book cover of Ghostly Carnival
 

Ghostly Carnival

(1980)
A collection of stories by

 
 
Mary Williams once again presents an inimitable collection of ghost stories to bring a chill to the staunchest spine. Cornwall is again their setting, for Cornwall is as variable in its moods - from the sinister and macabre to the fey and fanciful - as are her stories. There is the isolated cottage so apparently perfect for John and Blanche Farrow - until they had lived there some months to discover there were other dwellers in that deserted woodland; and in contrast we meet Mrs Porter and Mrs Jolly, two elderly ladies enjoying a brief break at the seaside and deciding to take a hand in arranging the town carnival - a rather unusual carnival...



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