Download or read book Devon Ghosts and Legends written by Mike Holgate and published by . This book was released on 2009-02-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Devon has a host of highly recognisable celebrity ghosts that include royal figures, high ranking churchmen, Elizabethan seadogs, writers, & famous personalities. The stories of these famous lives & supernatural tales of their restless spirits in the afterlife are recounted in this who's who of phantoms.
Download or read book Legends of Devon written by and published by . This book was released on 1848 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Haunted Devon written by Ian Addicoat and published by History Press (SC). This book was released on 2006-09-01 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: True ghost stories from Devon.
Download or read book Haunted Places of Devon written by Rupert Matthews and published by Countryside Books (GB). This book was released on 2004-09-01 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An illustrated collection of ghostly tales from around the county, written to unsettle even the most sceptical of readers.
Download or read book Devon Ghost Tales written by Janet Dowling and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2018-10-05 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These spooky ghost tales from one of Britain's most ancient counties are vividly retold by local storyteller Janet Dowling. Their origins lost in the oral tradition, these stories are as eerie and mysterious as the windswept moorland, wild shorelines and rugged landscapes from which they derive. Here you will find stories of a voice beyond the grave, a ghost on the pivot between heaven and hell, and the spectres of Viking princes on moonlit roads. Richly illustrated by Vicky Jocher with original drawings, these atmospheric tales are perfect for reading aloud in front of a roaring fire or alone under the covers on dark, stormy nights.
Download or read book Devon Prideaux Ghost Stories written by A. A. PRIDEAUX and published by . This book was released on 2017-06-11 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These are tales of the ancient Cornish and Devon Pridias family, now known as Prideaux. From Roger de Pridias in the 13th Century to John Prideaux in the 16th Century, we follow seven members of the Pridias family who each share an unusual tale from their lives. These tales weave Devon legends with the lives of real historical figures, written by one of their descendants.
Download or read book Devon Ghost Tales written by Janet Dowling and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2018-10-01 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These spooky ghost tales from one of Britain’s most ancient counties are vividly retold by local storyteller Janet Dowling. Their origins lost in the oral tradition, these stories are as eerie and mysterious as the windswept moorland, wild shorelines and rugged landscapes from which they derive. Here you will find stories of a voice beyond the grave, a ghost on the pivot between heaven and hell, and the spectres of Viking princes on moonlit roads. Richly illustrated by Vicky Jocher with original drawings, these atmospheric tales are perfect for reading aloud in front of a roaring fire or alone under the covers on dark, stormy nights.
Download or read book Haunted Chippewa Valley written by Devon Bell and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013-08-27 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a spine-chilling trip to Wisconsin and discover a world of ghosts and paranormal activity . . . photos included! The Chippewa Valley is nestled snugly in a vast tract of Wisconsin farmland that offered early settlers a secure place to settle into the American dream. But the valley also harbors a strange and sometimes confusing past. From the boisterous activity of the lumber boom to the lingering stillness of the Eau Claire Asylum, this northwestern corner of the Badger State is filled with tragic stories and tall tales. Cast off with the ghost ferries of Caryville or stand vigil in the small, secluded cemetery where the spirits of children come out to play, in this journey into the eerie history of the Chippewa Valley.
Download or read book Devon s Folklore Legends written by A. Farquharson-Coe and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Devon Stories of the Supernatural written by Judy Chard and published by Countryside Books (GB). This book was released on 2003-10-01 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Ghostly Almanac of Devon and Cornwall written by Nicola Sly and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2009-08-03 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Ghostly Almanac of Devon & Cornwall is a month-by-month catalogue of reported spectral sightings and paranormal phenomena from around the South West of England. Contained within the pages of this book are strange tales of restless spirits appearing in streets, buildings and churchyards across the region, including a haunted German U-Boat wrecked off Padstow during the First World War; the 'Grey Lady' at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, so-named because of her grey nurse's uniform; the ghost of a Dartmoor Prison inmate seen herding sheep in the prison grounds and out on the moor itself; a shade with a penchant for horror films at Plymouth's Reel Cinema; and the infamous 'Hairy Hands of Dartmoor', which forces drivers off the road. Richly illustrated with 100 photographs and postcards, this chilling collection of stories will appeal to everyone with an interest in the West Country's haunted heritage, and is guaranteed to make your blood run cold.
Download or read book Legends Of Torquay c written by Anonymous and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a collection of local legends and ghost stories from the seaside town of Torquay in Devon, England. From haunted hotels to ghostly apparitions, these tales will send a chill down your spine. This is a fun and spooky read for anyone interested in the paranormal. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Ghosts and Legends of the Peak District written by David Clarke and published by Jarrold Publishing. This book was released on 1991 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ghosts, witches, unexplained mysteries, and the supernatural are the basis for this fascinating Ghost Series which relates ghost stories from Great Britain.
Download or read book GHOSTS OF DEVON written by PETER. UNDERWOOD and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Haunted Summerwind written by Devon Bell and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2016-09-19 with total page 109 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true story of the Lamont Mansion, which was meant to host a president—but instead become a home to the paranormal . . . includes photos! Buried deep in the Wisconsin Northwoods, the ruined splendor of the mansion known as Summerwind bares the bones of its legendary past. Robert Patterson Lamont purchased the property in 1916 as a country retreat where he could entertain such guests as President Warren G. Harding. Unfortunately, the house played host to visitors of an entirely different sort, and Lamont reportedly fled the property after discharging a pistol at a ghoul in the basement pantry. Raymond Bober abandoned his attempt to convert the house into a hotel in the 1970s, describing rooms that changed size and the mysterious presence of an eighteenth-century explorer in his famous book The Carver Effect. Join Devon Bell for a glimpse through the shattered windows of the most specter-laden spot in the Badger State.
Download or read book Haunted Dartmoor written by Kevin Hynes and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2014-03-03 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The wild sweep of Dartmoor is home to countless ghosts, spirits, and ghouls as well as hundreds of Dartmoor ponies, sheep, and the inhabitants of the towns and villages dotted across this ancient, windswept moorland. Containing a chilling range of spooky tales, from ghostly sightings of a large black hound at Hound Tor, a phantom procession of monks near Buckfast Abbey, medieval horsemen galloping across the moor, and a cavalier at Chagford, to poltergeist activity at a medieval castle and the notorious, disembodied Hairy Hands of Dartmoor, claimed to be responsible for forcing motorists off the B3212 road on dark, cold nights, this volume is guaranteed to make your blood run cold. Illustrated with 60 photographs, and featuring eyewitness interviews and previously unpublished investigation accounts carried out by the author and the Supernatural Investigations team, Haunted Dartmoor will send a chill up the spine of all who read it.
Download or read book Horrors and Hauntings in Devon written by William Garnett and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
