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The Alleged Haunting Of B- House: Including A Journal Kept During The Tenancy Of Colonel Lemesurier Taylor
The Alleged Haunting of B-House is a book written by Adela M. Goodrich-Freer that was first published in 1899. The book is a detailed account of the paranormal activities that allegedly took place in B-House, a mansion located in the English countryside. Goodrich-Freer, who was a psychic researcher and investigator of the paranormal, was invited to investigate the haunting by Colonel Lemesurier Taylor, the owner of the property.The book is divided into two parts. The first part provides a detailed description of the history of B-House and the alleged haunting. Goodrich-Freer describes the various paranormal activities that took place in the house, including the appearance of apparitions, strange noises, and unexplained movements of objects. She also describes the experiences of the various people who lived in the house, including Colonel Taylor and his family.The second part of the book is a journal kept by Colonel Taylor during his tenancy of B-House. In this journal, he describes his own experiences with the paranormal, including the appearance of apparitions and strange noises. He also describes his attempts to investigate the haunting, including the use of mediums and other psychic researchers.Overall, The Alleged Haunting of B-House is a fascinating account of a haunting that has intrigued paranormal researchers for over a century. Goodrich-Freer's detailed descriptions of the paranormal activities and Colonel Taylor's journal provide a unique insight into the world of the paranormal and the investigations that were conducted during the late 19th century.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
- GenresHorror
252 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1899
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October 29, 2022
Thought I'd do some spooky reading!
Ballechin House was situated near Aberfeldy in Perthshire, Scotland. As a kid, my dad actually spent some time living on the grounds, sometime shortly before the main house was demolished. Growing up, he'd often tell us stories of living at haunted Ballechin House and seeing its ghosts (on later reflection, I think he took at least some of his stories from The Shining, but...). So when I saw they'd actually written a book about the place I figured it'd be interesting to check it out.
This book is comprised mainly of a journal kept by Ada Goodrich Freer, who was some kind of medium and who stayed in the house for a few months in the 1890s. There's also some correspondence written by others who'd been acquainted with the house and the family who had lived there. That was fairly interesting, but the book, despite not being particularly long, gets very repetitive. There's lots of descriptions of various bangings and clankings in the house. Lots of lists of who slept in what bedroom. There were a few ghostly apparitions, but mostly it was just random noises. And characters who sometimes say things like, 'I woke up and my bed was shaking, my covers were being ripped off, and a ghostly old woman who I'd never seen before was standing by my bed, but I wasn't scared.' How could you not be scared?! That sounds terrifying! This book would be fun if it were a bit more sensationalised. Also, almost all of the names are anonymised, so that gets confusing, although it doesn't really impede understanding.
Apparently Freer was denounced as a hack after this book was published. I can't speak to that, but I was kind of disappointed that she didn't have much in the way of commentary on the phenomena she'd supposedly witnessed. It really was mainly a long list of banging sounds various people claimed they heard as they rotated around the house. It's mildly interesting as an account of a Victorian-era haunted house, I guess, but not a super thrilling reading experience.
Ballechin House was situated near Aberfeldy in Perthshire, Scotland. As a kid, my dad actually spent some time living on the grounds, sometime shortly before the main house was demolished. Growing up, he'd often tell us stories of living at haunted Ballechin House and seeing its ghosts (on later reflection, I think he took at least some of his stories from The Shining, but...). So when I saw they'd actually written a book about the place I figured it'd be interesting to check it out.
This book is comprised mainly of a journal kept by Ada Goodrich Freer, who was some kind of medium and who stayed in the house for a few months in the 1890s. There's also some correspondence written by others who'd been acquainted with the house and the family who had lived there. That was fairly interesting, but the book, despite not being particularly long, gets very repetitive. There's lots of descriptions of various bangings and clankings in the house. Lots of lists of who slept in what bedroom. There were a few ghostly apparitions, but mostly it was just random noises. And characters who sometimes say things like, 'I woke up and my bed was shaking, my covers were being ripped off, and a ghostly old woman who I'd never seen before was standing by my bed, but I wasn't scared.' How could you not be scared?! That sounds terrifying! This book would be fun if it were a bit more sensationalised. Also, almost all of the names are anonymised, so that gets confusing, although it doesn't really impede understanding.
Apparently Freer was denounced as a hack after this book was published. I can't speak to that, but I was kind of disappointed that she didn't have much in the way of commentary on the phenomena she'd supposedly witnessed. It really was mainly a long list of banging sounds various people claimed they heard as they rotated around the house. It's mildly interesting as an account of a Victorian-era haunted house, I guess, but not a super thrilling reading experience.
April 3, 2023
Boring
Confused who was speaking. Bored. Victorian language a problem. Wondered if the ebook was properly done wonder if ebooks of old, public domain are being 'wokafied' by all the blue haired Karen's out there. Amazing that they didn't make one of the ghosts a member of their club. I am going back to real books and only read ebooks if it is something unimportant. Be wary of ebooks they can be altered at any time even after downloading and anyone can be a publisher and upload books as evidenced by this book.
Confused who was speaking. Bored. Victorian language a problem. Wondered if the ebook was properly done wonder if ebooks of old, public domain are being 'wokafied' by all the blue haired Karen's out there. Amazing that they didn't make one of the ghosts a member of their club. I am going back to real books and only read ebooks if it is something unimportant. Be wary of ebooks they can be altered at any time even after downloading and anyone can be a publisher and upload books as evidenced by this book.
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