The Haunted Bookshop
The Haunted Bookshop is a 1919 ghost story and horror novel by Christopher Morley. The story is set in Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.. Readers will find themes of booksellers and bookselling, bookstores and haunted places.
Open Library readers give it an average of 4.1 out of 5 from 8 ratings, and 206 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 69 editions.
It runs to roughly 256 pages — 4–5 hours of reading at an average pace.
About The Haunted Bookshop
The Haunted Bookshop by Christopher Morley is the delightful tale of the bookseller Roger Mifflin, the advertising man Aubrey Gilbert, and the lovely Titania Chapman who comes to work at Mifflin's Brooklyn bookshop.
Opening line
“IF YOU are ever in Brooklyn, that borough of superb sunsets and magnificent vistas of husband-propelled baby-carriages, it is to be hoped you may chance upon a quiet by-street where there is a very remarkable bookshop.”
Quick answers
Who wrote The Haunted Bookshop?
The Haunted Bookshop was written by Christopher Morley and first published in 1919.
What genre is The Haunted Bookshop?
It is usually shelved as Ghost Stories and Horror.
How long is The Haunted Bookshop?
The median edition has 256 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to The Haunted Bookshop?
Readers who like it often enjoy The Haunted Hotel, The Great God Pan and Ghost Story.
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