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The Spook Ballads

by William Theodore Parkes

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  • 19th century
  • Language: English
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"The Spook Ballads" by William Theodore Parkes is a collection of humorous and whimsical poetry written in the late 19th century. The work showcases Parkes' playful engagement with themes of the supernatural, particularly ghosts and legends, delivered with a light-hearted tone and witty illustration work. The poems contain a mixture of narrative and verse, revealing stories that blend fun, satire, and commentary on society. At the start of the collection, Parkes introduces readers to a series of entertaining ballads that feature various characters, including a haunted butler and ghostly encounters at historic sites like Hampton Court. The opening poem narrates a spectral conversation between a living man and a ghost who laments his fate, dealing humorously with the misunderstandings and fears surrounding the supernatural. As the tale unfolds, Parkes employs playful language, rhyme, and vivid imagery, drawing the reader into a world where the ridiculous meets the eerie, setting the tone for the hilarity and creativity of the subsequent poems in the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Ghosts, hauntings, and poltergeists, Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends, and Occultism and esotericism.

  • Occultism and esotericism

    Controlled discovery queries from project-gutenberg matched “supernatural”. Retained metadata contains “supernatural” in the description and “supernatural” in the subject metadata.

    • “supernatural”· via Project Gutenberg
    • “supernatural”· in description
    • “supernatural”· in subject
  • Ghosts, hauntings, and poltergeists

    Controlled discovery queries from online-books-page matched “Ghosts”. Retained metadata contains “ghost” in the description, “Ghosts” in the description, “haunted” in the description, and 1 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Ghosts”· via The Online Books Page
    • “ghost”· in description
    • “Ghosts”· in description
    • “haunted”· in description
    • “Ghosts”· in subject
  • Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends

    Controlled discovery queries from project-gutenberg matched “folklore” and “mythology”. Retained metadata contains “Legends” in the description.

    • “folklore”· via Project Gutenberg
    • “mythology”· via Project Gutenberg
    • “Legends”· in description

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London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent and Co., 1895

1895———Source listed online copy

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2013-04-20Project GutenbergEnglish—Public domain (USA)

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  • Original print publication date and source edition are absent from Project Gutenberg metadata.
  • Source-listed Library of Congress call number(s): PR5126 .P6S6 E95
  • The Online Books Page bibliographic note: London: Simpkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent and Co., 1895
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