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A Ghost of a Chance

O. Henry

First published May 1983
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

There is talk of a family ghost in the family Mrs. Bellmore is visiting. She is surprisingly not disturbed when the ghost visits her in the night and kisses her. The "ghost" is not one, and it turns out that both Mrs. Bellmore and her visitor have been engaging in subterfuge.

First published in the January 1903 edition of The Smart Set.

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
May 1983 Cover Nightcaps and Nightmares William Kimber Anthology 131
2002 Cover 101 Stories The Folio Society Collection 540