The Upper Berth; By the Waters of Paradise

"The Upper Berth; By the Waters of Paradise" by F. Marion Crawford offers two chilling stories from the 1800s. "The Upper Berth" thrusts readers onto a ship where a passenger, Brisbane, recounts a ghostly sighting, igniting a tale of impending doom. Brisbane tells of his voyage on the "Kamtschatka", recounting the horrifying events and the mystery of Room 105 and the disappearance of a fellow passenger. The story grows into an escalating nightmare involving a supernatural confrontation. "By the Waters of Paradise" portrays a sorrowful young man remembering his early years and his nurse, where love, loss, and the strange converge when he meets the spirit of his dreams.