Yes, it is easy to laugh at the thought of ghosts, but the more we consider the matter, the more certain it is we must admit to being uncertain. There are far more things in and oft this world than we can boast of knowing! This book retells some wonderful historical ghost stories from several different countries. Some you will be familiar with, others may not be so well-known. At the witching hour of midnight, when all is still, strange things are supposed to happen, for this is the magic hour when ghosts come forth from their hauntings.