Gorgeously illustrated by Wendy Wees with book design by Rhonda Boothe. Rhonda and Wendy's contributions have resulted in a book of unusually refined physical appearance. Edited with an Introductory essay by Jessica Amanda Salmonson "The Psychological Ghost Stories of Olivia Howard Dunbar." A leading "magazinist" of her day, Olivia Howard Dunbar's ghost stories were never previously gathered into one place. Her tales though American are reminiscent of such Brits as Oliver Onions or May Sinclair, due to their psychological depth. The tales are "The Long Chamber" "The Sycamore" "The Dream Baby" and "The Shell of Sense." Additionally, there are two non-fiction essays by Dunbar. One is on the nature of the literature "The Decay of the Ghost in Fiction" which she wrote before writing any of her own, and that essay serves as an Author's Preface. The other is "The Present Status of the Ghost" about persisting belief in them, serving as Author's Afterword.