The Ghost. – A Christmas Frolic Pub. by Hassell & Richards, London December 14, 1

The Ghost. – A Christmas Frolic

Pub. by Hassell & Richards, London

December 14, 1814

“Whenever five or six English-speaking people meet round a fire on Christmas Eve, they start telling each other ghost stories,” wrote British humorist Jerome K. Jerome as part of his introduction to an anthology of Christmas ghost stories titled “Told After Supper“ in 1891. “Nothing satisfies us on Christmas Eve but to hear each other tell authentic anecdotes about specters.”