Ghosts I have Met and Some Others

by John Kendrick Bangs

Overview

Here is a delightful collection of classic ghost stories by a master humorist of his day. Here are the spectres to make you smile instead of shiver; gleeful ghosts, amusing apparitions, and humorous haunts. Long out of print, this new edition of Ghosts I Have Met, by the author of A House-Boat On The Styx and the classic Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall, is an unabridged reproduction of the 1898 edition, with all the original illustrations by Peter Newell, A.B. Frost, and Richards.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781613106662
Publisher:	Library of Alexandria
Publication date:	05/19/2002
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	172 KB

About the Author

John Kendrick Bangs (May 27, 1862 - January 21, 1922) was an American author, humorist, editor and satirist.He was born in Yonkers, New York. His father Francis Nehemiah Bangs was a lawyer in New York City, as was his brother, Francis S. Bangs.He went to Columbia College from 1880 to 1883 where he became editor of Columbia's literary magazine, Acta Columbia, and contributed short anonymous pieces to humor magazines. After graduation in 1883 with a Bachelor of Philosophy degree in Political Science, Bangs entered Columbia Law School but left in 1884 to become Associate Editor of Life under Edward S. Martin. Bangs contributed many articles and poems to the magazine between 1884 and 1888. During this period, Bangs published his first books.