tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2136311233296776036.post8290280401834076448..comments2024-03-27T20:56:17.296-05:00Comments on and everything else too: The Water Ghost of Harrowby HallMr. Karswellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15889717828895556186noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2136311233296776036.post-23347190994359179702011-06-10T15:56:53.311-05:002011-06-10T15:56:53.311-05:00It's a memorable story,but the cruelty of the ...It's a memorable story,but the cruelty of the ending has always bothered me.Aaron Carinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17694155469435310102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2136311233296776036.post-49357532415175477732011-03-13T07:18:27.125-05:002011-03-13T07:18:27.125-05:00A version of this story from ALFRED HITCHCOCK'...A version of this story from ALFRED HITCHCOCK'S HAUNTED HOUSEFUL, illustrated by Fred Banbery, is in this <a href="http://hairygreeneyeball.blogspot.com/2008/12/im-dreaming-of-dry-christmas.html" rel="nofollow">Hairy Green Eyeball posting from 2008.</a><br /><br />"Water Ghost" is a great story, and it's fun to see the various interpretations.Hairy Green Eyeballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14616471973019448001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2136311233296776036.post-47434020737567812832011-03-09T19:19:35.487-06:002011-03-09T19:19:35.487-06:00For sure Mr C, this book must be seen as a whole t...For sure Mr C, this book must be seen as a whole to understand the cartoony illustration approach to each story... plus from the "goofiest ghosts" quote on the front, to the "silliest, slap-happiest ghosts that ever crept up on a human" caption on the back cover, the obvious intent of the publishers here was to put together a horror collection for people who like their ghosts a bit on the Casper side.Mr. Karswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15889717828895556186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2136311233296776036.post-43168453762529449342011-03-09T18:35:09.759-06:002011-03-09T18:35:09.759-06:00They're certainly good, I agree. My only criti...They're certainly good, I agree. My only criticism is with illustrating this particular story, which maintains a seriousish ghost story tone while also being funny (and a little whimsical). But these illustrations are more comical and slapstick, so I don't feel like they jive. They may very well jive with the <i>other</i> stories, though, if they are more cornball than this one. Plus, I think I'd love them like you do if I were to see them independent of the text.Mr. Cavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01634994342702518448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2136311233296776036.post-78977685689137106642011-03-09T18:01:47.854-06:002011-03-09T18:01:47.854-06:00>I'm a little less enthusiastic about the i...>I'm a little less enthusiastic about the interior illustrations.<br /><br />Totally disagree Mr. C, the interior illustrations are pretty much what make this book in my opinion, and the fun / loose cartoony style perfectly matches the cornball stories too. The stylized characters remind me of something right out of Colonel Bleep, which I think is one of the most gorgeously designed cartoon shows of all time.Mr. Karswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15889717828895556186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2136311233296776036.post-12663724638120572272011-03-09T16:51:48.205-06:002011-03-09T16:51:48.205-06:00Excellent--I love a traditional Christmas ghost st...Excellent--I love a traditional Christmas ghost story--and somehow I've never read this one before. I love how it's funny without being all that goofy. The same can be said of the cover of the book itself, but I'm a little less enthusiastic about the interior illustrations.Mr. Cavinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01634994342702518448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2136311233296776036.post-33276936310545860282011-03-09T16:00:36.228-06:002011-03-09T16:00:36.228-06:00Sexy indeed... possibly topless too!Sexy indeed... possibly topless too!Mr. Karswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15889717828895556186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2136311233296776036.post-77753965983389523522011-03-09T15:11:18.447-06:002011-03-09T15:11:18.447-06:00sexy!sexy!Prof. Grewbeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16132543249418576650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2136311233296776036.post-59142375465275577962011-03-09T09:57:25.752-06:002011-03-09T09:57:25.752-06:00>they are real small pocket size right?
The Qu...>they are real small pocket size right?<br /><br />The Quick Readers are about half the size of a standard paperback, just a smidge larger than say an Ipod. If anyone is interested in this book I've noticed a few on ebay right now.Mr. Karswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15889717828895556186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2136311233296776036.post-75901300504126656422011-03-09T09:13:18.160-06:002011-03-09T09:13:18.160-06:00neat post and another blast from the past because ...neat post and another blast from the past because my grandmother had a bunch of these quick reader books and I used to look at them all the time. they are real small pocket size right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com