Originally published in 1860 the formative Gothic novel Sir Rohans Ghost by Harriet Prescott Spofford 18351921 one of nineteenthcentury Americas most significant woman writers relates the tale of a tormented British aristocrat who struggles to retain his sanity while suffering horrifying visitations from the spectre of his dead lover amid the agonies of an already fragile mind. Setting her tale in the enigmatic Sir Rohans beautifulyetdecaying estate Spofford immerses readers in a ghost story