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The Screaming Skull (short Story)
"The Screaming Skull" is a ghost story by American writer Francis Marion Crawford, first published in ''Collier's'' in 1908. Plot summary The story takes the form of a monologue in which the narrator, retired sailor Captain Charles Braddock, tells his friend and former shipmate the history of a skull in his possession, beginning "I have often heard it scream." Braddock lived in the English village of Tredcombe with Dr. Luke Pratt and his wife, who had a troubled marriage. On one occasion, Braddock told Dr. Pratt the story of a woman who murdered three husbands by pouring melted lead into their ear while they slept. Several days afterward, Mrs. Pratt died in her sleep; Braddock later found a ladle with traces of melted lead in a cupboard of the Pratt's cottage, which he threw into the sea. Dr. Pratt himself was found dead on the beach with marks on his throat; next to his body was a hat box and a skull (with the lower jaw missing) which had inexplicably rolled uphill next to Dr. Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WikiProject Novels
A WikiProject, or Wikiproject, is an affinity group for contributors with shared goals within the Wikimedia movement. WikiProjects are prevalent within the largest wiki, Wikipedia, and exist to varying degrees within Wikimedia project, sibling projects such as Wiktionary, Wikiquote, Wikidata, and Wikisource. They also exist in different languages, and translation of articles is a form of their collaboration. During the COVID-19 pandemic, CBS News noted the role of Wikipedia's WikiProject Medicine in maintaining the accuracy of articles related to the disease. Another WikiProject that has drawn attention is WikiProject Women Scientists, which was profiled by ''Smithsonian Magazine, Smithsonian'' for its efforts to improve coverage of women scientists which the profile noted had "helped increase the number of female scientists on Wikipedia from around 1,600 to over 5,000". On Wikipedia Some Wikipedia WikiProjects are substantial enough to engage in cooperative activities with outsi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |