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The Curse of the Catafalques - A Victorian Christmas Spirit Story
Summary
Keen to improve his prospects, a man impersonates a fellow traveller who had changed his mind about an engagement to a wealthy young woman. But he begins to regret his decision when he learns every suitor must face an unknown horror that the family has harboured for generations.
The Curse of the Catafalques is taken from the Victorian Anthologies series featuring short stories by classic writers of the spooky, the scary and the supernatural. Guaranteed to give you the shivers, each collection includes familiar and loved creepy tales as well as those less well-known.
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Rhoda Broughton
Washington Irving
Oscar Wilde
Vernon Lee
Victorian Anthologies: Ghosts
Edith Wharton
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