Virginia Woolf, "A Haunted House"

Two ghosts wander around their old house.

(from A Haunted House and Other Stories)

Whatever hour you woke there was a door shutting. From room to room they went, hand in hand, lifting here, opening there, making sure — a ghostly couple.

Kind of a peacefully spooky story. Some of the language was so vague, maybe antiquated?, that I wasn’t always sure Ii was picking up on everything I was supposed to. Still it was lovely. I wouldn’t say I’m afraid of Virginia Woolf, but it’s early. This is the first thing of hers I’ve read.
I read this on a (loaner) Kindle. You can read it here.

One thought on “Virginia Woolf, "A Haunted House"

  1. Ron

    I read this for the first time back in April. It is quite a short story for such a concise space. (And love your site, by the way. Has sent me in search of some stories.)

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