The ghosts in these stories all have unfinished business with the living world. They come back from the grave to continue their work, to keep a promise, to look for something they have lost. Sometimes they want to help people, sometimes they want to punish them - or kill them.

Contents: A pair of ghostly hands / Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch _ Lost hearts / M.R. James _ Mrs Amworth / E.F. Benson _ The waxwork / A.M. Burrage _ John Charrington's wedding / Edith Nesbit.