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Synopsis
In this story, Dickens narrates the hair-raising experiences of a professor. As the protagonist dwells on his past sorrows and mistakes, a phantom visits him. It offers him a bizarre escape from painful recollections of yesteryear by offering to eradicate his memory. On seeing the professor turn into a man devoid of emotions, the reader realizes how empty one becomes without a past.
Is The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 12 and up.
A Victorian ghost story with no violence, sex, or strong language; mild supernatural elements and themes of memory loss and emotional emptiness may prompt discussion with younger readers.
What to know going in
This book has no graphic violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include mental illness.
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Who'll love this
A haunting tale about a professor who gets rid of his painful memories — and discovers why the past matters.