The Signalman: A Ghost Story by Charles Dickens

The Signalman: A Ghost Story

Charles Dickens with Simon Bradley (Contributor)

52 pages • first pub 1866 (view editions) user-added

fiction classics dark mysterious tense fast-paced
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When the narrator of Charles Dickens' masterful ghost story The Signalman climbs down into lonely railway siding on a whim, he finds himself in 'as solitary and dismal a place as ever I saw ... it struck chill to me, as if I had left the natural w...

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Community Reviews

3.59
based on 946 reviews

Moods

mysterious: 83%

dark: 81%

tense: 55%

sad: 16%

reflective: 14%

adventurous: 8%

challenging: 8%

emotional: 6%

funny: 1%

Pace

60% of readers chose fast
26% of readers chose medium
13% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

51% of readers chose Plot
21% of readers chose A mix
25% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

3% of readers chose Yes
19% of readers chose Complicated
63% of readers chose No
12% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

20% of readers chose Yes
20% of readers chose Complicated
34% of readers chose No
24% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

3% of readers chose Yes
1% of readers chose Complicated
81% of readers chose No
12% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

9% of readers chose Yes
26% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
12% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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