The English Ghost

Spectres Through Time

Peter Ackroyd

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Vintage
01 December 2011

Anthologies (non-poetry); History; Folklore, myths & legends; Ghosts & poltergeists

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

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.

By: Peter Ackroyd
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 203g
ISBN: 9780099287575
ISBN 10: 0099287579
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 01 December 2011
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

Reviews for The English Ghost: Spectres Through Time

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 -- Simon Griffith Mail on Sunday A rich and compelling assembly of stories for winter nights New Statesman This is a wonderful little book. It's properly old-fashioned and unorthodox, a scrapbook of clues, tittle-tattle, hints and mortal byways -- Roger Clarke Independent Ackroyd's collection glides seamlessly from terror to humour to downright peculiarity: it is the ideal read as the nights darken and Halloween approaches -- Tina Jackson Metro A fascinating anthology of sightings of ghosts in England over the centuries -- Andrew Lycett Literary Review