Various (Editor: Pardoe, Rosemary) - Ghost & Scholars Book Follies And Grottoes

Logical companion to G&S Book Of Mazes.
A baker’s dozen here, primarily follies. Some cursed, some haunted. From malevolent to melancholy.

The older couple with more money than sound judgment. Actually, a LOT of money. Lord Elphinstone spares no expense in restoring the Highland estate. Nor does he refuse his wife’s vision of one restoration. “Lady Elphinstone’s Folly” yields a surprise answer to lofty expectation.

“Branke’s Folly” is an ugly thing, mostly hidden, thankfully, from the landowner Strickland’s view. Not from his antagonistic neighbor’s sight, however. The Colonel, one of those disreputable bullies, wants to acquire the folly in order to demolish it. Acquire by any means necessary, and “no” is not an option.

Predating radar, the acoustic mirror was used to hear incoming sounds, aircraft. One, however, seems to retain stray sounds. Echoes. Revealing fragments of the stories lives of RAF pilots during World War II. John Howard’s “When I Heard My Days Before Me” is a thoughtful, aching glance over the shoulder, and is an ideal closer for this collection.