Haunted England: The Penguin Book of Ghosts

作者 Jennifer Westwood著
出版社 Penguin
出版时间 2010年5月
ISBN 9780141039749
定价 134.70

内容简介

WatchoutforaghostlyshipanditsspectralcrewoffthecoastofCornwallListenfortheunearthlytreadandrustlingsilkdressofDarlington'sLadyJarrattShiveratthemalevolentapparitionof50BerkeleySquarethatno-onesurvivesseeingEngland'spastechoeswithstoriesofunquietspiritsandhauntings,ofheadlesshighwaymenandgreyladies,indeliblebloodstainsandghastlypremonitions.Here,countybycounty,arethenation'smostfascinatingsupernaturaltalesandbone-chillinglegends:fromaghostlyarmymarchingacrossCumbriatothevanishinghitchhikerofBluebellHill,fromthegruesomeMan-MonkeyofShropshiretothephantomcongregationwhogatherfora'SermonoftheDead'...

作者简介

JenniferWestwood'sbooksincludeAlbion:AGuidetoLegendaryBritain(1985),GothickCornwall(1992),LostAtlantis(1997)andOnPilgrimage(2003).DrJacquelineSimpson'sbooksincludeIcelandicFolktalesandLegends(1971,2004),TheFolkloreoftheWelshBorder(1976,2004),BritishDragons(1980,2000),and,withSteveRoud,ADictionaryofEnglishFolklore(2000).

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