Ghosts of Wales
Accounts from the Victorian Archives
Published on 20. October 2017
144 pages
978-0-7509-8607-6 (ISBN)
Description
In the Victorian era, sensational ghost stories were headline news. Spine-chilling reports of two-headed phantoms, murdered knights and spectral locomotives filled the pages of the press. Spirits communicated with the living at dark seances, forced terrified families to flee their homes and caused superstitious workers to down their tools at the haunted mines. This book contains more than fifty hair-raising - and in some cases, comical - real life accounts from Wales, dating from 1837 to 1901. Unearthed from newspaper archives, they include chilling prophecies from beyond the grave, poltergeists terrorising the industrial communities, and more than a few ingenious hoaxes along the way.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Stroud
United Kingdom
Illustrations
18 Illustrations, black and white
File size
5,03 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-7509-8607-6 (9780750986076)
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10/2017
The History Press Ltd
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Person
MARK REES is the arts writer for Wales' largest selling newspaper, the South Wales Evening Post and also writes for several leading magazines and weekly titles, including Swansea Life. Outside of print, he is a member of the Wales Theatre Awards judging panel, hosts a monthly arts show on local radio, has presented three documentaries on Welsh culture and, as a fluent Welsh language speaker, plays an active role at the National Eisteddfod. He lives in Port Talbot.
Content
- Intro
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- About the Author
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- One Wild Wales
- Two Haunted Homes
- Three Talking with the Dead
- Four The Victorian Ghost Hunters
- Five Poltergeist Activity
- Six The Ghosts of Industry
- Seven Sacred Ground and Superstition
- Eight Paranormal Hoaxes
- Nine Weird Witticisms
- Bibliography
- References
