Ghost Stories of Old New Orleans (Revised) (Paperback)

from RGazala

First published in 1946, Jeanne deLavigne's excellent "Ghost Stories of Old New Orleans" fell out of print for a long while. In 2013, the Louisiana State University Press remedied that with a new edition, including a foreword by folklorist and LSU Professor Emeritus of English Frank de Caro. As d...

from amaryann21

My husband is more than a little surprised that I was reading a book of stories, since I can't even watch commercials for scary movies. However, reading them is a whole different experience and this is a delightful book. This book was published in 1946 originally. The author is a native of New Or...

from MWarner2018

Jeanne de Lavigne's Ghost Stories of Old New Orleans is a classic of Louisiana literature. Published in 1946, this book contains imaginative etchings by artist Charles Whitfield Richards (1906-1992) that illustrate de Lavigne's macabre stories. The stories are drawn from Louisiana folklore, resea...

from MWarner2018

Jeanne de Lavigne's Ghost Stories of Old New Orleans is a classic of Louisiana literature. Published in 1946, this book contains imaginative etchings by artist Charles Whitfield Richards (1906-1992) that illustrate de Lavigne's macabre stories. The stories are drawn from Louisiana folklore, resea...