In 1762, after the French and Indian War, France secretly ceded New France to Spain, per the Treaty of Fontainebleau.

From the 16th century to 18th century, the Kingdom of France claimed ownership of large parts of North America. This story is filled with hints that there is something supernatural about the girl.For many millennia, the Great Plains of North America was inhabited by nomadic Native Americans. She seems to know things she shouldn’t and is able to get anyone she meets to immediately adore her. Instantly taking a keen interest in her, he lavishes her with gifts and time spent with her, but there’s something odd about the girl. One day he encounters a girl near his house that’s the spitting image of the girl in the picture. He’s so inspired by these children that he begins envisioning them as his own and writes a novel about them which is later hailed as a masterpiece. This lonely man becomes obsessed with the portrait of a young boy and girl in the manor’s gallery. “The Bell in the Fog” (1905) – A semi-famous author buys an English estate after inheriting a fortune from a deceased aunt. “The Greatest Good of the Greatest Number” (1905) – A doctor wrestles with the dilemma of allowing the drug addicted wife of a prominent friend to die under his care, knowing that her passing would vastly improve the lives of his friend, their children, and the woman the husband would marry if his wife were gone.Ĥ. This story is made by its surreal final line and contains fascinating speculations as to what would happen to a spirit traveling free from its body if it couldn’t find its way back.ģ. There he discovers something most terrifying. The search takes him to a dangerous waterfall in the forest called The Strid from which many have fallen and drowned. “The Striding Place” (1895) – A man goes out searching for his best friend who’s gone missing. Following them inside, she witnesses despondent spirits suffering fates brought upon themselves by choices made during they lifetime.Ģ. “The Caves of Death” (1886) – A sleeping woman watches thousands of spectral hearses driving into a cave on Christmas Eve. Here we will take a look at some of her macabre stories.ġ. She never shied away from expressing her opinion on such controversial subjects as politics and feminism in an age when it was uncommon for a woman to do so.

She wrote extensively during her lifetime, producing novels (one of which was adapted into a silent film), short stories, essays and magazine articles. Gertrude Atherton was born in California in 1857.

Gertrude atherton the striding place