The Phantom Rickshaw and Other Ghost Stories
The Phantom Rickshaw and Other Ghost Stories is an 1899 ghost story story collection by Rudyard Kipling.
13 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 153 editions. On Project Gutenberg it was downloaded 13,640 times in the last 30 days.
It runs to roughly 158 pages — 2–3 hours of reading at an average pace. It is in the public domain in the United States and free to read on Project Gutenberg.
About The Phantom Rickshaw and Other Ghost Stories
"The Phantom 'Rickshaw, and Other Ghost Stories" by Rudyard Kipling is a collection of short stories first published in 1888. The volume presents four tales set in colonial India, ranging from supernatural hauntings to darkly adventurous encounters. A spurned lover returns as a ghost in her phantom rickshaw, mysterious billiard games echo in empty rooms, an Englishman becomes trapped in a village of the living dead, and two adventurers pursue a dangerous dream of kingship in remote Kafiristan. Each story explores the unsettling boundaries between reality and the otherworldly.
Quick answers
Who wrote The Phantom Rickshaw and Other Ghost Stories?
The Phantom Rickshaw and Other Ghost Stories was written by Rudyard Kipling and first published in 1899.
What genre is The Phantom Rickshaw and Other Ghost Stories?
It is usually shelved as Ghost Stories.
How long is The Phantom Rickshaw and Other Ghost Stories?
The median edition has 158 pages, about 2–3 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
Is The Phantom Rickshaw and Other Ghost Stories free to read?
Yes. It is in the public domain in the United States and can be read free on Project Gutenberg in EPUB, Kindle and HTML formats.
What books are similar to The Phantom Rickshaw and Other Ghost Stories?
Readers who like it often enjoy Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, The Great God Pan and Rodney Stone.
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