The Gipsy

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Summary

Genre: Supernatural

Format: Short Story

Synopsis

Dickie Carpenter has a phobia of gipsies stemming from a terrifying childhood encounter. When his fears come back to haunt him should he be frightened or could they prove to be his salvation?

This story explores one of the themes that interested Christie throughout her life – that of the psychic. It is a theme that recurs in stories like The Last Séance and The Sittaford Mystery.

Published in The Hound of Death and Other Stories and also in The Golden Ball and Other Stories.

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