The Anatomy of Ghosts
Title | The Anatomy of Ghosts PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew Taylor |
Publisher | Hachette+ORM |
Pages | 478 |
Release | 2013-06-18 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1401324495 |
1786, Jerusalem College, Cambridge The ghost of Sylvia Whichcote is rumored to be haunting Jerusalem ever since student Frank Oldershaw claimed to have seen the dead woman prowling the grounds and was locked up because of his violent reaction to these disturbed visions. Desperate to salvage her son's reputation, Lady Anne Oldershaw employs John Holdsworth, author of The Anatomy of Ghosts -- a stinging account of why ghosts are mere delusion--to investigate. But his arrival in Cambridge disrupts an uneasy status quo as he glimpses a world of privilege and abuse, where the sinister Holy Ghost Club governs life at Jerusalem more effectively than the Master, Dr. Carbury, ever could. And when Holdsworth finds himself haunted--not only by the ghost of his dead wife, Maria, but also by Elinor, the very-much-alive Master's wife--his fate is sealed. He must find Sylvia's murderer, or else the hauntings will continue. And not one of this troubled group will leave the claustrophobic confines of Jerusalem unchanged. CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger winner Andrew Taylor returns with an outstanding historical novel that will simultaneously keep the reader riveted, and enchant with its effortless elegance.
Ghosts
Title | Ghosts PDF eBook |
Author | Seymour Simon |
Publisher | StarWalk Kids Media |
Pages | 81 |
Release | 2012-10-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 162334008X |
Whether or not you believe in ghosts, you'll be spellbound by these nine supposedly true tales from the spirit world. Captivating creatures include the Horror of Berkeley Square, a demon that literally scares people to death, and White House specters of former presidents and first ladies. Suitable for readers of all ages. Narrated by Anthony Call (Star Trek, The Twilight Zone).
Tar Heel Ghosts
Title | Tar Heel Ghosts PDF eBook |
Author | John W. Harden Sr. |
Publisher | Univ of North Carolina Press |
Pages | 196 |
Release | 2000-11-09 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0807866768 |
An amazing assortment of twenty-three stories and ten "short shorts" comprise this popular selection. More than merely entertaining, Tar Heel Ghosts captures the "spirit" of North Carolina's past. North Carolina's ghost stories have infinite variety. There are mountainous ghosts and seafaring ghosts; colonial ghosts and modern ghosts; gentle ghosts and roistering ghosts; delicate lady ghosts and fishwife ghosts; home ghosts and ghosts that just want to be noticed. Mysterious signs and symbols appear--small black crosses, galloping white horses, strangely moving lights, floating veils, lifelike apparitions, skulls, dripping blood, and "things that go bump in the night." At least one North Carolina ghost got himself into a court record, and other ghostly phenomena have attracted scientific investigation. These stories have a marked realistic North Carolina flavor. The reader finds mountain cabins and antebellum mansions, Indian trails, water wheels, river steamboats, railroad trains, slave labor on plantations, revenuers and stills in the mountains, a burial in St. James Churchyard in Wilmington, Winston-Salem before the days of Winston, Raleigh in the 1860s, Fayetteville during World War II, and even a new suburb haunted by old spooks.
The Scent of Death
Title | The Scent of Death PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew Taylor |
Publisher | HarperCollins UK |
Pages | 440 |
Release | 2013-02-28 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 000749307X |
*WINNER of the Ellis Peters Historical Dagger Award 2013* ‘Andrew Taylor wrote superb historical fiction long before Hilary Mantel was popular’ Daily Telegraph From the No.1 bestselling author of THE AMERICAN BOY comes a new historical thriller set during the American War of Independence.
The Ghosts of Anatolia
Title | The Ghosts of Anatolia PDF eBook |
Author | Steven Eugene Wison |
Publisher | |
Pages | 472 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN |
The Ghosts of Anatolia is an epic tale of three families, one Armenian and two Turkish, inescapably entwined in a saga of tragedy, hope, and reconciliation. Beginning in 1914, at the start of the the Great War, confident Ottoman forces suffered a devastating defeat at the hands of the Russians. Pursuing Russian forces drove deep into eastern Anatolia, and the ensuing conflagration, fanned by fear, mistrust, and sedition, engulfed the Ottoman Empire. What happened there is contentiously debated, and to this day remains a festering sore of division. This compelling adventure novel brings these events poignantly to life.
The Anatomy of Ghosts
Title | The Anatomy of Ghosts PDF eBook |
Author | Andrew Taylor |
Publisher | Hachette+ORM |
Pages | 476 |
Release | 2013-06-18 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1401324495 |
1786, Jerusalem College, Cambridge The ghost of Sylvia Whichcote is rumored to be haunting Jerusalem ever since student Frank Oldershaw claimed to have seen the dead woman prowling the grounds and was locked up because of his violent reaction to these disturbed visions. Desperate to salvage her son's reputation, Lady Anne Oldershaw employs John Holdsworth, author of The Anatomy of Ghosts -- a stinging account of why ghosts are mere delusion--to investigate. But his arrival in Cambridge disrupts an uneasy status quo as he glimpses a world of privilege and abuse, where the sinister Holy Ghost Club governs life at Jerusalem more effectively than the Master, Dr. Carbury, ever could. And when Holdsworth finds himself haunted--not only by the ghost of his dead wife, Maria, but also by Elinor, the very-much-alive Master's wife--his fate is sealed. He must find Sylvia's murderer, or else the hauntings will continue. And not one of this troubled group will leave the claustrophobic confines of Jerusalem unchanged. CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger winner Andrew Taylor returns with an outstanding historical novel that will simultaneously keep the reader riveted, and enchant with its effortless elegance.
Anatomy of a Haunting
Title | Anatomy of a Haunting PDF eBook |
Author | Lee Strong |
Publisher | Llewellyn Publications |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | Haunted houses |
ISBN | 9780738735528 |
"Jon and Carlie Summers soon discover that the cruel and abusive past that haunts their new home is drawing them deep into its dark and demented history, and ultimately, the violent nature of the house, and the evil that possesses it, wins out, leaving one dead and one on the brink of insanity"--