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Humorous Ghost Stories

Dorothy Scarborough

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Humorous Ghost Stories | Dorothy Scarborough
3.35
238 ratings
Book Overview: 

Collection of a more light hearted ghost stories by various authors.

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .He jes speculate', “Dey ain't no ghosts,” an' wish' he hair don't stand on ind dat way. An' he jes cogitate', “Dey ain't no ghosts,” an' wish' he goose-pimples don't rise up dat way. An' he jes 'low', “Dey ain't no ghosts,” an' wish' he backbone ain't all trembulous wid chills dat way. So he rotch' down, an' he rotch' down, twell he git' a good hold on dat pricklesome stem of dat bestest pumpkin[74] whut in de patch, an' he jes yank' dat stem wid all he might.

“Let loosen my head!” say' a big voice all on a suddent.

Dat li'l' black boy whut he name is Mose he jump' 'most outen he skin. He open' he eyes, an' he 'gin to shake like de aspen-tree, 'ca'se whut dat a-standin' right dar behint him but a 'mendjous big ghost! Yas, sah, dat de bigges', whites' ghost whut yever was. An' it ain't got no head. Ain't got no head at all! Li'l' black Mose he jes drap' on he knees an' he beg' an' pray':

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Community Reviews

4.00
- Les - Feb 02, 2014

Over all a good book; but as it is a collection of short stories they vary in quality. I found "Dey ain't no Ghost" unreadable.

4.00
- Tom - Jun 09, 2023

3.5⭐

Introduction: The Humorous Ghost by Dorothy Scarborough ✔
The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde 5⭐
The Ghost-Extinguisher by Gelett Burgess 4⭐
“Dey Ain't No Ghosts” by Ellis Parker Butler 3⭐
The Transferred Ghost by Frank R. Stockton 4⭐
The Mummy's Foot by Théophile Gautier 4⭐
The Rival Ghosts by Brand

4.00
- Pramod - Nov 28, 2017

A collection of funny novellas. Some hilarious, some not so hilarious.

2.00
- James - Apr 03, 2017

The author's definition of 'humorous' is pretty far away from my own definition of the same word. My breakdown of the stories runs to 2 funny, 1 horribly racist and not funny, four decent stories but not actually funny and the erst of the stories (13 left) ranging from not funny through terribly bor

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