The Stoneground Ghost Tales (Classic Reprint): Compiled From the Recollections of the Reverend Roland Batchel, Vicar of the Parish: Compiled from the ... Vicar of the Parish (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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A quiet parish church hides a restless spirit who will not stay put. A clever sexton learns that quiet nights can hold big surprises.

In this vintage ghost tale, the parish rests under a gray sky and the church holds more than the usual hush. A skeptical narrator follows a night that begins like routine and ends with a visitor from the past who claims to be the church’s own spook. The encounter blends humor, mystery, and a dash of the uncanny as the two men barter for space, time, and a way out of a centuries‑old stand‑still.

The story unfolds with quiet, almost domestic detail—the glow from a stove, the click of a door, the weight of a single decision that could bend fate. A mysterious sapphire ring and a wry test of conscience thread through the events, revealing how small choices can echo across years and rooms once thought familiar.

• Atmospheric, early‑20th‑century rural setting with a spine‑tingling edge


• A talking kirk spook who challenges the living and the living’s sense of order


• A clever plot that pairs everyday detail with a touch of the supernatural


• Themes of pride, duty, and the uneasy boundary between belief and doubt

Ideal for readers who enjoy classic Gothic folklore, quiet horror, and tales that mingle everyday life with the uncanny.

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