follows him to Socotra, plunging into depths of horror worse than anything he has experienced so far.
65) Presence of mind
Pub. Date
c2003
Description
A tale of a mysterious man, a mansion inhabited by ghosts, and two impressionable children under the care of an inexperienced governess.
Author
Series
Monstrumologist volume 4
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 10
Description
When Dr. Warthrop begins to doubt fourteen-year-old Will Henry's loyalty, he sets him against one of the most horrific creatures in the Monstrumarium unaware that Will's life and his own fate will lie in the balance.
67) The Heiress
Series
Pub. Date
1949.
Description
A wealthy girl falls in love with a penniless man her father is sure only wants her for her money. When she plans to elope, her father threatens to disinherit her. Will she still go through with the marriage?
69) The innocents
Pub. Date
[2005]
Description
"Set in nineteenth-century England, this gothic ghost story centers around a governess taking care of two orphans in a foreboding Victorian mansion. As eerie apparitions appear and the children's behavior becomes strange, the governess begins to wonder about the fate of the previous governess and her sadistic lover. Could it be that their restless spirits are trying to corrupt the innocence of the children, or is this 'haunting' a product of her...
Author
Series
Description
Since 1836, children have been delighted by these volumes filled with exotic adventures, exciting stories, beautiful poems, and funny fables. The Sixth Eclectic Reader includes selections from Patrick Henry, Sir Walter Scott, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and William Shakespeare.
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