This book belongs to the pen of a famous American architect and author known for his amazing buildings often performed in a Gothic style and for his wonderful stories. Ralph Adams Cram (1863-1942) is the author of such interesting books as Black Spirits and White: A Book of Ghost Stories (1895), Impressions of Japanese Architecture (1905), Excalibur: An Arthurian Drama (1909), Heart of Europe (1916), The Substance of Gothic (1917), Towards the Great Peace (1922) and My Life in Architecture (1937). Black Spirits and White: A Book of Ghost Stories is recognized as one of his best books which contains six ghost stories. The first one called "No. 252 Rue M. Le Prince" is a classical story about black magic. The other stories describe the adventures of two travelers in Europe. On their way they meet ghosts, nuns, dead counts etc. The book will never make you bored.