The Ghost Of Highgate

Author : Bob Mazzei
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2023-09-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798861775502

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The Ghost of Highgate by Bob Mazzei Pdf

When London IT Engineer Nob takes a Sunday stroll through Highgate Cemetery, he gets more than just fresh air and exercise. A chance encounter with the talkative spirit of a long-dead philosopher sets Nob off on a rollicking paranormal adventure. Turns out that the supernatural philosopher is none other than Karl Marx himself, back to Earth as his life's work was gravely misunderstood, and he aims to finally set the record straight. All he had been trying to show, he says, was a path for the liberation of everybody and not the hell that communist dictatorships turned out to be. Though initially sceptical of his cemetery pal's true identity, Nob warms to the academic challenge of helping translate complex ideas into everyday language. Thus begins a comically bizarre partnership as Marx, nicknamed "Chucky" by the bewildered Nob, and his contemporary companion set off on a rollercoaster of uproarious escapades. From navigating the complexities of modern society to meeting the most typical characters of our time. As the tale unfolds, Chucky takes it upon himself to clarify his vision of the world, using sharp wit, satire, humour, and self criticism to dissect our contemporary anxieties. In a crescendo of hilarity, the novel delves into pressing social themes of our time, all while inviting readers to join in the laughter. Together, the pair just might make progress on their unorthodox quest - and remind society that wisdom often comes from the most peculiar places.

Author : Allison Rushby
Publisher : Walker Books Australia
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2017-03-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781925381436

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The Turnkey by Allison Rushby Pdf

History and mystery wrapped in a thrilling supernatural plot, The Turnkey is perfect for kids aged 9+. Flossie Birdwhistle is the Turnkey at London's Highgate Cemetery. As Turnkey, Flossie must ensure all the souls in the cemetery stay at rest. This is a difficult job at the best of times for a twelve-year-old ghost, but it is World War II and each night enemy bombers hammer London. Even the dead are unsettled. When Flossie encounters the ghost of a German soldier carrying a mysterious object, she becomes suspicious. What is he up to? Before long, Flossie uncovers a sinister plot that could result in the destruction of not only her cemetery, but also her beloved country. Can Flossie stop him before it is too late?

Author : Della Farrant
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780750958745

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Haunted Highgate by Della Farrant Pdf

Compiled by paranormal investigator Della Farrant, this new book contains a chilling range of spooky tales from around Highgate. From haunted public houses and private homes taken over by malevolent poltergeists to a top-hatted fiend who hisses at passers-by and the 'vampire' sightings of the 1970s at Highgate's world-famous cemetery, this collection of ghostly goings-on is sure to appeal to everyone interested in North London's supernatural residents. Richly illustrated, Haunted Highgate is the ideal guide for anyone who wishes to delve deeper into the area's mysterious history.

Author : Shani Struthers
Publisher : Neilsens
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1916062644

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This Haunted World Book Three by Shani Struthers Pdf

From Shani Struthers, the bestselling author of The Venetian and The Eleventh Floor, comes the third in the This Haunted World series: Highgate. With sometimes harrowing scenes, this is her darkest novel yet and not for the faint-hearted!Highgate, perhaps the most famous cemetery in the world, is renowned for its Victorian Gothic splendour, famous residents, its vampire and, of course, ghosts...Lucy Klein, 42, is not only obsessed with Highgate, she works there too, organising tours for those with an interest in some of the finest Victorian funerary architecture in existence. Single, and on the shy side, she is nonetheless content with her life, or so she thinks. When she meets the enigmatic Zak Harborne, she realises what she's been missing and quickly falls in love. Suddenly, it is the business of living that interests her.1972, and Emma Matthews, a 19-year-old history student, also feels as though she's on the outside. After visiting a derelict Highgate with a group of friends, she starts to feel a connection, a sense of meaning to her life, in amongst the tombstones, the crosses and the angels. Returning to Highgate over and over, she discovers both a paradise and a garden decidedly more savage. Grace Derby is just 11 when she encounters the gentleman, tall and with a tall hat, a long black coat and a cape about his shoulders. It is the 1850s and street urchins such as her are not accustomed to kindness from those belonging to the upper echelons. Proffering money for food, for her and her family, he asks nothing in return. Curious about the man with the kind blue eyes, she follows him one day... all the way to Highgate.For some, it seems, all roads lead to Highgate...

Author : Maryna Gaidar
Publisher : Maryna Gaidar
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2019-12-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781675277522

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The Highgate Ghost by Maryna Gaidar Pdf

Cassandra Ayers embarks on a case of grave desecration at Highgate Cemetery allegedly haunted by a terrifying ghost; however, the most mysterious and frightening case she is challenged to solve lies in her own past and is related to her mother's death. Maybe now, after Cassandra sees her mother’s ghostly hand in her photo, she will be able to find the answers. The Highgate Ghost is a dark and brooding read, the first in a series of tales for lovers of Gothic mystery, Penny Dreadful, Sherlock Holmes and Edgar Allan Poe's stories.

Author : Matthew Beresford
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2008-12-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781861897428

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From Demons to Dracula by Matthew Beresford Pdf

In blood-soaked lore handed down the centuries, the vampire is a monster of endless fascination: from Bram Stoker’s Dracula to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, this seductive lover of blood haunts popular culture and inhabits our darkest imaginings. The cultural history of the vampire is a rich and varied tale that is now ably documented in From Demons to Dracula, a compelling study of the vampire myth that reveals why this creature of the undead fascinates us so. Beresford’s chronicle roams from the mountains of Eastern Europe to the foggy streets of Victorian England to Hollywood, as he investigates the portrayal of the vampire in history, literature, and art. Opening with the original Dracula, Vlad the Impaler, and his status as a national hero in Romania, he endeavors to winnow out truths from the complex legend and folklore. From Demons to Dracula tracks the evolution of the vampire as an icon and supernatural creature, drawing on classical Greek and Roman myths, witch trials and medieval plagues, Gothic literature, and even contemporary works such as Anne Rice’s Interview with a Vampire and Elizabeth Kostova’s The Historian. Beresford also looks at the widespread impact of screen vampires from television shows, classic movies starring Bela Lugosi and Christopher Lee, and more recent films such as Underworld and Blade. Whether as a demon of the underworld or a light-fearing hunter of humans, the vampire has endured through the centuries, the book reveals, as powerfully symbolic figure for human concerns with life, death, and the afterlife. A wide-ranging and engrossing chronicle, From Demons to Dracula casts this blood-thirsty nightstalker as a remarkably complex and telling totem of our nightmares, real and imagined.

Author : Asa Bailey
Publisher : Hodder Children's Books
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012-06-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781444905373

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The Vampire of Highgate by Asa Bailey Pdf

Gripping, atmospheric and sexy, this is British horror at its best. Kathy Bilic is adopted. Until now, she's had only a vague memory of her real family. But terrifying dreams and visions of her sister Amber are waking her in the night. When Amber starts giving her messages, Kathy gets a sickening sense that her sister is in danger - from a deadly, inhuman source. Kathy hits London to find her sister - but when she arrives at her aunt's house in Highgate, she is actively dissuaded from pursuing the mystery. Undeterred, Kathy's trail leads her through a bloody murder in the British Museum to a charged meeting with the mysterious, hypnoptic Antwain and a final confronation with her sinister father. Before long, Kathy uncovers the full horror of her heritage and her sister's fate at the hands of the Vampire of Highgate.

Author : Charles Derber
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2015-11-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317256298

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Marx's Ghost by Charles Derber Pdf

Renowned American sociologist Charles Derber imagines a surprise encounter with Karl Marx's ghost in London's Highgate cemetery, leading to a night-long conversation about the problems plaguing the world. The economic crisis, climate change, war, the future of capitalism and the 'Arab Spring' are all discussed. The ghost reconsiders his theories as he speaks eloquently about American labour, environmental, gender and anti-racist struggles. The engrossing, funny and provocative conversation, with appearances from other ghosts such as John Maynard Keynes, offers new insights into the relevance and flaws of Marx's thought, indicating how we can get to a better world.

Author : Sean Manchester
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Demonology
ISBN : 1872486010

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The Highgate Vampire by Sean Manchester Pdf

Author : S. E. Schlosser
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2009-08-25
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780762756230

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Spooky Oregon by S. E. Schlosser Pdf

Oregon folklore traditions are kept alive in 25 expert retellings of hauntings and strange happenings by master storyteller S. E. Schlosser and through artist Paul Hoffman's evocative illustrations.

Author : Tracy Chevalier
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2002-09-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101174890

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Falling Angels by Tracy Chevalier Pdf

A New York Times bestseller From the author of the international bestseller Girl With A Pearl Earring and At the Edge of the Orchard, Tracy Chevalier once again paints a distant age with a rich and provocative palette of characters. Falling Angels follows the fortunes of two families in the emerging years of the twentieth century in England, while the Queen's death reverberates through a changing nation. Told through a variety of shifting perspectives—wives and husbands, friends and lovers, masters and their servants, and a gravedigger's son—Falling Angels is graced with the luminous imagery that distinguished Girl With a Pearl Earring, Falling Angels is another dazzling tour de force from this "master of voices" (The New York Times Book Review).

Author : Chris Westwood
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012-09-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780545510769

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Graveyard Shift by Chris Westwood Pdf

A spooky fantasy-adventure in which death is only the beginning! When Ben Harvester meets the mysterious Mr. October in London's Highgate Cemetery, he has no idea what a strange and dramatic turn his life is about to take. But Ben soon discovers that Mr. October works for the Ministry of Pandemonium, a secret organization responsible for tracking down lost souls and guiding them to the afterlife. And Mr. October wants him to be his new recruit. As Ben's apprenticeship begins, his eyes are opened to a new world of wonder -- a world where magic is real and ghosts haunt every crime scene, accident site, and hospital corridor. But with the wonder comes horror. Because the Ministry is not the only organization hunting spirits of the dead. The ghoulish Lords of Sundown want those spirits for their own sinister reasons. And as far as they're concerned, Ben's just chosen the wrong side in a very dangerous war. Ill-mannered spooks and fearsome monsters populate the alternative London of this charming paranormal adventure!

Author : John Farman
Publisher : Random House
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2012-07-31
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781448121069

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The Short & Bloody History Of Ghosts by John Farman Pdf

Have you heard about the ghost bus that drives through London? Or seen the vampire who haunts Highgate cemetery? And would you know how to behave if you met a ghost? It's all in John Farman's spooky book of ghosts, poltegeists, vampires and things that go bump in the night! Open if you dare?

Author : Allison Rushby
Publisher : Walker Books Australia
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2022-04-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781760654153

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The Ghost Locket by Allison Rushby Pdf

A captivating supernatural mystery set in a house haunted by secrets from the past. Eleven-year-old Lolli must return to London and break a promise she made to herself — to never again enter the house in Spitalfields, an historic building managed by her family. There, Lolli must face up to what she saw in the house several years ago and make things right for two ghosts, one friendly and one decidedly not, and open her heart to people in both the living and twilight worlds.

Author : John Rogers
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-12
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780007494286

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This Other London: Adventures in the Overlooked City by John Rogers Pdf

Join John Rogers as he ventures out into an uncharted London like a redbrick Indiana Jones in search of the lost meaning of our metropolitan existence. Nursing two reluctant knees and a can of Stella, he perambulates through the seasons seeking adventure in our city’s remote and forgotten reaches.