Comments on: Ghosts Gone Wilde

By: Dadoo

Dadoo — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 02:22:22 +0000

According to Wikipedia, a “ghost writer” published the conclusion of Edwin Drood about three years after Dickens died:

“In 1873, a young Vermont printer, Thomas James, published a version which he claimed had been literally ‘ghost-written’ by him channelling Dickens’ spirit. A sensation was created, with several critics, including Arthur Conan Doyle, a spiritualist himself, praising this version, calling it similar in style to Dicken’s [sic] work and for several decades the ‘James version’ of Edwin Drood was common in America.”

By: Nora

Nora — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:22:23 +0000

Confidential to Dadoo: Chris Z. says you should exorcise your inner writer.

By: Dadoo

Dadoo — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:13:37 +0000

Perhaps Aristotle will be so kind as to dictate his lost Comedics to someone, or the Beowulf poet will clarify a few words mangled by fire, time, and scribes. Charles Dickens could assist an eager posterity, still eager to know the fate of Edwin Drood. Ghost writing is sadly undervalued, and ghosts lack proper encouragement. Arise, I say, Arise!

By: your beeeeegest fan

your beeeeegest fan — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:20:55 +0000

Neat! I wonder what other authors are out there in the ether, waiting for a receptive “ghost writer” to pick up on their urgent transmitions from the beyond…

heh. ghost writer.