It has been known for some time that Mr. Lang has added ghosts to his hobbies. In the volume before us, " The Book of Dreams and Ghosts,'''' Mr. Lang offers a large collection of ghost stories old and new, and his opinions on "appearances." As far as we can gather Mr. Lang''s attitude from these pages, which have much of the vagueness of expression that goes with memoirs of the supernatural, he disbelieves in traditional ghosts, the ghosts that do things-but wishes it were otherwise. Like all persons of poetical or romantic temperament, he would prefer to believe in them. They would make life so much more interesting and exciting.This book is annotated with a rare extensive biographical sketch of the author, Andrew Lang, written by Sir Edmund Gosse, CB, a contemporary poet and writer.From the contents:The Dog FantiMark Twain''s StoryThe Pig In The Dining-RoomThe MignonetteThe Lost ChequeThe Ducks'' EggsThe Lost KeyThe Lost SecuritiesThe Arrears Of TeindThe Two CurmasThe Assyrian PriestThe Knot In The ShutterQueen Mary''s JewelsThe DeathbedDream Of Mr. Perceval''s MurderThe RattlesnakeThe Red LampThe Scar In The MoustacheThe Coral SprigsThe Satin SlippersThe Dead ShopmanStory Of The DiplomatistUnder The LampThe Cow With The BellThe Deathbed Of Louis Xiv.The Old Family CoachRiding Home From MessThe Bright ScarThe Vision And The PortraitThe Restraining HandThe Benedictine''s VoicesThe Man At The LiftThe Wraith Of The CzarinaAn "Astral Body"In Tavistock PlaceThe Wynyard WraithLord Brougham''s StoryThe Dying MotherThe Vision Of The Bride... and much more ...
