Gef!

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The Strange Tale of an Extra-Special Talking Mongoose

Christopher Josiffe

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Strange Attractor Press
30 June 2017

Popular culture; Folklore, myths & legends

An exhaustive investigation of the case of Gef, a ""talking mongoose"" or ""man-weasel,"" who appeared to a family living on the Isle of Man.""I am the fifth dimension! I am the eighth wonder of the world!""

During the mid-1930s, British and overseas newspapers were full of incredible stories about Gef, a ""talking mongoose"" or ""man-weasel"" who had allegedly appeared in the home of the Irvings, a farming family in a remote district of the Isle of Man. The creature was said to speak in several languages, to sing, to steal objects from nearby farms, and to eavesdrop on local people.

Despite written reports, magazine articles and books, several photographs, fur samples and paw prints, voluminous correspondence, and signed eyewitness statements, there is still no consensus as to what was really happening to the Irving family.

Was it a hoax? An extreme case of folie

plusieurs? A poltergeist? The possession of an animal by an evil spirit? Now you can read all the evidence and decide for yourself. Seven years' research and interviews, photographs (many previously unseen), interviews with surviving witnesses, visits to the site-all are presented in this book, the first examination of the case for seventy years.

In the words of its mischievous, enigmatic subject, ""If you knew what I know, you'd know a hell of a lot!""

By: Christopher Josiffe
Imprint: Strange Attractor Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 148mm, Spine: 32mm
Weight: 806g
ISBN: 9781907222481
ISBN 10: 1907222480
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 30 June 2017
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Christopher Josiffe is a regular contributor to Fortean Times and has also been published in Faunus, Abraxas, and The Pomegranate. He has given lectures at the Ghost Club, the Society for Psychical Research, Senate House Library and the Fortean Times Unconvention.

Reviews for Gef!: The Strange Tale of an Extra-Special Talking Mongoose

A wonderful handbook which finally makes the talking mongoose case more accessible... and provides so much more detail -Journal of the Society for Psychical Research