Bellman & Black
Nineteenth century
Fiction, gothic
Partnership
Fiction, ghost
Funeral rites and ceremonies
Ghost stories
England, fiction
Fiction, historical, general
Fiction
Caught up in a moment of boyhood competition, William Bellman recklessly aims his slingshot at a rook resting on a branch, killing the bird instantly. It is a small but cruel act, and is soon forgotten. By the time he is grown, with a wife and children of his own, William seems to have put the whole…
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