True Ghost Stories

by Marchioness Townshend of Raynham, Nandor Fodor (Introduction)

'True' ghost stories from England in the vein of 'Lord Halifax's Ghost Books'

Genres: Nonfiction, Ghosts, Ghost Stories, Horror, Paranormal

287 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1936

Reviews

[Rob Cook · Rating 2 out of 5]

Short true ghost stories that in many cases don't go anywhere, someone encounters a ghost and...that's it.

This was a 90's reprint of a 30's and it shows. I found this a slog and nearly paused at the halfway mark until I persevered.

[emily · Rating 2 out of 5]

strange little reprinted edition of a 1930s collection...a period piece replete with the usual haunted castle stories, a scientific veneer of early gadget-centric paranormal research, fuzzy black and white stills of manses, victorian institutional buildings and thatched cottages, a manipulated photo with the white smear of a ghost awkwardly pasted into a dim hallway (before photoshop), a dotty Marchioness and a slightly smarmy "occultist" medium as narrators, awkward namedropping, cliche writing, and upstairs-downstairs class relations between the lines.
almost as good as finding the paranormal series of Timelife books in the library when I was 10.

[Diana · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was is a nice book to read, containing true stories of paranormal encounters experienced by the writer herself or by her acquaintances. They couldn't scare the modern reader now, but they are still very enjoyable and pleasant reads.

[Aras · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Lenny · Rating 5 out of 5]

Some seriously creepy stories in this book. Nothing better then these type of books to make you want to keep on turning the page for more.

[Amy Flint · Rating 4 out of 5]

Book of its time - well worth a read.