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Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0
What a nice book! As we are coming up to Halloween I'd thought I'd draw people's attention to this delightful book - not a boring page in it, and such an attractive cover. Anyone with an interest in ghosts or folklore should buy it - and anyone looking for a nice Halloween present for a friend should buy two!
Excellent resource It is a shame the reviewer above trashes the book because of one perceived inaccuracy. There must be a hidden agenda there. In general the Penguin Book of Ghosts is a highly enjoyable, accessible and carefully researched book on a fascinating subject. It was written by two of the most trusted experts on the subject. Yes, it is somewhat distilled from the much larger, broader tome The Lore of the Land, which should mean it appeals to readers who are interested particularly in ghosts rather than folk tales,... more info
Ghostly Mistakes Still Appearing This is an edited rehash of the authoresses' earlier work The Lore of the Land and while some of the gross error has been expurgated in the rewrite, some has obviously not. Without labouring the point too much, Jacqueline Simpson's entry for the Highgate Vampire persists with earlier mistakes. For example, she writes on page 231: "He [Seán Manchester] told the Hampstead & Highgate Express on 27 February [1970] that he had seen corpses of foxes drained of blood." No he didn't. Nor did... more info
