put a Cameron where a Campbell should be); to Miss Violet Simpson, who
found the Windham MS. about the Duke of Buckingham's story, and made
other researches; and to Miss Goodrich Freer, who pointed out the
family version of "The Tyrone Ghost".




CHAPTER I


Arbuthnot on Political Lying. Begin with "Great Swingeing
Falsehoods". The Opposite Method to be used in telling Ghost Stones.
Begin with the more Familiar and Credible. Sleep. Dreams. Ghosts
are identical with Waking Dreams. Possibility of being Asleep when we
think we are Awake. Dreams shared by several People. Story of the
Dog Fanti. The Swithinbank Dream. Common Features of Ghosts and
Dreams. Mark Twain's Story. Theory of Common-sense. Not Logical.
Fulfilled Dreams. The Pig in the Palace. The Mignonette. Dreams of
Reawakened Memory. The Lost Cheque. The Ducks' Eggs. The Lost Key.
Drama in Dreams. The Lost Securities. The Portuguese Gold-piece.
St. Augustine's Story. The Two Curmas. Knowledge acquired in Dreams.
The Assyrian Priest. The Deja Vu. "I have been here before." Sir
Walter's Experience. Explanations. The Knot in the Shutter.
Transition to Stranger Dreams.

Arbuthnot, in his humorous work on Political Lying, commends the Whigs
for occasionally trying the people with "great swingeing falsehoods".
When these are once got down by the populace, anything may follow
without difficulty. Excellently as this practice has worked in