Chapter I: Preface: v

ROUND THE FIRE.

FIRST EVENING 1
THE LOVER'S FAREWELL.
_The Appointment Kept_.

SECOND EVENING 19
THE WHITE CAT.
PASSING SPIRITS.
THE GARDE CHASSE.

THIRD EVENING 43
THE CARRIER.

FOURTH EVENING 63
REHEARSALS, &C.
PROPHETIC DREAMS.

FIFTH EVENING 81
THE VIGIL.
THE STRANGE DOG.
THE SCOTCH MINISTER.

SIXTH EVENING 93
THE RADIANT BOY.
THE PREDICTION.
HAUNTED HOUSES.
THE JUSTIFICATION.

SEVENTH EVENING 111
THE GERMAN INN.
THE BENIGHTED TRAVELLER.

EIGHTH EVENING 135
MY OWN VISIT TO A HAUNTED HOUSE.
MR. G.'S ADVENTURE.
CONCLUSION TO FIRST PART.

APPENDIX 149

AUTOGRAPH LETTERS COMMUNICATING
PERSONAL EXPERIENCES ADDRESSED TO THE AUTHOR.

SECOND PART.

LEGENDS OF THE EARTHBOUND.

THE ITALIAN'S STORY 173

THE DUTCH OFFICER'S STORY 209

THE OLD FRENCHMAN'S STORY 229

THE SWISS LADY'S STORY 259

THE SHEEP FARMER'S STORY 297

MY FRIEND'S STORY 327