Skip to content
Libra Esoterica

Toffee haunts a ghost

by Henry Farrell & Enoch Sharp (Illustrator)

  • First published: Date unknown
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Fiction

"Toffee Haunts A Ghost" by Charles F. Myers is a humorous novel likely written in the mid-20th century. The story revolves around Marc Pillsworth, who finds his life turned upside down after a series of bizarre comedic mishaps on a fateful morning, which includes encounters with a ghost named George and the enigmatic figure of Toffee, his subconscious creation who materializes in the real world. The narrative blends elements of fantasy and slapstick comedy, focusing on Marc's chaotic attempts to navigate a day filled with absurdity and supernatural elements while dealing with his various adversities. The opening of the novel introduces Marc as he survives a series of precarious situations, starting with a falling safe and several near-misses that suggest an ill fate, all while he is grappling with the sudden appearance of Toffee, his "dream-girl," and the comedic chaos that unfolds. As the morning progresses, Marc quickly becomes embroiled in increasingly ludicrous scenarios involving miscommunication with co-workers, accidental encounters with a ghost, and the outrageous antics of Toffee, who is both alluring and infuriating. The vivid character interactions and the surreal hijinks promise a lighthearted exploration of a man's struggle against the unpredictable forces of fate and his own subconscious. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Provenance

Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Ghosts, hauntings, and poltergeists.

  • Controlled discovery queries from project-gutenberg matched “ghost”. Retained metadata contains “ghost” in the title, “ghost” in the description, and “ghost” in the edition title.

    • ghost· via Project Gutenberg
    • ghost· in title
    • ghost· in description
    • ghost· in edition title

Membership records how this book met the catalog’s discovery criteria — relevance to a tradition, not a judgment of the book’s claims.

Read & download

Free, public copies reported by our sources. Links open the source directly.

marks a direct file download. Rights vary by country; each source states its own terms.

Buy or borrow

No ISBN on record, so the Amazon link searches by title and author. WorldCat shows libraries near you that hold a copy.

Editions

One edition cataloged here.

Project Gutenberg electronic edition

Project Gutenberg metadata does not identify the source print edition.

2023-09-15Project GutenbergEnglishPublic domain (USA)

Subjects

4 subject headings

Identifiers & provenance

How this record was assembled, and the authority identifiers it carries.

Identifiers

Cataloged from

Cataloging notes

  • Original print publication date and source edition are absent from Project Gutenberg metadata.
Catalog id
project-gutenberg:71659
Edition coverage
Project gutenberg electronic edition
Retrieved