Timeline
Lifetime:
1864 -
1908
Passed: ≈
116 years ago
Title
Writer
Country/Nationality
William Theodore Parkes
Books by William Theodore Parkes
Spook Ballads
Poetry
Fantasy
Humour
Mythology
Supernatural
Parody
Legends
Poetry
Fantasy
Folklore
Humor
Ghost stories
Irish
Local Color
Versification
This book of poetry, "Spook Ballads," by William Theodore Parkes, presents a collection of ghost stories in verse. The poems often employ humor and a playful parody of older poetic styles, recalling the work of writers like Thomas Ingoldsby. Par...