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Uncanny book club: Ingram’s Haunted Homes

Posted on September 15, 2011 by

Here we have another early standard work which belongs in any collection of ghost books alongside Charles Harper’s ‘Haunted Houses’. And again I have two copies, just because I couldn’t resist the different covers. ‘Haunted Homes and Family Legends’ by … Continue reading →

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Uncanny Pic of the day: The Book Fool

Posted on September 7, 2011 by

No, it’s not that uncanny, but it seemed appropriate after my last blog. This Book Fool comes from a 15th century German ‘Ship of Fools’. If I had a library (rather than a few book cases) I’d hang one of … Continue reading →

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Uncanny Book Club: Charles Harper

Posted on September 7, 2011 by

Here’s a good example of just what a compulsive bibliophile I am. Charles Harper’s ‘Haunted Houses’ is one of the standard works on the subject of ghosts in Britain and I could easily refer to a cheap paperback copy – … Continue reading →

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