The Jealous Mother’s Ghost
The Jealous Mother’s Ghost The jealous ghost of a dead mother returns to warn her successor to treat her children kindly.
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A Patting Round the Bed: A Persistent Apparition
The frequent appearance of a “dead” woman to her sister and other persons, including a clergyman, over the course of several years. The ghost was also remarkably physical, dragging her child out of bed and shoving her former husband into the street.
The Ghost of a Dead Mother Visits Her Baby
The Ghost of a Dead Mother Visits Her Baby Mother’s Day is coming up, so I feel obligated to do something on the theme of maternal devotion, since last year I rather savaged Motherhood in a piece on Maternal Influence and Monsters. Prepare to be heart-warmed.