1860 — England. Two frightening ghost stories. The Signalman: A visitor comes to a signal-box next to a railway tunnel. The signalman tells the visitor about his important work. But the signalman also tells him a frightening story. Is the story true? Is there a ghost on the railway? The Ghost at the Trial: George Fothergill listens to a trial in a court of law. A man is accused of murder. Did the man murder his friend? Then George sees something strange at night. And he sees a strange man in the court. Why does the man always look at George? Why does the man never speak? A Picture Dictionary of difficult vocabulary; Notes about the life of Charles Dickens; Notes about the story. Retold by F.H.Cornish.