"Tales for Christmas Eve" by Rhoda Broughton is a set of stories that starts with witty letters between Mrs. De Wynt and Mrs. Montresor, setting it in late 19th-century London high society as they talk about their lives and hint at strange, spooky things. Mrs. De Wynt finds a suspiciously affordable, yet beautiful, home for her friend and husband, leading Mrs. Montresor to write about spooky events that make them think their new house might be haunted, blending everyday observations with growing tension. The stories build around the eerie happenings as one character has a scary, supernatural experience, mixing funny moments with a growing sense of fear, hooking readers who like lighthearted stories mixed with the supernatural.
Tales for Christmas Eve
By Rhoda Broughton
In Victorian London, witty letters reveal a haunting secret lurking within the walls of a beautiful new home.
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About the AuthorRhoda Broughton was a Welsh novelist and short story writer. Her early novels earned a reputation for sensationalism, so that her later, stronger work tended to be neglected by critics, although she was called a queen of the circulating libraries. Her novel Dear Faustina (1897) has been noted for its homoeroticism. Her novel Lavinia (1902) depicts a seemingly "unmanly" young man, who wishes he had been born as a woman. Broughton descended from the Broughton baronets, as a granddaughter of the 8th baronet. She was a niece of Sheridan le Fanu, who helped her to start her literary career. She was a long-time friend of fellow writer Henry James and was noted for her adversarial relationship with both Lewis Carroll and Oscar Wilde.
Rhoda Broughton was a Welsh novelist and short story writer. Her early novels earned a reputation for sensationalism, so that her later, stronger work tended to be neglected by critics, although she was called a queen of the circulating libraries. Her novel Dear Faustina (1897) has been noted for its homoeroticism. Her novel Lavinia (1902) depicts a seemingly "unmanly" young man, who wishes he had been born as a woman. Broughton descended from the Broughton baronets, as a granddaughter of the 8th baronet. She was a niece of Sheridan le Fanu, who helped her to start her literary career. She was a long-time friend of fellow writer Henry James and was noted for her adversarial relationship with both Lewis Carroll and Oscar Wilde.
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