The Haunted Bookshop

"The Haunted Bookshop," a 1919 bibliomystery by Christopher Morley, follows the quirky owner Roger Mifflin of a second-hand bookstore in Brooklyn that is said to be "haunted by the ghosts of all great literature." Set shortly after World War I, the story begins when a young man named Aubrey Gilbert visits the shop to sell advertising copy and becomes captivated by Mifflin's unique perspective on books. The plot thickens with the mysterious disappearance of a volume from the shelves, leading to a lively, humorous tale woven with literary intrigue and Mifflin’s insightful philosophy on literature and book selling.