Analysis and Exegesis of The Ghost Chamber by Charles Dickens Emily Bodrug Professor Peter Paolucci EN 4573: S1 Victorian Ghosts 26 May 2015 The Ghost Chamber is a ghost story about two men, Mr. Goodchild and Mr. Idle who spend a night in a haunted house (1). Late on the night of their arrival, Mr. Goodchild is visited by a strange old man while Mr. Idle falls asleep (1). The visitor relates to Mr. Goodchild the story of an avaricious man who married a widow for her money but inherits none of it