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Length8h 51m
About this audiobook
Investigate the phenomenon of the uncanny in this serious collection of true ghost stories and inexplicable dreams. The author acts as a compiler of evidence, presenting accounts of premonitions and hauntings without the embellishment of fiction. It explores the psychological and external possibilities of the supernatural, treating the subject with anthropological rigor. This book appeals to the curious mind, balancing the thrill of the ghost story with the inquiry of the researcher.
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Rating★★★★ 3.6 (412)
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GenreSpirituality and Religion, Self-Help
Length8 hrs 51 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 25, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Preface To The New Impression
2Preface To The First Edition
3Chapter 1. Arbuthnot On Political Lying - Begin With “Great Swingeing Falsehoods”...
4Chapter 2. Veracious Dreams - Past, Present And Future Unknown Events “Revealed”...
5Chapter 3. Transition From Dreams To Waking Hallucinations - Popular Scepticism About The Existence...
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6Chapter 4. Veracious Waking Hallucinations Not Recognised By Science; Or Explained By Coincidence...
7Chapter 5. “Spirits Of The Living.” - Mistakes Of Identity - Followed By Arrival Of Real Person...
8Chapter 6. Transition To Appearances Of The Dead - Obvious Scientific Difficulties...
9Chapter 7. More Ghosts With A Purpose - The Slaying Of Sergeant Davies In 1749...
10Chapter 8. More Ghosts With A Purpose - Ticonderoga - The Beresford Ghost...
11Chapter 9. Haunted Houses - Antiquity Of Haunted Houses - Savage Cases - Ancient Egyptian Cases...
12Chapter 10. Modern Hauntings - The Shchapoff Story Of A Peculiar Type - “Demoniacal Possession.”...
13Chapter 11. A Question For Physicians - Professor William James’s Opinion - Hysterical Disease? - Little Hands...
14Chapter 12. The Story of Glam - The Foul Fords
15Chapter 13. The Marvels at Fródá
16Chapter 14. Spiritualistic Floating Hands - Hands In Haunted Houses - Jerome Cardan’s Tale...
17IMPRINT | DISCLAIMER