{"id":5205,"date":"2018-08-16T22:06:01","date_gmt":"2018-08-16T22:06:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/?p=5205"},"modified":"2018-08-16T22:06:01","modified_gmt":"2018-08-16T22:06:01","slug":"victorians-vaults-violet-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/victorians-vaults-violet-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Victorians, Vaults, and Violet Water"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve ended up in a lot of discussions about classic authors of the supernatural recently. Which is nice. And we do love them, dear listener. Here at <em>greydogtales<\/em> we especially like to dig out (no, NOT dig up) some of the lesser known ghost and weird story writers. However, we often can\u2019t find our own articles on these folk, due to the appalling lack of proper indexing and tagging on the site.<\/p>\n<p>So here\u2019s a reminder of what we\u2019ve said about some of these fascinating authors. We hope that you might be tempted by some, if you don\u2019t already know them, and enjoy the styles, peculiarities and occasional bizarrities of the past&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/nursery.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5210\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/victorians-vaults-violet-water\/nursery\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/nursery.jpg?fit=820%2C1070\" data-orig-size=\"820,1070\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"nursery\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/nursery.jpg?fit=230%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/nursery.jpg?fit=474%2C618\" class=\" wp-image-5210 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/nursery.jpg?resize=408%2C532\" alt=\"\" width=\"408\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/nursery.jpg?resize=230%2C300 230w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/nursery.jpg?resize=768%2C1002 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/nursery.jpg?resize=785%2C1024 785w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/nursery.jpg?w=820 820w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 408px) 100vw, 408px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>(Oh, yeah &#8211; we owe everyone some lurcher and longdog stuff, but during August we spend more time walking and running them than writing about those little donkeys. They will return soon.)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Key writers covered in the articles linked below, in alphabetical order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mary Elizabeth Braddon<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sir Andrew Caldecott<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>F Marion Crawford<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Amelia B Edwards<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mary E Wilkins Freeman<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Katharine Fullerton Gerould<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>E and H Heron<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jerome K Jerome<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Bessie Kyffin-Taylor<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sheridan Le Fanu<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>E Nesbit<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mrs. Oliphant<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ella M Scrymsour<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>E G Swain<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Everil Worrell<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That covers a few Victorians and other oldies from our vaults. As for the third bit&#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Shy Violet<\/h2>\n<p><em>\u201cForgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Mark Twain<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5207\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5207\" style=\"width: 386px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Viola_odorata_fg01.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5207\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/victorians-vaults-violet-water\/viola_odorata_fg01\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Viola_odorata_fg01.jpg?fit=1000%2C665\" data-orig-size=\"1000,665\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Viola_odorata_fg01\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Viola Odorata by Fritz Geller-Grimm &#8211; Own work&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Viola_odorata_fg01.jpg?fit=300%2C200\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Viola_odorata_fg01.jpg?fit=474%2C315\" class=\" wp-image-5207\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Viola_odorata_fg01.jpg?resize=386%2C257\" alt=\"sweet violet\" width=\"386\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Viola_odorata_fg01.jpg?resize=300%2C200 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Viola_odorata_fg01.jpg?resize=768%2C511 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Viola_odorata_fg01.jpg?w=1000 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Viola_odorata_fg01.jpg?w=948 948w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 386px) 100vw, 386px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5207\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Viola Odorata by Fritz Geller-Grimm &#8211; Own work<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you want violet water, which was splashed over many a classic complexion, we suggest that you:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Fill a large jar with sweet violet flowers<\/li>\n<li>Boil a pint of water, let it come off the boil and tip it in the jar<\/li>\n<li>Cover the jar<\/li>\n<li>Wait a couple of hours and filter the flowers out to leave the infusion<\/li>\n<li>Add a large cup of gin, cider vinegar or similar preserving spirits<\/li>\n<li>Bottle it<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Voila, violet water! Good for the skin, apparently, and possibly for children in the early stages of the falling sickness \u2013 but we wouldn\u2019t put money on that.<\/p>\n<p>Sweet violets are also edible &#8211; but African violets and others variants may not be. Be careful out there!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Vaults<\/h2>\n<p>Here are the links, with those key authors in <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>bold<\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><u>Master &amp; Madame<\/u><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>L T Meade<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/master-madame-detectives-l-t-meade\/\">http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/master-madame-detectives-l-t-meade\/<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><u><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>F Marion Crawford<\/b><\/span> &amp; the Screaming Skull<\/u><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/f-marion-crawford-screaming-skull\/\">http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/f-marion-crawford-screaming-skull\/<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><u>Out of the Silence with <b><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Bessie Kyffin-Taylor<\/span><\/b><\/u><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/out-of-the-silence-with-bessie-kyffin-taylor\/\">http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/out-of-the-silence-with-bessie-kyffin-taylor\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/kyffin2.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4452\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/out-of-the-silence-with-bessie-kyffin-taylor\/kyffin2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/kyffin2.jpg?fit=320%2C494\" data-orig-size=\"320,494\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"kyffin2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/kyffin2.jpg?fit=194%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/kyffin2.jpg?fit=320%2C494\" class=\" wp-image-4452 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/kyffin2.jpg?resize=258%2C398\" alt=\"\" width=\"258\" height=\"398\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/kyffin2.jpg?resize=194%2C300 194w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/kyffin2.jpg?w=320 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 258px) 100vw, 258px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><u>Shiela Crerar, Clay-Corpses &amp; Psychic Investigation for Girls<\/u><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>Ella M Scrymsour<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/shiela-crerar-clay-corpses-psychic-investigation-girls\/\">http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/shiela-crerar-clay-corpses-psychic-investigation-girls\/<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><u>Five Mountains of Madness, &amp; the Third Twin<\/u><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>E F Benson, H Russell Wakefield, Manly Wade Wellman<\/b>, <b>Jerome K Jerome<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/five-mountains-madness-third-twin\/\">http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/five-mountains-madness-third-twin\/<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><u><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>Jerome K Jerome<\/b><\/span>, Ghosts and Dystopias<\/u><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/jerome-k-jerome-ghosts-dystopias\/\">http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/jerome-k-jerome-ghosts-dystopias\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/toldaftersupper00jerorich_0010.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"3995\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/jerome-k-jerome-ghosts-dystopias\/toldaftersupper00jerorich_0010\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/toldaftersupper00jerorich_0010.jpg?fit=524%2C824\" data-orig-size=\"524,824\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"toldaftersupper00jerorich_0010\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/toldaftersupper00jerorich_0010.jpg?fit=191%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/toldaftersupper00jerorich_0010.jpg?fit=474%2C745\" class=\" wp-image-3995 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/toldaftersupper00jerorich_0010.jpg?resize=293%2C460\" alt=\"\" width=\"293\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/toldaftersupper00jerorich_0010.jpg?resize=191%2C300 191w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/toldaftersupper00jerorich_0010.jpg?w=524 524w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 293px) 100vw, 293px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><u>Vampire Women Go Fishing<\/u><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>Everil Worrell<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/worrell-ward-vampire-women-go-fishing\/\">http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/worrell-ward-vampire-women-go-fishing\/<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><u>Edith Wharton hears a Whooo!<\/u><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>Edith Wharton, Katharine Fullerton Gerould<\/b><\/span>, and <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>Mary E Wilkins Freeman<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/edith-wharton-hears-whooo\/\">http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/edith-wharton-hears-whooo\/<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><u><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>E Nesbit<\/b><\/span> \u2013 Mother of the Dead<\/u><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/e-nesbit-mother-dead\/\">http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/e-nesbit-mother-dead\/<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><u>Le Fanu Under Fire on the Royal Road of Ash<\/u><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>Sheridan Le Fanu<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/le-fanu-fire-royal-road-ash\/\">http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/le-fanu-fire-royal-road-ash\/<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><u>M R James and his Friend in The Fens<\/u><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>E G Swain<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/m-r-james-friend-fens\/\">http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/m-r-james-friend-fens\/<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4642\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4642\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/22137118_10211802774762445_6595508952973414199_o.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4642\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/e-g-swain-heresy-peterborough\/22137118_10211802774762445_6595508952973414199_o\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/22137118_10211802774762445_6595508952973414199_o.jpg?fit=2048%2C1536\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"22137118_10211802774762445_6595508952973414199_o\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;by kind permission of Brian Showers, Swan River Press&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/22137118_10211802774762445_6595508952973414199_o.jpg?fit=300%2C225\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/22137118_10211802774762445_6595508952973414199_o.jpg?fit=474%2C356\" class=\"wp-image-4642 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/22137118_10211802774762445_6595508952973414199_o.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/22137118_10211802774762445_6595508952973414199_o.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/22137118_10211802774762445_6595508952973414199_o.jpg?resize=768%2C576 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/22137118_10211802774762445_6595508952973414199_o.jpg?resize=1024%2C768 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/22137118_10211802774762445_6595508952973414199_o.jpg?w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/22137118_10211802774762445_6595508952973414199_o.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/22137118_10211802774762445_6595508952973414199_o.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4642\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">by kind permission of Brian Showers, Swan River Press<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><u>Forever New: Women and Supernatural Fiction<\/u><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Classic female authors including <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>Mrs. [Margaret] Oliphant<\/b><\/span> and <span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>Mary Elizabeth Braddon<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/forever-new-women-supernatural-fiction\/\">http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/forever-new-women-supernatural-fiction\/<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><u>All Saints\u2019 Eve: Some Seasonal Scares<\/u><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>Amelia B Edwards<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/all-saints-eve-some-seasonal-scares\/\">http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/all-saints-eve-some-seasonal-scares\/<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><u>Casting the Prunes: Flaxman Low Triumphant!<\/u><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>E and H Heron<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/casting-the-prunes-flaxman-low-triumphant\/\">http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/casting-the-prunes-flaxman-low-triumphant\/<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><u>Not Exactly Ghosts<\/u><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><b>Sir Andrew Caldecott<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/not-exactly-ghosts\/\">http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/not-exactly-ghosts\/<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/The-Ghost-ClubS.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4877\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/ghost-club-reveals-secrets\/the-ghost-clubs\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/The-Ghost-ClubS.jpg?fit=1091%2C1694\" data-orig-size=\"1091,1694\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Ghost ClubS\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/greydogtales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/The-Ghost-ClubS.jpg?fit=193%2C300\" 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