Hampshire And Isle Of Wight Ghost Tales

Author : Michael O'Leary,Ruth O'Leary
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780750963848

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Hampshire Isle of Wight Ghost Tales by Michael O'Leary,Ruth O'Leary Pdf

The stories in this haunting collection are as ancient and modern, powerful and fantastical, ambiguous and ambivalent as the ghosts they feature. Here you will find tales of headless horses riding moonbeams, an entrance to another world on Marrowbones Hill, drowned sailors and ghost ships, and a girl riding pillion on a motorbike driven by her dead boyfriend – all told in the distinct voice of noted storyteller Michael O’Leary who, for years, has wandered the highways and byways of Hampshire, immersed in the layers of ghost stories that have accumulated in this ancient county. Richly illustrated with original drawings, these tales are perfect for reading under the covers on dark, stormy nights.

Author : Michael O'Leary
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-04
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780750963848

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Hampshire and Isle of Wight Ghost Tales by Michael O'Leary Pdf

The stories in this haunting collection are as ancient and modern, powerful and fantastical, ambiguous and ambivalent as the ghosts they feature. Here you will find tales of headless horses riding moonbeams, an entrance to another world on Marrowbones Hill, drowned sailors and ghost ships, and a girl riding pillion on a motorbike driven by her dead boyfriend – all told in the distinct voice of noted storyteller Michael O'Leary who, for years, has wandered the highways and byways of Hampshire, immersed in the layers of ghost stories that have accumulated in this ancient county. Richly illustrated with original drawings, these tales are perfect for reading under the covers on dark, stormy nights.

Author : Richard Holland
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 79 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1909914479

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Hampshire & the Isle of Wight Ghost Stories by Richard Holland Pdf

Author : Peter Underwood
Publisher : Peter Underwood
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Ghosts of Hampshire & The Isle of Wight by Peter Underwood Pdf

Peter Underwood, an acknowledged expert and experienced investigator of haunted houses, presents a selection of hauntings throughout Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. This guide contains an evocative collection of material concerning inexplicable supernatural experiences in these regions stretching across vast swathes of time. Delve into Bramshott near Liphook, where, ’in the lush and quiet meadow beside the slow-flowing stream, Mistress Elizabeth Butler is said to have been so unhappy that she drowned herself in 1745 and her ghost walks beside the water’. Discover Ashey Down near Brading, where two local residents once ‘found themselves in the middle of the biggest mystery of their lives…’. Or find out about Arreton Manor, an early Jacobean Manor steeped in history and dates back to as early as 1872, which is said to be haunted by the ghost of Annabel…

Author : Michael O'Leary
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2013-07-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780752493961

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Sussex Folk Tales by Michael O'Leary Pdf

With screaming demons in Wealdon copses and dragons lurking in bottomless ponds, the folk tales of Sussex truly represent the diversity of the area. Meet knuckers and willocks, mawkins and marsh monsters, the Piltdown Man, Lord Moon of Amberley Swamp and the princess of the Mixon Hole. There is also something terrible crawling to Crawley from Gatwick, which develops a degraded appetite in a bin... From ghosts and madmen to witches and wise women, Michael O'Leary reveals many of the hidden horrors of Sussex – horrors that can be found in the most beautiful places, or that lurk beneath the seemingly mundane. Amid these dark tales are stories of humour and silliness, of love, lust and passion.

Author : Peter Underwood
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1983-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1727237153

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Ghosts of Hampshire and the Isle of Wight by Peter Underwood Pdf

Peter Underwood, an acknowledged expert and experienced investigator of haunted houses, presents a selection of hauntings throughout Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. A formidable collection of ghoulies and things that go bump in the night. This edition includes a foreword by author Alan Williams, and concludes with his interview with Underwood first published in Writers' Monthly in 1997.

Author : Michael O'Leary
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2011-11-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780752477541

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Hants & Isle of Wight Folk Tales by Michael O'Leary Pdf

These beautifully told folk tales, brought vividly to life by Marcel O’Leary’s graphic illustrations, have been collected by the author over his years of working as a greenkeeper, gardener, teacher and storyteller in Hampshire. Many are published here for the first time, and others have evolved through countless retellings in Hampshire schools, festivals, fêtes and events. Featuring dark tales of murderous kings and commoners, wild women, screaming skulls, galloping plague coaches, dragons dancing themselves to death, giants, and wandering corpses, combined with humorous stories and evocative tales of love, lust and passion, this book takes the reader beyond the written page and reveals the wonders that lie within the Hampshire landscape.

Author : Christine Willison
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2018-06-28
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780750988582

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An Introduction to Storytelling by Christine Willison Pdf

Where do stories come from, and how do we come to know them? Daughters listen with wonder to their grandmothers' tales. Journalists have their trusted sources. Writers of storybooks draw unconsciously from the works of their predecessors. It is as if every story has within it an infallible truth, contained in the echo of its original telling. The storyteller recounts the tale. The listener hears, learns and remembers. In due course they will retell the same tale, adding in something of their own. And so listeners in time turn into storytellers. This inspiring book brings together the stories from across the world of listeners who themselves became storytellers. They reveal who influenced them the most, what drew them further in, what they learnt, and what they now wish to share with new generations. Tips, tools and tales: read this book, and take your turn.

Author : Adam Underwood
Publisher : Peter Underwood
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-10
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Gazetteer of British Ghosts by Adam Underwood Pdf

This unique reference book and guide to the ghost population of the British Isles covers a subject that fascinates and, at the same time, terrifies mankind. The ghosts of Britain are numerous. Here for the first time, catalogued and placed in alphabetical order, are well over two-hundred accounts of ghostly happenings - ranging from the legendary to the factually presented and the scientifically investigated. Included are details not only of such famous haunted houses as Borley and Bettiscombe, Hampton Court and Hinton Ampner, Glamis and Great Bealings, but also lesser known hauntings such as those associated with Woburn, the Gargoyle Theatre in Soho, St. Albans and Bury St. Edmunds. The author has also assembled a wealth of new material pertaining to such hauntings as those at Sandringham, Thames Ditton, Penzance, Greenwich and Grantchester. Every entry ends with a nearby recommended hotel. Gazetteer of British Ghosts represents the results of a quarter of a century of study and on the spot investigation by one of the leading authorities on haunted houses alive today. A full bibliography details all the best books dealing with true ghostly experiences, selected from the author’s library which is considered to be the most extensive private collection of such books.

Author : John Murray (Firm),Richard John King
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 566 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : Hampshire (England)
ISBN : OXFORD:590563515

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A Handbook for Travellers in Surrey, Hampshire, and the Isle of Wight by John Murray (Firm),Richard John King Pdf

Author : John Murray (Firm)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : Hampshire (England)
ISBN : HARVARD:HNNVIY

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A Handbook for Travellers in Surrey, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight ... With Maps and Plans by John Murray (Firm) Pdf

Author : John Murray (Firm)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 574 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1876
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0026103082

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A Handbook for Travellers in Surrey, Hampshire, and the Isle of Wight. By Richard J. King. With Map by John Murray (Firm) Pdf

Author : Donald A. Parr
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Ghosts
ISBN : IND:30000053325019

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Web of Fear by Donald A. Parr Pdf

Author : Edward Tracy Turnerelli
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1873
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NLS:V000687497

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Two nights in a haunted house in Russia, by the author of 'A night in a haunted house in Ireland'. by Edward Tracy Turnerelli Pdf

Author : Peter Underwood
Publisher : Peter Underwood
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1986-11-17
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Ghost Hunter's Guide by Peter Underwood Pdf

What are the qualities which make an ideal ghost hunter? You need to be part detective, part investigative reporter, a scientist, with a measure of the psychologist thrown in… In this book, which is the first real guide to the hunting of ghosts, Peter Underwood manages to cover just about eery aspect of this intriguing and mystifying subject. Starting from an explanation of the various kinds of ghosts, various kinds of hauntings and the many types of location in which ghosts, poltergeists and associated phenomena occur. He examines in detail methods of investigation, the use of specialist equipment, including a special section on the photography of ghosts, and the associated questionnaires and documentation needed in order to carry out a bona fide and exhaustive research into the haunting. At this point he takes the reader through a step-by-step investigation of a haunting, bringing in the above specialist equipment and paying particular attention to the singular problems associated with poltergeists. Then, having learned the lessons, he looks at aspects of ghost hunting in Britain, Europe, North America, Australasia and the Far East, ending up with a calendar of ghosts and their hauntings. The author's authority and specialist knowledge in this subject makes The Ghost Hunter's Guide a unique and important book in the investigation of those phenomena which we cannot yet fully explain.