A collection of shorter fiction by the Scottish author of The Romance of War. The title story turns on an officer haunted by an unseen presence; others include the ghostly Spectre Hand, a bombardier’s yarn, an Indian tale called Kotah, and historical pieces set in the Ottoman world and old Europe, such as La Belle Turque.
Brisk, old-fashioned storytelling for readers of Victorian military and historical fiction. Download the free EPUB.