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Imprint: Penguin
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Published: 03/10/2013
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ISBN: 9780141048086
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Length: 384 Pages
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Dimensions: 198mm x 17mm x 129mm
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Weight: 266g
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RRP: £9.99
A Natural History of Ghosts
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500 Years of Hunting for Proof
The fascinating true history of ghosts - how we see them and why we believe in them, from Roger Clarke
What explains spectral sightings? Why do we fear the supernatural? What proof is there? Growing up in a haunted house, Roger Clarke spent much of his childhood trying to see a ghost. From the terrifying true events behind Henry James's The Turn of the Screw to the frenzy of the Cock Lane poltergeist, he takes us on a journey of belief with ghosts of every kind.
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Imprint: Penguin
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Published: 03/10/2013
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ISBN: 9780141048086
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Length: 384 Pages
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Dimensions: 198mm x 17mm x 129mm
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Weight: 266g
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RRP: £9.99
Reviews
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Beautifully written ... lithe, complicated and hugely rewarding
James McConnachie, Sunday Times
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Simmering as it is with personal reflections, this handsome volume ... is bursting with a giddy passion, buoyed further by an expert's thirst for abstruse facts. The main pleasure of reading this book is Clarke's own enthusiasm, intelligence and seriousness ... a deeply interesting, revealing read
Book Hugger
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Splendid ... compelling ... Clarke manages to give goose-flesh and a giggle while informing the reader - an enviable feat
Scotsman
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A highly enjoyable (and disturbing work) ... I am in awe of [Clarke's] intrepidity
Guardian
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Outstanding ... Clarke's dissection of the shocks, sadnesses and sexiness of the seance tables from the late Victorian era is brilliantly done ... The book is deeply enjoyable, hugely informative and at times distinctly unsettling
Shade Point
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Britain has over 500-years' worth of ghost stories in the cupboard and in The Natural History of Ghosts, Roger Clarke makes them dance ... the most original and readable book exploring our ghost-rich culture to appear for years ... fascinating
Fortean Times
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Clarke's examination of the need people have to believe remains insightful and illuminating throughout
Observer
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Roger Clarke explores the endlessly fascinating subject of the dead who won't lie down, the places they haunt, as well as the hysteria and panic they inspire. Why and how over 500 years their existence has never been scientifically proved - but at the same time, never disproved. Ghosts are masters of the elusive and ambiguous, but Clarke is a master investigator
Fay Weldon, Daily Mail
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An intriguing, shivers-down-the-spine book
The Lady
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Lively and absorbing ... [Clarke] has proven himself an ideal guide to this troubled and disorderly realm
Literary Review
