Some Haunted Houses of England & Wales.

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Some Haunted Houses of England & Wales.

by Elliott O'Donnell

EN·~4 hours·21 chapters

Chapters

21 total
1

SOME HAUNTED HOUSES

0:12
2

PREFACE

1:57
3

THE GREEN BANK HOTEL, BARDSLEY THE RACE FOR LIFE

8:23
4

NO. — SOUTHGATE STREET BRISTOL THE NOTORIOUS SERVANT WHO ANSWERS THE DOOR

15:48
5

MULREADY VILLA, NEAR BASINGSTOKE THE BLACK CLOCK

22:29
6

NO. — PARK STREET, BATH THE HORRIBLE COUGHING ON THE STAIRS

15:13
7

THE MINERY, DEVON THE MAN WITH THE BUCKET

8:23
8

THURLOW HALL, NEAR EXETER FIRE! FIRE! BRING ME FIRE!

19:34
9

THE GUILSBOROUGH GHOST

35:52
10

WOLSEY ABBEY, NEAR GLOUCESTER THE DREADFUL SMELL

12:43

Description

This volume gathers a handful of chilling, yet meticulously documented, hauntings from modest homes and inns across England and Wales. The author, a seasoned investigator of the paranormal, chose only testimonies that can be traced back to the original witnesses, preserving the language they used to describe what they saw. By concentrating on lesser‑known locations rather than famous castles, the collection offers a fresh glimpse into everyday places where the unseen makes its presence felt.

One of the stories recounts a night at the Green Bank Hotel in Bardsley, where a traveler awakens to a phosphorescent glow bathing her doorway, followed by an inexplicable cold and a sense of being drawn toward the light. The narrative captures the immediate physical reactions—shivering, racing heart, a feeling of unreality—without revealing what ultimately transpires. Listeners will find themselves pulled into the quiet terror of these authentic, first‑hand accounts, inviting a reflective wonder about the thin line between the ordinary and the otherworldly.

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Language

en

Duration

~4 hours (256K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by eagkw and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Release date

2016-03-26

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Elliott O'Donnell

Elliott O'Donnell

1872–1965

Best known for his ghost books, this prolific English writer turned eerie encounters and supernatural folklore into gripping popular reading. His work helped bring hauntings, legends, and uncanny tales to a wide audience in the early 20th century.

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