
Richard Barham Middleton was an English poet and author. He is remembered most for his short ghost stories, in particular "The Ghost Ship".
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The Fontana Book of Great Ghost Stories
1964
ISBN 9780006131243
Pirates & Ghosts Short Stories
2017
ISBN 9781786645562
The Ghost Ship
2022
ISBN 9789355893383
Ghost Ship And Others
2015
ISBN 9781776589913
Cornwallis
2022
ISBN 9780300196801