The unfortunate owner of Harrowby Hall is condemned to be haunted every Christmas Eve "for one mortal hour" by a quenching spectre. But after more than 200 such visits, the newest heir to the estate is determined to deal with the spirit once and for all... The story starts at 00:01:25
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00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:25 The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall
00:25:03 Credits, thanks and further listening
John Kendrick Bangs (1862-1922) was an American author, editor and satirist. Born in Yonkers, New York, he cut his teeth as a writer contributing articles and poetry to Life magazine in the 1880s. Subsequently he also supplied pieces to Harper's, where he became "Editor of the Departments of Humor" in 1889. He maintained his connection to Harpers as well as Life until the start of the 20th century, when he served as editor of the 'New Metropolitan Magazine' (1903) and in 1904 he became editor of the popular humorous magazine 'Puck'.
One of Bangs' most famous works is 'Alice in Blunderland' (1907), a political send-up of the famous Alice books by Lewis Carroll. In all he published dozens of books and countless short stories, including several which parody established fictional characters created by other authors, such as Sherlock Holmes and E. W. Hornung's Raffles, the amateur cracksman.
Bangs died in Atlantic City, New Jersey, from cancer at the age of 59.
Although it's set on Christmas eve, the first printing of 'The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall' I've been able to verify was in the middle of summer, in Harper's Weekly on 27 June 1891. The story has gone on to be much anthologised ever since.
Recording © Bitesized Audio 2023.
24 июл 2024
