The Intoxicated Ghost And Other Stories
Arlo Bates
Lu par LibriVox Volunteers
A charming collection of short stories, dealing with ghosts, magic, and other-worldly events that even the faint of heart will enjoy.
1. The Intoxicated Ghost - a woman tries to outsmart a ghost to save the family from financial ruin.
2. A Problem In Portraiture - can a man's portrait influence the man he becomes?
3. Knitters In The Sun - will a father's curse keep two lovers apart?
4. A Comedy In Crape - the death of the town playboy causes a dispute over who is entitled to be chief mourner
5. A Meeting Of The Psychical Club - who is the hooded stranger, and are his powers real?
6. Tim Calligan's Grave-Money - a poor man's final sacrifice
7. Miss Gaylord and Jenny - who will ultimately be George's bride, Alice or her alter-ego?
8. Dr. Polnitzski - a man in a no-win situation and his resolution
9. In The Virginia Room - a Southern woman visits a Confederate War Museum on the anniversary of her husband's death and meets a Northerner. Can she forgive?
(Summary by ppcunningham) (5 hr 3 min)
Chapitres
| The Intoxicated Ghost | 40:53 | Lu par Patti Cunningham |
| A Problem In Portraiture | 42:52 | Lu par Marty |
| Knitters In The Sun | 33:22 | Lu par johnharnish |
| A Comedy In Crape | 25:29 | Lu par Kristin G. |
| A Meeting Of The Psychical Club | 31:52 | Lu par Mike Pelton |
| Tim Calligan's Grave-Money | 27:43 | Lu par Mike Pelton |
| Miss Gaylord And Jenny | 45:47 | Lu par Erica |
| Dr. Polnitzski | 30:43 | Lu par fran |
| In The Virginia Room | 24:52 | Lu par Natalie Paula |
Critiques
Interesting, bu varied and hard to think of an audience for recommendation.
Timothy Ferguson
The collection is interesting, but not excellent, saving one story I’d like to highlight Miss Gaylord and Jenny, which is one of the earliest uses of dissociative identity disorder I’ve seen in fiction. Another highlight is A Comedy in Crepe. It is a comedy of manners. In a small town, after the Civil War, three women each don mourning for a missing man, and fight for the social cachet of being his bereaved girlfriend. This review was first posted on <a href="https://gcbooks.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">book coasters</a>
Hidden gem of short stories.
Duncan
I really enjoyed these stories. The first one is quite amusing and the accent in Dr. Polnitzski is VERY convincing. All the narrators did a great job. They were all clear and easy to listen to and at times relaxing! If you like short stories give this a try
Entertainming
SB
Good variety of entertaining short stories. Really enjoyed them. Surprisingly all the readers did an excellent job telling the stories, too. Kudos to both author and readers!