ThorneSmithwasoneoftheearly20thcentury'sbest-knownwritersofhumoroussupernaturalfantasy.Beforereachingglobalfamewithhis1926novelTopper,heproducedastringofpopularshortstories,ofwhich'ASmokeyLadyInKnickers'wasoneofthebest.Manyoftheearliestghoststoriesandtalesofhauntings,particularlythosedatingbacktothe1900sandbefore,arenowextremelyscarceandincreasinglyexpensive.Wearerepublishingtheseclassicworksinaffordable,highquality,moderneditions,usingtheoriginaltextandartwork.