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`...the idea of an Ackroyd-curated collection of true ghost stories is appealing...the book records a folk art form, now itself deceased.' --The Independent on Sunday, Suzi Feay
'Ackroyd's book has its fair share of terrified hauntees...will make the hairs on the back of your neck bristle.' --Mail on Sunday, Simon Griffith
'Ackroyd's collection glides seamlessly from terror to humour to downright peculiarity...ideal read as the nights darken and Halloween approaches.' --Metro, Tina Jackson
`A fascinating anthology of sightings of ghosts in England over the centuries' --Literary Review, Andrew Lycett
`Good for Peter Ackroyd: he has supplied enough well documented stories to terrify even the most entrenched sceptics' --The Oldie, January 7, 2011
`He has found some sterling stories. It's for life, not just for Hallowe'en' --thebookbag.co.uk
'Ackroyd's book has its fair share of terrified hauntees...will make the hairs on the back of your neck bristle.' --Mail on Sunday, Simon Griffith
'Ackroyd's collection glides seamlessly from terror to humour to downright peculiarity...ideal read as the nights darken and Halloween approaches.' --Metro, Tina Jackson
`A fascinating anthology of sightings of ghosts in England over the centuries' --Literary Review, Andrew Lycett
`Good for Peter Ackroyd: he has supplied enough well documented stories to terrify even the most entrenched sceptics' --The Oldie, January 7, 2011
`He has found some sterling stories. It's for life, not just for Hallowe'en' --thebookbag.co.uk
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An enormously enjoyable spooky collection of ghost-sightings over the centuries, full of the spirit of place, in true Ackroyd style.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Enjoyable myth and legend,
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This review is from: The English Ghost: Spectres Through Time (Hardcover)
Thought the book well written and fun. A piece of popular history on the culture of the ghost story. Some of the reviews on here seems to have missed the point or have another agenda... that there are NO ghosts and you shouldn't/are not allowed to believe in them anyway! Well enough of all that, keep this book at hand (bathroom a great place) and dip in for the pure eccentric curiosity of each strange tale. Not a horror book just a series of reported natural anomalies. Englishness at its best.
15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
A classy toilet book,
This review is from: The English Ghost: Spectres Through Time (Hardcover)
This is about a hundred accounts of hauntings together in one volume, which the overly-cynical might say took Peter a fortnight and about six trips to the British Library to compile. Nonetheless, one of Ackroyd's strengths has always been as a researcher, so some of the stories herein are recently-unearthed and fascinating, whilst others are incredibly over-familiar or just plain dull. The tone veers wildly throughout, in fact, so it can be something of a choppy read if taken at one sitting, something it was almost certainly not designed for. It's a decent gift book for giving mild chills to elderly relatives, but there's very little here to distract anyone with more than a passing interest in the subject.
24 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
The demise of a once great author,
This review is from: The English Ghost: Spectres Through Time (Hardcover)
How sad it is to witness the demise of a once great author and scholar. What has happened to Ackroyd? Yes, there was always copious evidence of his reworking of other people's ideas in his past works; but he added to them through his talent, depth and erudition.The English Ghost,however, is nothing but a series of anecdotes that are neither subjected to critical scrutiny nor redeemed by any commentary or skilled writing. What a shame that Ackroyd has given his readership such an artless tome. I do hope that he recovers his creativity soon.
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