![]() ![]() I do not in the least pretend that such things cannot be…’ĭickens referred to Mary as ‘Mercy’ adding wryly, ‘though he she had none for me,’ indicating clearly that the girl took delight in upsetting him, increasing the graphic details of gore and horror in her recitals to frighten the boy further. ![]() ![]() On one occasion, he wrote: ‘My own mind is perfectly unprejudiced and impressionable on the subject of ghosts. These dark fantasies not only stimulated Dickens’ embryonic imagination but also fostered his enduring fear and curiosity concerning the mystical world. His nursemaid, a remarkable girl called Mary Weller, recounted a whole series of ghastly and ghoulish tales to entertain and indeed frighten her young charge. This fascination began when he was just a child. Well after all he did write the most popular and best-loved ghost story of them all – A Christmas Carol.Ĭharles Dickens had a life-long interest in ghosts and the supernatural. It is not too bold a claim to state that Charles Dickens (1812 – 1870) was the Father of the Ghost Story. The Spirits of Charles Dickens David Stuart Davies strikes a Christmas chill with a look at the ghost stories of Charles Dickens. ![]()
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