The Watch House
Published in 1977, The Watch House is a ghost story novel by Robert Westall. Readers will find themes of ghosts and houses.
Open Library readers give it an average of 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, and 11 more have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 16 editions.
At about 228 pages, most readers finish it in 4–5 hours.
About The Watch House
While spending the summer with her old nurse on the north English coast, a teen-age girl discovers that her presence in the nearby Watch House, a museum containing relics of shipwrecks and rescues, releases a powerful and evil ghost.
Quick answers
Who wrote The Watch House?
The Watch House was written by Robert Westall and first published in 1977.
What genre is The Watch House?
It is usually shelved as Ghost Stories.
How long is The Watch House?
The median edition has 228 pages, about 4–5 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to The Watch House?
Readers who like it often enjoy The Screaming Staircase, The Hollow Boy and The Whispering Skull.
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