Excerpt from Second Edition of a Discovery Concerning Ghosts: With a Rap at the "Spirit-Rappers"; To Which Is Added a Few Parting Raps at the "Rappers," and Questions, Suggestions, and Advice to the Davenport Brothers
Corporal Q who was lying ill in bed, and also to a comrade who was an invalid lying in the next bed. This was in the night, but the cor poral could see that she was dressed in a flannel gown, edged with a black ribbon, exactly like the grave-clothes which he had helped to put on her twelve months before. It appears, however, that he could see through her, fla/rmel gown and all. This female ghost came to the bed-side of the sick man to ask him to write to her husband, who was in Ireland, to communicate something to him which was to be kept a profound secret.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This captivating book engages with the question of apparitions and their possible existence. It has all the earmarks of a historical text dating back to a time when ghosts were commonly believed in by many. The author takes us on an entertaining and fact-filled journey through some of the most famous ghost stories ever told, from the era before cameras to the Victorian Era. While these stories are sure to send chills down your spine, this book is not just a collection of spooky tales. The author uses these stories to explore the cultural and psychological reasons why people everywhere have always believed in ghosts. The result is a thought-provoking and insightful look at one of the most fascinating and enduring aspects of the human experience. The book skillfully blends historical events with eye-opening social commentary on topics that, while seemingly antiquated, have parallels in our own society today. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9781330683514_0
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