The Haunted Room
by Charlotte Maria Tucker
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This book is well-written and a pleasure to read, even for adults even though it is directed toward young people. The story is credible and the "haunted room" is not what one would at first think. The main characters must deal with various crises that challenge them, and their decisions determine whether they remain in their faults or whether they grow toward a more becoming maturity, toward facing what is in "the haunted room". In a way one can say that this is merely a kind of "Christian show more endeavour" tale, and it is frankly Christian, but it is much more than that and anyone, Christian or not, can appreciate the lessons the writer is imparting. (Amazon) show lessTags
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A family from the city inherit a country estate and make the move to become gentlemen farmers. The housekeeper informs them that the room previously occupied by their deceased relative is haunted. There is a mystery slowly building and gradually solved. Family dynamics and individual personalities are well drawn. An uncle does his best to inculcate moral teachings into each visit with the three children.
Didactic fiction from the 1800s which I very much enjoyed. (3.2 stars)
Didactic fiction from the 1800s which I very much enjoyed. (3.2 stars)
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- Canonical title
- The Haunted Room
- Original title
- The Haunted Room
- Alternate titles
- Haunted Rooms
- Original publication date
- 1876; 1889
- First words
- "A pleasant nest my brother-in-law has found for his family," said Captain Arrows to himself, as, carpet-bag in hand, he walked the brief distance from a railway-station to his relative's house.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Pride, Self-love, cowardly Mistrust of God's wisdom and goodness, are natural to our fallen nature: but the entrance of His Word into the heart is as that of the glorious beams of the day,—joy, brightness, and holiness follow the admission into its deepest recesses of the pure, life-giving light of Heaven!
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- Genres
- Fiction and Literature, Children's Books, General Fiction
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Statistics
- Members
- 58
- Popularity
- 528,632
- Reviews
- 1
- Rating
- (2.50)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 7
- ASINs
- 5
