Beschreibung:
Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The following book is, therefore, an attempt, not to revive an exploded superstition, but to rescue' a creature of the human brain from most undeserved neglect. The writer, like the prince of Denmark, exclaims, Alas! Poor Ghost l and at this present Christmas time, and at other times too, when, drawing round the fire, we delight stories of the superhuman and the marvellous, seeks, by a. Simple and a kindly fiction, to beguile the time, to exercise the imagination, and, it is hoped, to leave the heart not unimproved.
The following book is, therefore, an attempt, not to revive an exploded superstition, but to rescue' a creature of the human brain from most undeserved neglect. The writer, like the prince of Denmark, exclaims, Alas! Poor Ghost l and at this present Christmas time, and at other times too, when, drawing round the fire, we delight stories of the superhuman and the marvellous, seeks, by a. Simple and a kindly fiction, to beguile the time, to exercise the imagination, and, it is hoped, to leave the heart not unimproved.