Halloween is only a week away, so in preparation, here are some of the texts we can offer on the ghostly and ghastly.
- Alfred Roffe’s 1851 An essay upon the ghost-belief of Shakespeare.
- John Henry Pepper’s 1890 The true history of the ghost : and all about metempsychosis.
- Andrew Lang’s 1897 The book of dreams and ghosts.
- The 1864 Spectropia, or, Surprising spectral illusions : showing ghosts everywhere, and of any colour : with sixteen illustrations.
- H. Addington Bruce’s 1914 Adventurings in the psychical.
- Frederick George Lee’s 1875 volumes The other world; or, Glimpses of the supernatural. Being facts, records, and traditions relating to dreams, omens, miraculous occurrences, apparitions, wraiths, warnings, second-sight, witchcraft, necromancy, etc (Volume 2 is also available.)
- And John William Harris’ 1901 Inferences from haunted houses and haunted men.
Did we miss out on your favorite? tell us in the comments!
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