The Curse of the Catafalques by F. Antsey is about a young man whose uncle has sent him to Australia for work. He soon meets a distraught man named McFadden who charges him for finding a young lady named Chlorine who is to be his betrothed. Excerpt: "Unless I am very much mistaken, until the time when I was subjected to the strange and exceptional experience which I now propose to relate, I had never been brought into close contact with anything of a supernatural description. At least if I ever was, the circumstance can have made no lasting impression upon me, as I am quite unable to recall it."

This volume is a treasure-trove of rare 19th-century macabre stories for lovers of classic fantasy and horror. From ghosts of mind and spirit to paranormal experiences, from exotic Arabian Nights adventures to Deals with the Devil, each story in this volume is sure to delight the discerning reader of classic fantasy and horror. Included are: THE GRAY LADY, by Mary E. Lee THE EBONY FRAME, by Edith Nesbit THE DOOM, by Benedict THE CURSE OF THE CATAFALQUES, by F. Anstey THE STRIDING PLACE, by Gertrude Atherton SISTER SERAPHINE, by Edna W. Underwood EXTRAORDINARY INDIAN FEATS OF LEGERDEMAIN, by David Dawson Mitchell LAZARUS, by Leonid Andreyev THE TRANSFIGURED, by Heinrich Zschokke THE UNCANNY BAIRN, by Mrs. Alfred (Louisa) Baldwin UNCLE ABRAHAM’S ROMANCE, by Edith Nesbit MAN-SIZE IN MARBLE, by Edith Nesbit THE SECRET OF THE STRADIVARIUS, by Hugh Conway MR. LINDSAY’S MANUSCRIPT, by T. H. E. ROSAURA AND HER RELATIONS, by Baron Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué THE ENCHANTED GIFTS, by Mrs. Jane L. Swift THE GALLOWS MAN, by Baron Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué THE ROCK OF HANS HEILING, by Theodor Koerner THE VISION OF AGIB, by Anonymous WINDERHANS AND THE GENTLEMAN IN BLACK, by Anonymous And don't forget to search this ebook store for "Wildside Megapack" (or just Megapack if Wildside Megapack doesn't work) to see all the entries in the Megapack series -- including volumes of science fiction, fantasy, horror, mystery, westerns, and much, much more!

"The Black Poodle, and Other Tales" is a collection of short stories written by F. Anstey. The tales are mostly children's tales with a sense of humour to them. The title story, "The Black Poodle" for instance is a comical tale of a man whose careless mistake leads him to be accused of the theft of his neighbor's dog. Other tales included are: "The Story of a Sugar Prince", "The Return of Agamemnon", "The Wraith of Barnjum", "A Toy Tragedy", and "An Undergraduate's Aunt."

A study of the popluar fiction of the past.