The Haunted Bookshop speaks of the ghosts that inhabit all places of books - "the ghosts of all great literature." Christopher Morley's suspenseful 1919 novel continues the story of the bookseller from Parnassus on Wheels , Roger Mifflin, whose...
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The Haunted Bookshop speaks of the ghosts that inhabit all places of books - "the ghosts of all great literature." Christopher Morley's suspenseful 1919 novel continues the story of the bookseller from Parnassus on Wheels , Roger Mifflin, whose character underlines the wisdom and knowledge to be gained from literature and makes allusions and references to many famous works
Title; Contents; To the Booksellers; Chapter I The Haunted Bookshop; Chapter II The Corn Cob Club; Chapter III Titania Arrives; Chapter IV The Disappearing Volume; Chapter V Aubrey Walks Part Way Home-And Rides the Rest of the Way; Chapter VI Titania Learns the Business; Chapter VII Aubrey Takes Lodgings; Chapter VIII Aubrey Goes to the Movies, and Wishes He Knew More German; Chapter IX Again the Narrative is Retarded; Chapter X Roger Raids the Ice-Box; Chapter XI Titania Tries Reading in Bed; Chapter XII Aubrey Determines to Give Service That's Different
Chapter XIII The Battle of Ludlow StreetChapter XIV The "Cromwell" Makes Its Last Appearance; Chapter XV Mr. Chapman Waves His Wand; Endnotes;
