Twenty Years' Experience as a Ghost Hunter (Classic Reprint) Book

AUTHOR'S NOTEIn presenting this volume of ghostly reminiscences to the Public I would lay stress on the fact that, in order to avoid the danger of incurring an action for slander or libel, I have-save where expressedly stated to the contrary-resorted to the use of fictitious names for all persons and houses. For the reproduction of one or two articles I am indebted to the courtesy of Mr. Ralph Shirley.ELLIOT O'DONNELL.1916.Table of Contents CONTENTS; chapter tage; I I commence my ghostly investigations in dublin 11; II I am pursued by phantom footsteps 23; III Some strange cases in Scotland 34; IV, I travel across the united states; and do some ghost hunting in; san francisco 49; V a haunted office in denver 58; VI Cases of hauntings in st louis,; new york, and chicago 69; VII a haunted wood, and a haunted; quarry in canada 86; VIII Hauntings in the east end 105 IX Night ramblings on wimbledon; common and hounslow heath 122; X My views on a future life for the; animal and vegetable worlds 136; XI a haunting in regent's park, and; my further views with regard to; spiritualism 148; XII a haunted mine in wales 159; XIII The pool in wales that lures; people to death 169; XIV I go on with the history of my life,; and narrate a ghostly happening; in liverpool 183; XV Some strange cases in Birmingham,; harrogate, sussex and newcastle 194; XVI War ghosts 206 XVII a case from japan 223LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; FACING TAGE; 1 " We both looked in the direction he; indicated" " 39; 2 " Who is that tall, good-looking girl,; stella, that l've seen following yod; into the building ?" 63; 3 " But there are other ghosts-if you like; to term them so-that arb more troublesome " 82; 4 "i looked up, just in time to see the girl; flash me a look of subtle warning " 94; 5 " The thing came right up to the wRead More