Читать книгу Cottage Tale - Esther Meynell - Страница 3

Table of Contents

The two little ghost stories are both based on actual places—one a cottage in Sussex, the other an old manor house in Surrey. The cottage story is completely imaginary, simply made to fit the distinctly sinister impression the cottage made on my mind; the other story has a foundation of legend, though most of the details are altered.

I am indebted to the Editor of The Field for his kind permission to reprint “Ladies at the Cottage”, which first appeared there as “Country Englishwomen”. Also for permission to quote W. K. Holmes’ poem “Bread” which was published in The Field. To the Editors of the Sussex County Magazine and of Homes and Gardens my thanks are also due for permission to reprint “The Old Cottage” and “The Manor Mill”.

E. M.