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“Whenever five or six English-speaking people meet around a fire on Christmas Eve, they start telling each other ghost stories. Nothing satisfies us on Christmas Eve but to hear each other tell authentic anecdotes about spectres. It is a genial, festive season, and we love to muse upon graves, and dead bodies, and murders and blood.”

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Jerome K. Jerome

Jerome K. Jerome was an English writer known for his humorous and satirical style. His works, such as 'Three Men in a Boat' and 'The Wind in the Willows', are beloved by readers. more

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