It is probable that few of my readers have spent a year in a "haunted house"--I use this expression, although…
- Date of account
- Published 1920
- Source
- True Tales of the Weird: a record of personal experiences of the supernatural
- Reference
- True Tales of the Weird: a record of personal experiences of the supernatural · selected passage 23
- Rights
- public_domain
- Language
- English
- Record updated
- 2026-08-24
Record summary
It is probable that few of my readers have spent a year in a "haunted house"--I use this expression, although it defines nothing, for want of a better:--but those who cherish such an experience will understand why, on the one hand, I did not wish to alarm an elderly gentleman and his amiable daughters, or "give a bad n…
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Source passage
Source text · mention onlyIt is probable that few of my readers have spent a year in a "haunted house"--I use this expression, although it defines nothing, for want of a better:--but those who cherish such an experience will understand why, on the one hand, I did not wish to alarm an elderly gentleman and his amiable daughters, or "give a bad name," as the saying is, to his property; and why, on the other, I did not care to run the risk of living in his recollection, and in the minds of his neighbors to whom he might relate my story, as a person of feeble intellect, if not a lunatic outright. But I would give a good deal to know what _he_ knew about that house.
Historical context
Contextual commentary · mention onlyThis is a historical account assembled under the reporting and publishing conventions of its period. It may preserve testimony, hearsay, retelling and editorial interpretation together.
Modern context
Contextual commentary · mention onlyA modern comparison can identify recurring descriptions and possible explanations, but the account is not treated as independently verified evidence merely because it appeared in print.
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