Historic Characters and Places
in
The Twin French Cottages on Plymouth Ave.: A Mid-Victorian Ghost Story
by Cornelius Buch
Cornelius Buch is a pseudonym of Christopher Brown
Historic Characters:
Joseph Griffith Masten, son of Buffalo mayor and judge, p 5
Frank Shadrake, Buffalo businessman, p 10
John Neff, Erie County Auditor, p. 16
John Longhurst, Saloonkeeper and ghost, p. 18
Inspector John Taylor, Buffalo Chief of Detectives, p. 32
Clarence & Bertha Cady, Buffalo socialites, p. 37
Roland Conover, Cemetery Contractor/Undertaker p. 41
Edward Coatsworth, Erie County District Attorney, p. 45
Historic Places:
Masten Mansion, 222 North Stree, p. 4
95 Plymouth, p. 10
46 Plymouth, p. 12
99 Plymouth, p. 16
North Street Cemetery, p. 22
52 Days Park, p. 34
163 Park St., p. 37
180 Herkimer, p. 41
468 Richmond Ave., p. 45Short Story Models:
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, "Dr. Feversham's Story" (1867)
Mrs. J. H. (Charlotte) Riddell, "The Uninhabited House" (1875)
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, "The Spirit's Whisper" (18657)
Mrs. J. H. (Charlotte) Riddell, "The Old House in Vauxhall Walk" (1882)