Ghosts I Have Met And Some Others

John Kendrick Bangs's most famous work is a breezy collection of ghost stories set at the turn of the 20th century. Includes "Ghosts That Have Haunted Me," "The Mystery of My Grandmother's Hair Sofa," "The Mystery of Barney O'Rourke," "The Exorcism that Failed," and "Thurlow's Christmas Story."

By the American author and satirist, and the creator of modern Bangsian fantasy, the school of fantasy writing that sets the plot wholly or partially in the afterlife. A fascinating, pulse-pounding, terrifying classic of ghost story lore, surely not to be missed!

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By the American author and satirist, and the creator of modern Bangsian fantasy, the school of fantasy writing that sets the plot wholly or partially in the afterlife.New York-born John Kendrick Bangs was associate editor and then editor of Life and Harper magazines, eventually finding his way into the Humor department. Here he began to write his own satire and humor. Ghosts I Have Met and Some Others is a delightfully humorous collection of short tales relating encounters with ghosts.GHOSTS THAT HAVE HAUNTED METHE MYSTERY OF MY GRANDMOTHER'S HAIR SOFATHE MYSTERY OF BARNEY O'ROURKETHE EXORCISM THAT FAILEDTHURLOW'S CHRISTMAS STORYTHE DAMPMERE MYSTERYCARLETON BARKER, FIRST AND SECOND

John Kendrick Bangs (May 27, 1862 - January 21, 1922) was an American author, humorist, editor and satirist. He was born in Yonkers, New York. His father Francis N. Bangs was a lawyer in New York City, as was his brother, Francis S. Bangs. He went to Columbia College from 1880 to 1883 where he became editor of Columbia's literary magazine, Acta Columbia, and contributed short anonymous pieces to humor magazines. After graduation in 1883 with a Bachelor of Philosophy degree in Political Science, Bangs entered Columbia Law School but left in 1884 to become Associate Editor of Life under Edward S. Martin. Bangs contributed many articles and poems to the magazine between 1884 and 1888. During this period, Bangs published his first books.

If we could only get used to the idea that ghosts are perfectly harmless creatures, who are powerless to affect our well-being unless we assist them by giving way to our fears, we should enjoy the supernatural exceedingly, it seems to me. Coleridge, I think it was, was once asked by a lady if he believed in ghosts, and he replied, No, madame; I have seen too many of them. Which is my case exactly. I have seen so many horrid visitants from other worlds that they hardly affect me at all, so far as the mere inspiration of terror is concerned.

Book Excerpt: rvice to you," the Awful Thing replied, smiling at me so yellowly that I almost wished the author of the_Blue-Button of Cowardice_ could have seen it."It's very good of you," I put in."Not at all," replied the Thing; "you are the only man I know whodoesn't think it necessary to prevaricate about ghosts every time hegets an order for a Christmas story. There have been more lies toldabout us than about any other class of things in existence, and weare getting a trifle tired of it. We may have lost our corporealexistence, but some of our sensitiveness still remains.""Well," said I, rising and lighting the gas-logs--for I was on thevery verge of congealment--"I am sure I am pleased if you like mystories.""Oh, as for that, I don't think much of them," said the Awful Thing, with a purple display of candor which amused me, although I cannotsay that I relished it; "but you never lie about us. You are not atall interesting, but you are truthful, and we spooks hate libellers.Just because oneRead Mo

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