Why are the dead suddenly restless in a quiet graveyard in Brittany? Gertrude Atherton, today on The Classic Tales Podcast. Welcome to The Classic Tales Podcast. Thank you for listening.  The Classic Tales Podcast is listener supported. The monthly donation really helps us to create a support flow we can count on. If you can step up with $5/month, that really helps us out. Go to www.classictalesaudiobooks.com and become a monthly supporter. You’ll get a monthly ‘thank you’ code for any digital download. It’s a great deal, and a great feeling. Thank you so much. You can also purchase t-shirts and stuff at our merchandise store, and check out the Hybrid Audiobook - the audiobook that’s embedded in a printed book that I’ve invented and patented. Links can be found in the episode’s details. And for those of you with the Classic Tales App, check out your special features for more Meditations of Marcus Aurelius - just enough to wet your whistle. In the app, tap on the box with a bow on the left when you play the episode. That’s the special features area. Today we continue our theme highlighting some of the masters of the ghost story. Gertrude Atherton was a prolific American author, who lived from 1857 to 1948, and frequently set her novels in her home state of California. She wrote novels as well as short stories, supernatural horror stories, essays, and articles for magazines and newspapers on such issues as feminism, war, and politics. Today’s story is elegant in so many ways. I hesitate to say more than that. I was thrilled when I discovered Gertrude Atherton. If this is your first introduction into her work, I hope you enjoy it. And now, The Dead and the Countess, by Gertrude Atherton.   Tap here to go to www.classictalesaudiobooks.com and become a financial supporter!    Tap here to purchase Huckleberry Finn – the first Hybrid Audiobook   Tap here to go the The Classic Tales Merchandise store!    Hear us on roku: