The Ghost of England FutureDico, Joy Lo
Named the most haunted city in the world by the Ghost Research Foundation International (GRFI), York's frightening past can be an entertaining and humorous way to learn its history -- or a good way to wake up in the middle of the night, wondering if your hotel room has also had a ha...
In the course of these ghost walks you'll enjoy a delightfully entertaining mix of thrills, chills, fun and fear as you make your way through atmospheric old byways where you will find yourself looking nervously over your shoulder, ever wary of who, or what, might be waiting around the nex...
In 1670, two English ships sailed the ocean blue and entered what would later be known as Charleston Harbor. They subsequently developed a city which directly reflected Restoration England--the England which they had left for new opportunities in the American Colonies. Their plan was to build a ...
Spectres of the self thinking about ghosts and ghost-seeing in England, 1750-1920 Spectres of the Self is a fascinating study of the rich cultures surrounding the experience of seeing ghosts in England from the Reformation to the twentieth century. Shane McCorristine examines a vast range of ...
“Do this, ” said the ghost of Mr. Surveyor Pue, emphatically nodding the head that looked so imposing within its memorable wig, “do this, and the profit shall be all your own! You will shortly need it; for it is not in your days as it was in mine, when a man's office was ...
Even the Cock-lane ghost had been laid only a round dozen of years, after rapping out its messages, as the spirits of this very year last past (supernaturally deficient in originality) rapped out theirs. Mere messages in the earthly order of events had lately come to the English Crown ...
It wasn’t long, though, before another, even more elusive, target—one that Ward now calls “the ultimate distraction”—began to occupy his time: the quest to capture an image of the pollinator of the ghost orchid. Long suspected but never confirmed, the identity of the orchid’s ...
For the stately homes of England为了英格兰的豪宅 The stately homes of England英格兰的豪宅 Though rather in the lurch尽管我步履蹒跚 Provide a lot of chances提供很多机会 For psychical research用于心理研究 There's the ghost幽灵在那里 Of a crazy younger son一个疯狂的小儿子 Who murdered in...
In fact, the tradition of telling ghost stories on Christmas Eve dates back centuries. In Victorian England, it was common for families to gather around the fire and share tales of the supernatural. Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” is perhaps the most famous example of a ghost story ...