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01. How the Stories Came to Be Told, 3 stars. After the ladies
go to bed, the men guzzle boozy punch and gamble.
02. Johnson and Emily or The Faithful Ghost (Teddy Biffles's Story), 3 stars. Family pities lonely ghost at first, until he's too much of a buzzkill.
03. The Haunted Mill or The Ruined Home (Mr Coombes’s Story), 3 stars. New owner disparages the rumor that the former owner hid treasure in the house.

11. Margaret Oliphant - The Lady's Walk, 3 stars. Friend made while traveling comes to stay at a family estate, friendly ghost gives him a warning.
12. Arthur Conan Doyle - The Captain of the Pole-Star, 3 stars. Ship stuck in the ice is haunted by a noisy apparition.

09. Ellen Wood - The Mysterious Visitor, 3 stars. Spoiled bitch insists she heard (and saw) her husband outside, despite evidence to the contrary.
10. W.W. Fenn - The Haunted Rock, 3 stars. Visitor Investigates local haunting in Cornwall, clears it up for the yokels.

06. Ada Buisson - The Ghost's Summons, 3 stars. Doctor is paid a tidy sum to witness the death of a wealthy patient.
07. Anonymous - Jack Layford's Friend, 3 stars. Man brings his BFF home for Christmas, BFF enthusiastically woos pretty relation.
08. Anonymous - How Peter Parley Laid a Ghost, 2 stars. Smug stranger is ousted by the smuggest little boy.

03. John Berwick Harwood - Horror: A True Tale, 2 stars. Rich girls changes rooms, has uninvited guest.
04. Anonymous - "Bring Me A Light!", 3 stars. Young man inherits a haunted property, seeing is believing.
05. Anonymous - Old Hooker's Ghost, 3 stars. Costumed ghost conveniently makes an appearance after a family ghost story is shared.

Wiki: "...the blood-red glare of the Yule log flashed on the faces of the listeners and narrator, on the portraits, and the holly wreathed about their frames, and the upright old dame in her antiquated dress and trinkets..."

Yule log > Tió de Nadal

01. Sir Walter Scott - The Tapestried Chamber, 3 stars. [2018]
02. Elizabeth Gaskell - The Old Nurse's Story, 4 stars. [2018]
13. F. Marion Crawford - The Doll's Ghost, 3 stars. [2018]

10. Indian Summer of an Uncle, 4 stars. Aunt Agatha wants to pay a girl to break off her engagement to uncle George, and not for the first time.
11. The Ordeal of Young Tuppy, 3 stars. Tuppy aims to show a country girl how manly he can be, is surprisingly good at rugby.

Wiki: "Pack, Jeeves, pack with care. Pack in the presence of the passenjare."

07. Jeeves and the Kid Clementina, 3 stars. Bertie gets roped into the feeding and care of a birthday girl, Bobbie returns the favor with pranks.
08. The Love that Purifies, 3 stars. Aunt Dahlia risks her famous chef betting on a little boy's evil nature.
09. Jeeves and the Old School Chum, 3 stars. Mrs. Bingo's old friend expects them all to survive on parsnips and citrus water.

04. Jeeves and the Song of Songs, 4 stars. Tuppy wants help impressing a singer, aunt Dahlia wants to crush his spirit.
05. Episode of the Dog McIntosh, 4 stars. Dog sitting was going so well until Bertie skips lunch, the puppy is given away to a brat.
06. The Spot of Art, 3 stars. Bertie swoons over an artist, takes the blame for a car accident.

01. Jeeves and the Impending Doom, 4 stars. Bingo six weeks of housekeeping money in one go, has to work for Bertie's aunt Agatha.
02. The Inferiority Complex of Old Sippy, 3 stars. Lovesick editor can't work up the nerve to propose, or to turn down his former headmaster.
03. Jeeves and the Yule-Tide Spirit, 4 stars. Bertie spoils Jeeves' plans so he can spend Christmas pranking Tuppy & wooing a mischievous redhead.

Wiki: "You’ve probably noticed that the pug, once so fashionable, has been superseded by the Peke, the griffon, and the Sealyham."

24. I Could a Tale Unfold, 3 stars. Briefly unattended, Oakley unwisely buys a desk at auction, experiences a rapid personality change.
25. Oh, I Do Like to be Beside the Seaside (Within Reason), 4 stars. Moaning and puling while pounding champagne at the pub, Oakley gets a taste of real endless tedium.
26. The More it Changes, 4 stars. The founding (maybe just naming) of a very patient being's established demesne.

21. Every Little Breeze, 3 stars. Oakley attends a deafeningly loud birthday party for an ex-Binscombite.
22. But After This, the Judgement, 3 stars. A childhood rugby idol is hiding out in the local C. of E., keeping it nice and toasty in there.
23. It'll All be Over by Christmas, 4 stars. Pilot gently crash lands in a field without any other loss of life, the authorities swoop in to hush it up.

18. Hello Dolly, 4 stars. An overly done up woman comes on strong, Oakley takes umbrage with the town's cockblocking.
19. Peace on Earth, Goodwill to Most Men, 4 stars. Begrudgingly attending Christmas eve mass, a traditional feast is overhead.
20. Canterbury's Dilemma, 3 stars. The devil stops by the pub for a little local color and a drink with an old friend.

15. Let the Train Take the Strain, 4 stars. Oakley gains a new perspective on British Rail after a fraught drive to London.
16. Rollover Night, 4 stars. Oakley spots a phenomenon early, making him the man of the day. The whole town gathers to watch the big show.
17. Yankee Go Home, 3 stars. Another Binscombe bloodline returns, hiding in the woods after blowing the whistle re: Mars.

Wiki: "Didn’t you read Rider Haggard’s She when you a boy?"

12. His Holiness Commands, 3 stars. Man throws a hissyfit after a long day, accidentally rips a hole into a parallel universe.
13. Eyes, 4 stars. Man diverts certain death for his family, gets stalked by supernatural beings.
14. No Truce With Kings!, 3 stars. Oliver Cromwell has a special place in the Binscombe's heart/hopes/wallet.

Wiki: "Not only that, but he died at the fall of Basing House in 1645—whilst serving under Cromwell."

Siege of Basing House > Slighting

09. Binscombe Jihad, 4 stars. A destructive outsider goes out of his way to hurt the land, attempting to slaughter badgers is the last straw.
10. Roots, 4 stars. A nosey charitable donation leads to a peek at one of the many local secrets, and it's a doozy.
11. Reggie Suntan, 3 stars. Binscombe's foreign correspondent gangster bought a mansion haunted by a violently prudish ghost.

Wiki: "I was powerfully reminded of the picture And When Did You Last See Your Father? and just as powerfully inclined to beat a retreat."

Wiki: "Two of his equally huge and savage looking sons, Hengist and Horsa, accompanied him at all times—at work, in their demolition business and, as now, in their socialising."

06. The Will to Live, 3 stars. Formerly local rich guy turns up at the pub to throw his weight around, current locals aren't having it.
07. Here is My Resignation, 3 stars. Man is increasingly dissatisfied with his working life, longs to contemplate nature at his leisure.
08. Video Nasty, 3 stars. Spinster sisters have an unwelcome intruder in their television set, and he's angry.

03. Only One Careful Owner, 4 stars. Happy young couple buy their first car, comes with a free ghost.
04. Waiting for a Bus, 4 stars. Nondescript old gent asks for an escort home, later explains his fear of taking the direct route alone.
05. All Roads Lead to Rome, 3 stars. Archaeology PhD candidate finds everything she needs for her research and more, hears voices in the woods.

01. Another Place, 4 stars. New man moves to ancestral hometown, finds the people friendly enough if a little standoffish. Old gent fills him in on the local pub tradition.
02. Till Death Do Us Part, 3 stars. Nagging wife harries her easygoing husband about fishing, making him miserable in life and in death.

09. Clustering Round Young Bingo, 3 stars. Bingo's wife calls him a man-baby in print, Bertie's aunt needs a good cook, burglary is not the correct solution to either problem.
10. Bertie Changes his Mind, 4 stars. Bertie is feeling restless and fatherly, Jeeves seizes an opportunity to put him in young female company.

01. Jeeves Takes Charge, 3 stars. Jeeves' first appearance, saves Bertie from a harpy fiance and a fashion faux pas.
06. The Rummy Affair of Old Biffy, 3 stars. Biffy can't remember the name or location his lady love.
07. Without the Option, 3 stars. Sippy ends up in jail, Bertie recompenses by impersonating him.

02. The Artistic Career of Corky, 4 stars. [2020]
03. Jeeves and the Unbidden Guest, 3 stars. [2020]
04. Jeeves and the Hard-Boiled Egg, 3 stars. [2020]
05. The Aunt and the Sluggard, 3 stars. [2020]
08. Fixing it for Freddie, 3 stars. [2020]

Word: "...more and more apparent to me that this infernal kid must somehow be turned out eftsoons or right speedily."

3. Afterwards, soon afterwards. (The notion of ‘soon’, though app. implied in the etymology, is not distinctly evidenced in early examples, and down to 17th c. is sometimes absent; but in mod. archaistic use the sense is commonly ‘forthwith, immediately’.)