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The book "The Haunters & The Ghost Stories & Tales of The Supernatural" is a collection of ghost stories & supernatural tales edited by Ernest Rhys. It was first published in 1907 and includes works by many famous authors.This anthology is divided into two "The Haunters" and "The Haunted." In "The Haunters" section, the stories explore the experiences and perspectives of individuals who encounter supernatural forces, while in "The Haunted" section, the stories delve into haunted places and the mysteries surrounding them.Among these stories is "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allen Poe, a story about an unnamed narrator who visits his friend Roderick Usher. Roderick is ill and the narrator wishes to improve his mood by spending time with him, reading to him, listening to the music Roderick composes. But as he spends more time at the House of Usher, he realizes that there is something strange about Roderick and there's something even stranger about the house. He must escape this house before this strangeness of being infects him as well.ContentsIntroduction (The Haunters and the Haunted) essay by Ernest RhysThe Fall of the House of Usher (1839) novelette byThe Old Nurse's Story (1864) short story byThe Superstitious Man's Story (1891) short story byA Story of Ravenna by *trans. of Nastagio degli Onesti (1348) [as by Boccaccio]Teig O'Kane and the Corpse (1918) by [as by Dr. Douglas Hyde]The Haunted and the Haunters; or, The House and the Brain novelette by [as by Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton]The Botathen Ghost short story by [as by Rev. S. R. Hawker]The Ghost of Lord Clarenceux (1907) short story byDr Duthoit's Vision by (variant of The Little Nations 1915)The Seven Lights (1834) by [as by Wilson]The Spectral Coach of Blackadon (1865) by [uncredited]Drake's Drum (1865) by (variant of Sir Francis Drake & His Demon ) [as by William Hunt]The Spectre Bridegroom by [as by William Hunt]The Pool in the Graveyard (1916) short story byThe Lianhan Shee (1830) novelette by [as by Will Carleton]The Haunted Cove by [as by Sir George Douglas, Bart.]Wandering Willie's Tale [Redgauntlet Excerpts] (1824) byGlamis Castle essay by uncreditedPowys Castle (1911) by uncredited (variant of The Powis Castle Ghost Story )Croglin Grange by (variant of The Vampire of Croglin Grange 1900) [as by Archdeacon Hare]The Ghost of Major Sydenham by (variant of The Apparition of the Ghost of Major George Sydenham, to Captain William Dyke 1681) [as by Joseph Glanvil]The Miraculous Case of Jesch Claes by (variant of The Miraculous Cure of Jesch Claes 1681) [as by uncredited]The Radiant Boy of Corby Castle essay by uncreditedClerk Saunders (1868) poem by uncreditedDorothy Durant by & (variant of Apparition of Dorothy Durant 1824) [as by Mrs. Crowe]Pearlin Jean (1848) essay byThe Denton Hall Ghost short story by uncreditedThe Goodwood Ghost Story (1862) short story byCaptain Wheatcroft (1859) by [as by Dale Owen]The Iron Cage short story by [as by Mrs. Crowe]The Ghost of Rosewarne short story by [as by Hunt]The Iron Chest of Durley by (variant of The Story of Mr. Bourne, of Durley in Ireland 1681) [as by Joseph Glanvil]The Strange Case of M. Bezuel essay by uncreditedThe Marquis de Rambouillet (1850) short story by uncreditedThe Altheim Revenant short story by uncreditedSertorius and His Hind short story byErichtho (excerpt) short story by [as by E.W. Godwin]Patroklos [The Iliad and The Odyssey] short fiction byVision of Cromwell short story byLord Stafford's Warning essay by Rev.Kotter's Red Circle essay by Ferrier ( )The Vision of Charles XI of Sweden by (trans. of Vision de Charles XI 1829) [uncredited]Ben Johnson's Prevision by of Hawthornden (trans. of Ben Johnson's Prevision (Latin) unknown) [as by Drummond]Queen Ulrica and the Countess Steenbock short story by uncreditedDenis Misanger (1850) short story by uncreditedThe Pied Piper (1850) short story by uncreditedJeanne D'Arc essay by Ferrier ( )Anne Walker short story by uncreditedThe Hand of Glory (1866) by [as by Henderson]The Bloody Footstep (1884) short story by uncreditedThe Ghostly Warriors of Worms short story by uncreditedThe Wandering Jew in England (excerpt) short story by uncreditedBendith Eu Mammau short story byThe Red Book of Appin (1860) short story by [as by Campbell]The Good O'Donoghue by (variant of The Legend of O'Donoghue 1825) [uncredited]Sarah Polgrain (variant of The Execution & Wedding 1865) [as by William Hunt]Eleanor Cobham, Duchess of Gloucester (1834) by [as by Godwin]

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