The Book of Dreams and Ghosts Andrew Lang The Book of Dreams and Ghosts Table of Contents The Book of Dreams and Ghosts.......................................................................................................................1 Andrew Lang...........................................................................................................................................2 THE BOOK OF DREAMS AND GHOSTS.....................................................................................................1 PREFACE TO THE NEW IMPRESSION..............................................................................................1 PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION....................................................................................................1 CHAPTER I.............................................................................................................................................3 THE DOG FANTI.............................................................................................................................5 MARK TWAIN'S STORY................................................................................................................6 THE PIG IN THE DINING−ROOM................................................................................................7 THE MIGNONETTE........................................................................................................................8 THE LOST CHEQUE.......................................................................................................................9 THE DUCKS' EGGS......................................................................................................................10 THE LOST KEY.............................................................................................................................11 THE LOST SECURITIES...............................................................................................................12 THE ARREARS OF TEIND...........................................................................................................13 THE TWO CURMAS.....................................................................................................................15 THE ASSYRIAN PRIEST..............................................................................................................16 THE KNOT IN THE SHUTTER....................................................................................................18 CHAPTER II..........................................................................................................................................18 QUEEN MARY'S JEWELS............................................................................................................20 THE DEATHBED...........................................................................................................................22 DREAM OF MR. PERCEVAL'S MURDER................................................................................24 THE RATTLESNAKE....................................................................................................................26 THE RED LAMP............................................................................................................................27 THE SCAR IN THE MOUSTACHE..............................................................................................28 THE CORAL SPRIGS....................................................................................................................29 THE SATIN SLIPPERS..................................................................................................................30 THE DEAD SHOPMAN.................................................................................................................31 NOTE..............................................................................................................................................32 CHAPTER III........................................................................................................................................32 STORY OF THE DIPLOMATIST {56a}.......................................................................................34 UNDER THE LAMP......................................................................................................................35 THE COW WITH THE BELL........................................................................................................36 THE DEATHBED OF LOUIS XIV................................................................................................37 CHAPTER IV........................................................................................................................................38 THE OLD FAMILY COACH.........................................................................................................40 RIDING HOME FROM MESS......................................................................................................41 THE BRIGHT SCAR......................................................................................................................42 THE VISION AND THE PORTRAIT............................................................................................43 THE RESTRAINING HAND.........................................................................................................44 THE BENEDICTINE'S VOICES...................................................................................................45 THE MAN AT THE LIFT..............................................................................................................46 CHAPTER V.........................................................................................................................................46 THE WRAITH OF THE CZARINA...............................................................................................48 AN “ASTRAL BODY”...................................................................................................................49 IN TAVISTOCK PLACE {93}.......................................................................................................51 THE WYNYARD WRAITH {95b}...............................................................................................52 i The Book of Dreams and Ghosts Table of Contents THE BOOK OF DREAMS AND GHOSTS LORD BROUGHAM'S STORY.....................................................................................................53 THE DYING MOTHER {101}.......................................................................................................54 THE VISION OF THE BRIDE.......................................................................................................55 CHAPTER VI........................................................................................................................................55 APPEARANCES OF THE DEAD..................................................................................................57 THE DAEMON OF SPRAITON IN DEVON {111} ANNO 1682...............................................59 SIR GEORGE VILLIERS' GHOST................................................................................................62 CAVALIER VERSION {121}........................................................................................................63 WYNDHAM'S LETTER................................................................................................................64 LORD LYTTELTON'S GHOST....................................................................................................66 CHAPTER VII More Ghosts With A Purpose......................................................................................67 THE SLAYING OF SERGEANT DAVIES...................................................................................68 CONCERNING THE MURDER OF SERGEANT DAVIES........................................................71 THE GARDENER'S GHOST.........................................................................................................72 THE DOG O' MAUSE....................................................................................................................73 PETER'S GHOST...........................................................................................................................77 CHAPTER VIII.....................................................................................................................................77 TICONDEROGA............................................................................................................................78 THE BERESFORD GHOST...........................................................................................................81 HALF−PAST ONE O'CLOCK.......................................................................................................85 “PUT OUT THE LIGHT!”..............................................................................................................88 CHAPTER IX........................................................................................................................................88 THE CREAKING STAIR...............................................................................................................90 THE GROCER'S COUGH..............................................................................................................91 MY GILLIE'S FATHER'S STORY................................................................................................92