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Curious, If True: Strange Tales
Curious, If True: Strange Tales | Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
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CURIOUS, IF TRUE: Strange Tales is a collection of five dark Victorian tales of suspense, horror, mood and mystery by Elizabeth Gaskell, published variously between 1852 and 1861. Includes "The Old Nurse's Story," "The Poor Clare," "Lois The Witch," "The Grey Woman," and "Curious, If True."
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quirkyreader
Curious, If True: Strange Tales | Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
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Mehso-so

This was an OK collection. There was a good creeper called "The Old Nurse's Story" that deserves a read.

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Exlibrisbitsy
Curious, If True: Strange Tales | Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
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By the author of North and South, a collection of short, spooky, Victorian ghost stories. Delightfully chilling! #spooky #ghoststories #publicdomain #booktober #shortstories

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Dylangrrl
Curious, If True: Strange Tales | Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
Mehso-so

Yeah, these are Victorian 'scary' stories. Interesting to get perspective on what was creepy then versus what is creepy now. Three are a little creepy, the fourth is more a morality story. I would only recommend this to those into Victorian lit, and within that subset, those who like their style of gothic horror. The writing is good though, so I won't pan it.