True Tales of the Weird: a record of personal experiences of the supernatural

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True Tales of the Weird: a record of personal experiences of the supernatural

by Sidney Dickinson

EN·~3 hours·23 chapters

Chapters

23 total
1

TRUE TALES OF THE WEIRD

0:01
2

TRUE TALES OF THE WEIRD

1:02
3

PREFATORY NOTE

0:50
4

INTRODUCTION

2:34
5

AUTHOR'S PREFACE

2:56
6

A MYSTERY OF TWO CONTINENTS

12:59
7

"A SPIRIT OF HEALTH"

15:31
8

THE MIRACLE OF THE FLOWERS

16:21
9

THE MIDNIGHT HORSEMAN

15:15
10

THE HAUNTED BUNGALOW

1:17

Description

In this compelling collection, a seasoned journalist recounts a series of uncanny encounters drawn from his own life and those of his close circle. Written with the meticulous eye of a reporter, each vignette blends vivid detail with a calm, analytical tone that invites listeners to weigh the evidence for themselves. From a phantom horseman that rides through midnight streets to a house where unseen guests rearrange its rooms, the stories unfold with a quiet, unsettling certainty.

The narratives are anchored by contemporary notes from psychologists and psychical researchers, adding a layer of scholarly curiosity without imposing any dogma. As the accounts progress, ordinary settings—rural homesteads, bustling cities, distant continents—become stages for phenomena that resist simple explanation, hinting at a world just beyond our perception. Listeners will find themselves drawn into a reflective space where the ordinary and the extraordinary intersect, making each episode feel both intimate and mysteriously universal.

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Language

en

Duration

~3 hours (219K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Giovanni Fini, Suzanne Shell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Release date

2014-08-21

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

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About the author

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Sidney Dickinson

1851–1919

An American-born journalist and critic who became one of the liveliest voices in Australia’s art world, he also wrote eerie firsthand accounts of the supernatural. His work moves between sharp cultural commentary and strange, memorable storytelling.

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