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The Spook Ballads

William Theodore Parkes

Book Overview: 

This is a volume of ghost stories in verse by William Theodore Parkes. The poems in this volume are often humorous, and written in a parody of ye olde style of poetry.

"Dealing largely with ghosts and legends embracing a dash of diablerie such as would have been dear to the heart of Ingoldsby. There is a rugged force in 'The Girl of Castlebar' that will always make it tell in recitation; and even greater success in this direction has attended 'The Fairy Queen,' a story unveiling the seamy side, with quaint humour and stern realism. It is specially worthy of note that Mr. Parkes's skill in versification has received the warmest acknowledgment from those best qualified to appreciate the bright local coloring as well as the blending of fancy and fun.

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .She lauded up the bedroom with captivating smile, Electro-biologic, magnetic in her glance, She fixed me like a medium, as tenant in advance! I entered occupation, as soon as I could get, And everything in order, was for my comfort set, The room was daily garnished, and swept, my bed was made, In this was comprehended the lot for which I paid, My daily mastication, in public grill was frayed, Monotonous, and easy, with quiet self-content, I went and came in silence, in silence came and went, Was no domestic welcome when I came in, not one! And in the morning ditto, till I was up and gone. No sound of brush or bucket! no jar of door, or delph! No foot upon the stairs, except the pair I have myself! No smutty wench to greet me with cloud of dusty mat! No snarl of vicious lap dog, or hiss of humping cat! No slavey whiting up the steps, did ever strike my sight! Yet everything was fixed for me, when I came home at night!

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1895 partial contents:

...the ghosts of hampton court...
...madame stiffin's ghost...
...the devil in richmond park...
...a most remarkable case...
...joy! on seeing a flying spring...
...an umbrella case...
...the spook of rotten row...
...the magic specs...
...ye curious tayle...
...the spirit that held him