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- Sprache: Englisch
"He wasn't a terrifying ghost; he was a pathetic one. He had forgotten how to haunt." In the cozy, smoke-filled atmosphere of the Meridian Club, a man named Clayton recounts a remarkable encounter. He recently found himself face-to-face with a ghost—not a shrieking specter, but a shy, stuttering young man who had died of "inanition" and was now failing miserably at being scary. The ghost has forgotten the complex "passes" and gestures required to disappear back into the spirit world. As Clayton attempts to help the spirit regain his "spectral footing," the story takes a turn from the humorous to the chillingly profound, questioning the thin veil between the living and the dead. A Satire of the Gothic Tradition: Wells subverts every trope of the 19th-century ghost story. His phantom is a "low-grade" spirit who is self-conscious about his lack of haunting skills. By treating the afterlife as a bureaucratic or technical skill that one must master, Wells brings a grounded, modern sensibility to the supernatural, making the ghost's plight relatable and strangely human. The Fatal Curiosity: The narrative tension peaks when Clayton decided to demonstrate the ghost's secret gestures to his skeptical friends. Wells masterfully builds a sense of dread as the "inexperienced" ghost's struggle becomes a real-world danger. It is a cautionary tale about the arrogance of the living when dealing with the mysteries of the beyond. Discover the lighter—and darker—side of the supernatural. Purchase "The Story of the Inexperienced Ghost" today and master the pass.
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About H.G. Wells
Herbert George Wells (1866–1946), widely known as H.G. Wells, was a British writer regarded as one of the founding fathers of modern science fiction. A visionary, novelist, historian, and social critic, his work has left a lasting impact on global literature.
Some of his most renowned novels include The Time Machine, The Invisible Man, The War of the Worlds, and The Island of Doctor Moreau. These stories, blending scientific imagination with social commentary, have inspired generations of readers, writers, and filmmakers.
Beyond his storytelling, Wells was a committed intellectual concerned with the challenges of industrial society, social inequality, and the future of humanity. He also authored political essays, history books, and forward-thinking texts on science and education.
His literary and philosophical legacy remains strikingly relevant today. Alongside Jules Verne, H.G. Wells is considered a cornerstone of science fiction, and his works continue to be read, studied, and adapted across the world.
The Story of the Inexperienced Ghost
H. G. Wells
The scene amidst which Clayton told his last story comes back very vividly to my mind. There he sat, for the greater part of the time, in the corner of the authentic settle by the spacious open fire, and Sanderson sat beside him smoking the Broseley clay that bore his name. There was Evans, and that marvel among actors, Wish, who is also a modest man. We had all come down to the Mermaid Club that Saturday morning, except Clayton, who had slept there overnight—which indeed gave him the opening of his story. We had golfed until golfing was invisible; we had dined, and we were in that mood of tranquil kindliness when men will suffer a story. When Clayton began to tell one, we naturally supposed he was lying. It may be that indeed he was lying—of that the reader will speedily be able to judge as well as I. He began, it is true, with an air of matter-of-fact anecdote, but that we thought was only the incurable artifice of the man.
"I say!" he remarked, after a long consideration of the upward rain of sparks from the log that Sanderson had thumped, "you know I was alone here last night?"
"Except for the domestics," said Wish.
"Who sleep in the other wing," said Clayton. "Yes. Well—" He pulled at his cigar for some little time as though he still hesitated about his confidence. Then he said, quite quietly, "I caught a ghost!"
"Caught a ghost, did you?" said Sanderson. "Where is it?"
And Evans, who admires Clayton immensely and has been four weeks in America, shouted, "Caught a ghost, did you, Clayton? I'm glad of it! Tell us all about it right now."
Clayton said he would in a minute, and asked him to shut the door.
