The banshee is a mysterious female spirit in Irish folklore, who heralds the death of a family member, usually by shrieking or keening. The screeching sound is described as somewhere between the wail of a woman and the moan of an owl, a low singing or piercing loud and able to break glass. The banshee appears as an old hag or beautiful lady, but may also appear in a variety of other forms, such as that of a crow, stoat, hare and weasel - animals associated in Ireland with witchcraft. The name Banshee seems to be a contraction of the Irish Bean Sidhe, which is interpreted by some writers on the subject as "A Woman of the Faire Race," whilst by various other writers it is said to signify "The Lady of Death," "The Woman of Sorrow," "The Spirit of the Air," or "The Woman of the Barrow."
Elliott O'Donnell did a thorough investigation on the banshee - partly as a professional ghost hunter (with a personal encounter) - and wrote this fascinating special of paranormal literature. Read more about O'Donnell in the Post Scriptum of The Banshee. Preview on vamzzz.com
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Höhe: 210 mm
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Dicke: 13 mm
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978-94-92355-23-2 (9789492355232)
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Elliott O'Donnell was an English author best known for his tales about ghosts. He claimed to have seen a ghost when he was five years old, describing it as an elemental creature with spots. He also claimed to have been strangled by a mystery ghost in Dublin (but no serious damage seemed to have occurred). He was born in Clifton (near Bristol), England, the son of Reverend Henry O'Donnell (1827-1873), an Irishman, and Englishwoman Elizabeth Mousley (née Harrison); he had three older siblings: Henry O'Donnell, Helena O'Donnell, and Petronella O'Donnell. The Rev. Henry O'Donnell traveled to Abyssinia after the birth of his fourth child to await preferment to a new parish. He intended to take entry examinations at the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst in order to join the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC), but instead traveled to the United States, working on some cattle range in Oregon and becoming a police officer during the Chicago Railway Strike of 1894. Returning to England on the SS Elbe, he worked as a schoolmaster before training for drama at the Henry Neville Studio on Oxford Street. In 1905, he married Ada O'Donnell (1870-1937) and enlisted in the British army during World War I, later appearing on stage and in films.
