I'm trying to track down a collection of short, scary stories that I read when I was young. I remember a story about a girl with a red cape (I believe her name was Lottie). There was also a story in the book about Sarah Winchester, the heir to the Winchester rifle fortune who continued building a mansion and never stopped construction because a medium told her she'd die if she stopped. I know it's a long shot, but I'd love to be able to find this book again.
Stump the Bookseller
New format, same book stumper solving.
Funny, this book was one of my personal stumpers years ago, but for a different story within it!
“The House That Was Never Finished’ is about the Winchester House. “The Girl Who Was ‘Witched’ Away” is about Lottie in a red cape.
THE BOOK IS:
The Dynamite Book of Ghosts and Haunted Houses by Margaret Ronan (1980). Contains: “Housewarming”; “The House That Was Never Finished”; “The Cellar Door”; “The Girl Who Was “Witched” Away”; “The Haunted Church”; “Julie and Walking Otto”; “The Cottage on Clarkson Street”; “The Shaking House”; “The Haunted Apartment”; “The Playroom”; “Ghosts Along the Road”; Haunted Houses You Can Visit.
-Jen the Librarian
That’s it! Thank you so much, I’ve just ordered it online.
Thank you so much!
The Dynamite Book of Ghosts and Haunted Houses by Margaret Ronan (1980). Contains: “Housewarming”; “The House That Was Never Finished”; “The Cellar Door”; “The Girl Who Was “Witched” Away”; “The Haunted Church”; “Julie and Walking Otto”; “The Cottage on Clarkson Street”; “The Shaking House”; “The Haunted Apartment”; “The Playroom”; “Ghosts Along the Road”; Haunted Houses You Can Visit.
from Jen-the-Librarian
So happy I could help!