THE SHAPE OF FEAR AND OTHER GHOSTLY TALES By Elia Wilkinson Peattie Original Transcriber's Note: I have omitted signature indicators and italicization of the running heads. In addition, I have made the following changes to the text: PAGE LINE ORIGINAL CHANGED TO 156 1 where as were as 156 4 mouth mouth. 165 5 Wedgwood Wedgewood 166 9 Wedgwood Wedgewood 167 6 surperfluous superfluous 172 11 every ever 173 17 Bogg Boggs Contents THE SHAPE OF FEAR ON THE NORTHERN ICE THEIR DEAR LITTLE GHOST A SPECTRAL COLLIE THE HOUSE THAT WAS NOT STORY OF AN OBSTINATE CORPSE A CHILD OF THE RAIN THE ROOM OF THE EVIL THOUGHT STORY OF THE VANISHING PATIENT THE PIANO NEXT DOOR