John Kendrick Bangs (1862 - 1922) was an American author and satirist. He created the fantasy story that places the plot wholly or partially in the afterlife. Bangs went to law school but left to become an associate editor of Life magazine. Bangs worked for several magazines before being appointed to Puck in 1903. Stories in this collection include The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall, The Spectre cook of Bangletop, The Speck on the Lens, A Midnight Visitor, A Quicksilver Cassandra, The Ghost club, A Psychical Prank, and The Literary Remains of Thomas Bragdon.
