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George Downing Sparks George Downing Sparks i(A76219 works by) (a.k.a. Geo. Downing Sparks)
Gender: Male
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1 The Haunted Manor George Downing Sparks , 1897 single work short story mystery
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , March vol. 32 no. 382 1897; (p. 241-243) A country visit in England in 1864 results in the narrator accepting a bet to spend a night alone in a reputedly haunted house. He witnesses the ghostly murder of a small boy and is found in the morning with a head wound and judged insane for several months. Some time later he revisits the house when it is being renovated and uncovers the boy's skeleton in a secret room in the cellar. (PB)
1 A Ghostly Adventure George Downing Sparks , 1893 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , October vol. 29 no. 341 1893; (p. 81-85) Romance and tale of the supernatural. A man after making his fortune in Australia returns to England and seeks a home and wife. In a reputedly haunted house in the north he unmasks a ghost and finds in her a wife. Light. (PB)
1 The House on the Corner George Downing Sparks , 1888 single work short story
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , January vol. 23 no. 272 1888; (p. 243-244) Ghost tale. An American commercial traveller unable to find other lodgings in London spends a night in a haunted house where he sees a ghostly murderer dispose of his victim. The traveller is ill for several months with relatives before he can return to the US. (PB)
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