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The Ghost Girl

by H. De Vere Stacpoole (1863–1951)

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  • 36 chapters
  • Reading level: 7th grade

"The Ghost Girl" by H. De Vere Stacpoole is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Phylice Berknowles, a young girl grappling with the complexities of life and loss following the death of her father. Set in Ireland, the narrative explores themes of family, identity, and the clash between tradition and change as Phyl navigates her connections to her past and her uncertain future. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Phyl, a spirited fifteen-year-old girl in the aftermath of her father's death. Living in the family estate of Kilgobbin, Phyl is depicted reading by the fire in the library, revealing her profound sense of loss while she contemplates her father's untimely death. Introduced alongside her is Mr. Hennessey, the family lawyer, who expresses mixed sentiments regarding the arrival of Mr. Pinckney, an American cousin and heir to her father's estate. Phyl is hesitant and wary of change, sensing that Mr. Pinckney's arrival will disrupt the familiarity of her life at Kilgobbin. As tensions escalate with her internal struggle and her interactions with Pinckney, including a memorable clash where their tempers ignite, Phyl's journey reflects her desire for autonomy and connection amidst the unpredictability of her life.

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Chapter I

It was a warm, grey, moist evening, typical Irish weather, and Miss Berknowles was curled up in a window-seat of the library reading a book. Kilgobbin Park lay outside with the rooks cawing in the trees, miles of park land across which the dusk was coming, blotting out all things from Arranakilty to the Slieve Bloom Mountains.

The turf fire burning on the great hearth threw out a rich steady glow that touched the black oak panelling of the room, the book backs, and the long-nosed face of Sir Nicholas Berknowles "attributed to Lely" and looking down at his last descendant from a dusty canvas on the opposite wall.

The girl made a prettier picture. Red hair when it is of the right colour is lovely, and Phylice Berknowles' hair was of the right red, worn in a tail—she was only fifteen—so long that she could bite the end with ease and comfort when she was in a meditative mood, a habit of perdition that no schoolmistress could break her of.

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Contents

Show all 36 chapters
  1. Part I
  2. Chapter I
  3. Chapter II
  4. Chapter III
  5. Chapter IV
  6. Chapter V
  7. Chapter VI
  8. Chapter VII
  9. Chapter VIII
  10. Chapter IX
  11. Part II
  12. Chapter I
  13. Chapter II
  14. Chapter III
  15. Chapter IV
  16. Chapter V
  17. Chapter VI
  18. Chapter VII
  19. Chapter VIII
  20. Part III
  21. Chapter I
  22. Chapter II
  23. Chapter III
  24. Chapter IV
  25. Chapter V
  26. Chapter VI
  27. Chapter VII
  28. Chapter VIII
  29. Chapter IX
  30. Chapter X
  31. Part IV
  32. Chapter I
  33. Chapter II
  34. Chapter III
  35. Chapter IV
  36. Chapter V
  37. Chapter VI
  38. Chapter VII
  39. Chapter VIII
  40. Chapter IX

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This free edition of The Ghost Girl by H. De Vere Stacpoole comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #26986, released 2008-10-21. It is in the public domain in the United States, so you can read it here in full at no cost, on any phone, tablet or computer. Genre: Novels, British Literature.

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