To Be Read at Dusk & Three Ghost Stories - [DELUXE HARCOVER EDITION]

Bringing together Charles Dicken's famous short story "To Be Read at Dusk" along with the Three Ghost Stories. To Be Read at Dusk: Five couriers talking amongst themselves outside a convent on the summit of the Great St Bernard Pass are overheard by the narrator, as two of their group's members relate short ghost stories. The first story is of a young woman who disappears, apparently taken from her newly-wed husband by a mysterious man who had previously appeared in her nightmares; the second is of a man who sees an apparition of his brother, and is thereby warned of the latter's death. Three Ghost Stories: "The Signal-Man": This story is about a railway signal-man who receives a series of ghostly premonitions, which he believes are warnings of impending disaster. The story explores themes of loneliness, isolation, and mental breakdown. "The Haunted House": This is a multi-part story about a group of people who spend a night in a haunted house, hoping to solve the mystery of its ghostly apparitions. The story is notable for its complex structure, with each section being written by a different author, including Dickens himself. "The Trial for Murder": This is a courtroom drama about a man who is haunted by the ghost of a woman he murdered. The story is notable for its vivid depiction of the trial and the intense psychological pressure experienced by the accused.