Earl H. Reed's 'The Ghost in the Tower: An Episode in Jacobia' is a captivating work woven intricately with thematic fibers that resonate through the past, right into the contemporary reader's heart. The narrative, steeped in the tradition of gothic literature, elegantly articulates an aura of mystery and antiquity pertaining to Jacobia, a fictive realm brimming with spectral legends. Reed's prose...