The English Ghost: Spectres Through Time

Author(s): Peter Ackroyd

General Non-Fiction | History

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.

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An enormously enjoyable spooky collection of ghost-sightings over the centuries, full of the spirit of place, in true Ackroyd style.

"Ackroyd's book has its fair share of terrified hauntees and, unless you're a sceptic, there are plenty of scenes that will make the hairs on the back of your neck bristle." - Mail on Sunday "Ackroyd's collection glides seamlessly from terror to humour to downright peculiarity: it is the ideal read as the nights darken and Halloween approaches." - Metro "This is a wonderful little book. It's properly old-fashioned and unorthodox, a scrapbook of clues, tittle-tattle, hints and mortal byways." - Independent"

Peter Ackroyd is internationally known as a novelist and cultural historian. His non-fiction books include Albion: The Origin of the English Imagination, the prize-winning London: a Biography, Thames: Sacred River and most recently London Under.

General Fields

  • : 9780099287575
  • : Vintage
  • : Vintage
  • : 0.208
  • : September 2011
  • : 198mm X 129mm X 18mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : November 2011
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Peter Ackroyd
  • : Paperback
  • : Paperback
  • : 1211
  • : 1211
  • : 133.10942
  • : 133.10942
  • : 288
  • : 288