Reviews for The Phantom Rickshaw And Other Ghost Stories

The average rating for The Phantom Rickshaw And Other Ghost Stories based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-02-07 00:00:00 Sean Norton Very entertaining, lighthearted and funny stories with often surprise endings. The author is a superbly versatile language master and clearly enjoys writing. Wise cracks and original descriptions galore: 'Gradually Mrs. Parker crumpled as a stiff garment that slips down from a nail.' 'He arose, joint by joint, as a carpenter's rule opens,...' 'Sarah's fingers danced like midgets above a summer stream.' (She is typewriting) 'He was fat; he had the soul of a rat, the habits of a bat, and the magnanimity of a cat...' '"Name is Mr. Wiggins." By such epithet was Piggy known to unfortunate ones who had to take him seriously.' 'The young lady had been Maxwell's stenographer for a year. She was beautiful in a way that was decidedly unstenographic.' Highly recommended in case you're a little sad, sure to make you smile again.

Review # 2 was written on 2011-08-11 00:00:00 James Bowles You think O. Henry and you think unexpected twist and romances and happy endings, but one thing that really struck me throughout all these New York stories is that O. Henry's world is really very dangerous and very scary. People could literally starve to death, regularly brawl in the streets, be ruined by a husband, resort to suicide and that very present loneliness of the big city, which enables the cute turns, but also presents very real risks.