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The final collection of Johnny Ludlow stories appeared in book form in 1899, twelve years after Mrs. Henry Wood's death, and included stories that had not been published during her lifetime. Selected stories are introduced below.
Does the large freshly-dug patch in the garden of Caramel Cottage have anything to do with the disappearance of Edgar Reste? And where has Don the dog gone?
The crime in The mystery at number seven is even grimmer: a housemaid is found dead, presumed murdered. The house itself has a reputation for being haunted.
A tragedy begins with a familiar enough scenario. A banknote sent through the post in a sealed envelope mysteriously disappears, throwing suspicion on raffish MacEveril and--for a while--on Tod. A suicide and two genuine ghostly appearances give this story an unusually sombre ending.
(With thanks for additional information from Michael Flowers).
Please also see the general introduction to the short stories of Mrs. Henry Wood
Several of the short stories from this collection have been gathered together on one page and can be read online or downloaded free of charge. It is in XHTML format, like this page. Please note the file size is 411kb and it may take some time to open-up if you choose to read it online. Downloading for reading later may be the preferred option and this can be typically achieved by calling up an option box. If you have a mouse and it is configured for left click to select, right clicking the link may give you this option. Link to Johnny Ludlow; Sixth series.
Follow these links to find selected stories from other books in the series:-
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