Thirteen Georgia Ghosts and Jeffrey

Thirteen Ghosts #3

by Kathryn Tucker Windham, Frances Lanier (Illustrator)

Jeffrey is the mischievous “something” that has headquarters in the Windham home in Selma. He first made his presence known in October 1966, and since then he has continued, at irregular and infrequent intervals, to clump down the hall, slam doors, rock in a chair, frighten the family cat (now deceased—through no fault of Jeffrey), move heavy pieces of furniture, cause electronic equipment to malfunction, and hide objects. He frequently accompanies Mrs. Windham on her travels, and tales of Jeffrey’s antics are widely recounted. “Nobody has ever been afraid of Jeffrey,” Mrs. Windham says. “He is very convenient to have—we blame everything that goes awry on him. His only purpose for existing (if that word is proper) is to prod me into collecting and preserving ‘true’ ghost stories from throughout the South.”

Genres: Ghost Stories, Paranormal, Childrens

160 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1973

About the author

Kathryn Tucker Windham was an American storyteller, author, photographer, and journalist.

Windham got her first writing job at the age of 12, reviewing movies for her cousin's small town newspaper, The Thomasville Times. She earned a B.A. degree from Huntingdon College in 1939. Soon after graduating she became a reporter for the Alabama Journal. Starting in 1944 she worked for The Birmingham News. In 1946 she married Amasa Benjamin Windham with whom she had three children. In 1956 she went to work at the Selma Times-Journal where she won several Associated Press awards for her writing and photography. A collection of her photographs is on display at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts. She died on June 12, 2011. The 2004 documentary film, Kathryn: The Story of a Teller, directed by Norton Dill, chronicles Windham's life and varied careers.

Reviews

[Shelley Stack · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another entertaining quick read as well as a look into history.

[Catie Merchant · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love me some Kathryn Tucker Windham.

[Amber Arthur · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was the third book I read in this series, and I was a diehard fan from this point on.

I am waiting for this book to arrive in the mail, but if I remember correctly it had the strongest, most believable ghost stories of all.

My favorite was the story of Savannah, GA.

There is a museum in Windham's hometown of Selma, AL called the Kathryn Tucker Windham museum.

And if you ever get the chance to hear her speak, don't pass it up! She can also play a mean comb. Yes, she can PLAY a comb....

[Katherine P · Rating 4 out of 5]

As always a nice entertaining read by Windham. This is probably one of my least favorite collections and I think the stories are a little spookier than Mississippi or Alabama stories. Always a treat to read one of her books though.

[Tracie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This whole series was part of my childhood. I would really love have the whole set.