The A-Z of British Ghosts: An Illustrated Guide to 236 Haunted Sites
by Peter Underwood
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This guide looks at 236 accounts of ghostly happenings throughout Britain, ranging from legendary to real-life experiences. Haunted houses such as Borley, Hampton Court and Glamis are covered along with lesser-known hauntings such as those associated with Woburn, the Gargoyle Theatre in London's Soho and Bury St Edmunds.Tags
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An excellent book of haunted 236 sites in Britain, with only a large paragraph or so on most, but with a good description of what is supposed to happen and what has happened. The photographs in the centre are creepy, good quality black and white. For anyone interested in the locations of the greatest haunted places in Britain, this is a top book - and if you want more detail you can find it elsewhere after sussing it out in this. Would make a good haunted tour guide to Britain if it had a map.
Interesting book. I've had a lifelong love of ghost stories, so this is right up my alley. Of course, they're not nearly as scary as I found them in my youth, but they're still an enjoyable distraction.
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Peter Underwood was born in Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, England on May 16, 1923. He was educated by a tutor and at a local private school. During World War II, he served in the Suffolk Regiment, but had to stop in 1942 due to illness. He worked for Dent, the publishers, first in Letchworth and then in London. In 1947, he joined the show more Society for Psychical Research and in 1951 helped revive the Ghost Club, becoming its president in 1960. He left Dent in 1971 to devote himself full-time to paranormal research. During his lifetime, he wrote more than 50 books on ghost-hunting and the supernatural including Dictionary of the Supernatural, A Gazetteer of British Ghosts, The Ghosts of Borley with Paul Tabori, and Where the Ghosts Walk. His autobiography, No Common Task: The Autobiography of a Ghost Hunter, was published in 1983. He was a prolific broadcaster and made guest appearances on several television shows including Start the Week, The Big Breakfast, and The Ghost Hunters. He died on November 26, 2014 at the age of 91. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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