''GHOST STORIES'' retold by Rosemary Border

COMPULSORY READING ''Ghost Stories'' RETOLD BY Rosemary Border ABOUT THE AUTHORS: A. M. BURRAGE Alfred McLellan Burrage (1889-1956) was a well-known English novelist. He enjoyed writing about ghosts and horror, and produced two novels and many short stories in this genre. ''Smee'' comes from his collection entitled ''Someone in the Room''. BRAM STOKER Stoker (1847-1912) has been called ''one of the least-known authors of the one of the best-known books''. As a child, he enjoyed …

…disappeared, but on the floor lay a rope. Then, the phone rang again and this time chaplain picked up the receiver. He listened in the silence the confession and, as he whispered the words of forgiveness, the Linkworth's voice faded away. My opinion: I think that the book is brilliant because I LOVE to read that kind of literature (about ghosts, mysteryes, unsolved crimes). I especially loved ''Smee'' because the story really gave me creeps!