Haunted Britain and Ireland [Englisch] [Gebundene Ausgabe]

A region-by-region guide to the many dismembered, decapitated and ghostly spectres that inhabit the country's stately homes. An entertaining and authoritative guide from a renowned ghost-seeker. 180 b/w illus, 12 colour maps. -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine vergriffene oder nicht verfügbare Ausgabe dieses Titels.

The British Isles must be amongst the most spectrally populous parts of the world, and this book is a must for anyone with an interest in Britain and Ireland's bloody and bizarre history. From the ghostly legionaries that tramp the long-buried streets of Roman york to the malevolent fairy lights of Derbyshire's Longdendale which are said to have lured pilots to their deaths, Britain and Ireland abound with tortured phantoms eager to restage their dark and turbulent past. Renowned ghost-seeker Richard Jones reveals, explains and delights in the histories of the ranks of dismembered, decapitated spectres of nobility and commoners alike that inhabit the stately homes and blasted heaths of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Richard Jones's authoritative and entertaining regional guide to haunted sites is handsomely illustrated with some of the most famous and infamous ghostly photographs, and is supported by extracts from original documents.

Owner of the London tour company 'Discovery Walks', Richard Jones has a passion for all things haunted and spooky. He is also the author of the highly successful Walking Haunted London (New Holland, 1999). He lives in South Woodford, East London.