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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Richard Morris' biography of Harry Price was definitely not the book I was expecting to read. If you're looking for yet another book delving into Borley, then you won't find that in great detail here. But this is a good thing, because Morris' book is the first true warts-and-all look at the life of this fascinating and enigmatic man.
Harry Price was arguably the original popularizer of ghost-hunting in the United Kingdom. He had P.T. Barnum's flair for showmanship, coupled with the keen instincts of the consummate self-promoter. Where Morris' work breaks startling new ground is in covering the less savory aspects of Price's life.
Price is shown in a new light (particularly when one considers the former biographical material available on him) that shows him to be fairly unpleasant. Bickering and squabbling with others in the field of psychic research, performing intellectual U-turns when it suits his purpose (and outright backstabbing on occasion), and exhibiting an incredible degree of small-mindedness and blatant hypocrisy, this is an unseen and dark aspect of Harry Price that has never before been explored in any depth.
Morris makes no bones about the fact that Price may have personally stolen some of his own personal antiquities from a church, and (most damning of all) faked "paranormal phenomena" for his own personal gain. The casual reader will probably be aware of Price via his association with the Borley Rectory case, and the author shatters Price's credibility (and thereby much of Borley's claim as "The Most Haunted House in England", which was Harry Price's own contention) on the matter once and for all. Price's assessment of various purported mediums, his friendship and subsequent falling-out with Harry Houdini, plus a wealth of other personal and professional material are covered in great depth.
This book belongs on the shelf of any serious paranormal investigator, and will serve a great reading for anybody who is interested in the life of this enigmatic and colorful character. Harry Price's tale is ultimately sad, intriguing, sordid, and sometimes chilling. Richard Morris has written a biography that educates and entertains in equal measure, and an important contribution to the literature of paranormal research.
Harry Price was arguably the original popularizer of ghost-hunting in the United Kingdom. He had P.T. Barnum's flair for showmanship, coupled with the keen instincts of the consummate self-promoter. Where Morris' work breaks startling new ground is in covering the less savory aspects of Price's life.
Price is shown in a new light (particularly when one considers the former biographical material available on him) that shows him to be fairly unpleasant. Bickering and squabbling with others in the field of psychic research, performing intellectual U-turns when it suits his purpose (and outright backstabbing on occasion), and exhibiting an incredible degree of small-mindedness and blatant hypocrisy, this is an unseen and dark aspect of Harry Price that has never before been explored in any depth.
Morris makes no bones about the fact that Price may have personally stolen some of his own personal antiquities from a church, and (most damning of all) faked "paranormal phenomena" for his own personal gain. The casual reader will probably be aware of Price via his association with the Borley Rectory case, and the author shatters Price's credibility (and thereby much of Borley's claim as "The Most Haunted House in England", which was Harry Price's own contention) on the matter once and for all. Price's assessment of various purported mediums, his friendship and subsequent falling-out with Harry Houdini, plus a wealth of other personal and professional material are covered in great depth.
This book belongs on the shelf of any serious paranormal investigator, and will serve a great reading for anybody who is interested in the life of this enigmatic and colorful character. Harry Price's tale is ultimately sad, intriguing, sordid, and sometimes chilling. Richard Morris has written a biography that educates and entertains in equal measure, and an important contribution to the literature of paranormal research.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Price has always be a mysterious character but with this book, Morris has managed to get inside Price's skin. Hadn't realised what a trickster Harry Price was nor did I know about his wars with Conan Doyle, Houdini and the SPR. A magnificent portrait and much better than the official biography by Paul Tabori. Deserves to be made into a film!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Price was at the forefront of the scientific revolution of those who could not give up the idea of a higher reality. Life after death was the unknown frontier. This is a mesmerising book, a forensic dissection of a legend and an excellent read. It is the story of a man who embarked on the greatest ghost hunt of his age.
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