Michael Dirda - Halloween isn't the only time for ghosts and ghost stories. In Victorian Britain...

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Halloween isn't the only time for ghosts and ghost stories. In Victorian Britain, spooky winter's tales were part of the Christmas season, often told after dinner, over port or coffee.

Michael Dirda

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Halloween ist nicht die einzige Zeit für Geister und Geistergeschichten. Im viktorianischen Großbritannien gehörten gespenstische Wintermärchen zur Weihnachtszeit, die oft nach dem Abendessen, bei Portwein oder Kaffee erzählt wurden.

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