The English see more ghosts than any other nation. From medieval times to the present day, stories have been told about ghosts who avenge injustice, souls who long for peace and spooks who just want to have fun.
The English Ghost is a treasure trove of such sightings; comical and scary, like all the best ghost stories, these accounts, packed with eerie detail, range from the moaning child that terrified Wordworth's nephew at Cambridge to modern day hitchhikers on Blue Bell Hill.
ISBN: | 9780099287575 |
Publication date: | 6th October 2011 |
Author: | Peter Ackroyd |
Publisher: | Vintage an imprint of Random House |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 276 pages |
Genres: |
Ghosts and poltergeists Biography: historical, political and military Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology) Anthologies: general |