Seth's Christmas Ghost Stories: The Signalman (Paperback)

from AltheaAnn

(1866) I believe I read this one years ago... it seemed familiar.Out for a stroll, a man decides on a whim to strike up a conversation with the railroad-worker he encounters. The signal-man seems intelligent and interesting - but something is clearly bothering him. When he starts talking about st...

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In my opinion, 'The Signalman' is Dickens's finest and best-known ghost story and when I read it about 40 years ago, it made quite a lasting impression on me. This is the first time I've re-read it, and it has lost none of its mysterious atmosphere or sense of doom. (Forget the hammy TV adaptatio...

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"A Ghost Story for Christmas"- 2.5 stars... Introduction Excerpt: "The telling or reading of ghost stories during long, dark and cold Christmas nights is a yuletide ritual which dates to at least the eighteenth century, and was once as much a part of Christmas tradition as decorating fir trees, f...

from SarahEBear

If you are looking for a quick and entertaining read, then "The Signalman" offers a delightfully spooky outing. In a dark railway alcove, near the end of a tunnel, the signalman sees a grim spectre whenever danger is imminent. A wonderfully creepy short story by the master Charles Dickens. This e...

from SarahEBear

If you are looking for a quick and entertaining read, then "The Signalman" offers a delightfully spooky outing. In a dark railway alcove, near the end of a tunnel, the signalman sees a grim spectre whenever danger is imminent. A wonderfully creepy short story by the master Charles Dickens. This e...