The Brown Lady: The Ghost of Raynham Hall

by Megan Cooley Peterson

A ghostly woman in a brown dress has been repeatedly sighted in a centuries-old mansion in Norfolk, England. Many believe the Brown Lady of Raynham Hall is the spirit of Lady Dorothy Walpole, wife of Charles Townsend. According to legend, Charles became upset with Dorothy and locked her inside Raynham Hall until she died. To this day, her ghost still allegedly wanders the home.

Genres: History

32 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2020

Reviews

[Rick Hribko · Rating 5 out of 5]

This nonfiction book in a series of 8, explores the haunting of Raynham Hall by the spirit of Lady Dorothy Walpole. Early pictorial dates back to 1936, but the construction on the palatial estate started back in the 1620's the 1800's. The e-book has pictures that helps the factual content of historical dates and time periods and even the 1936 ghostly photo. As with all books in this series, this also gives glimpses into other ghost stories such as Windsor Castle and Amityville, fostering learner motivation to search other ghostly stories if this is what students love reading about. As always, the book offers several different sites for further exploration again fostering learner motivation. Great for the spooky month of October and to inspire kids to read more nonfiction.

[Deb · Rating 4 out of 5]

The brown lady of Raynham Hall in England is my third Cousin. Her story is really fascinating. Unfortunately, this book doesn’t dive into her backstory. If you get a chance, look into Vicountess Dorothy Walpole and her husband Charles “The Turnip” Townshend.