Haunted London


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(4.2 stars; 6 reviews)

London: one of the oldest and most populous cities in the world. Surely it holds a few secrets within its ancient walls and the stories of ghostly presences abound. (17 hr 9 min)

Chapters

Preface 9:27 Read by Lynne T
Introduction 7:22 Read by ashleighjane
Temple Bar 48:01 Read by ashleighjane
The Strand (South Side) Part 1 35:17 Read by Dru Conway
The Strand (South Side) Part 2 30:42 Read by Julie Barkley
Somerset House Part 1 27:18 Read by Lynne T
Somerset House Part 2 32:08 Read by Lynne T
The Strand (South Side, Continued) 54:37 Read by Linda Johnson
The Savoy 44:06 Read by Linda Johnson
From the Savoy to Charing Cross 43:53 Read by Linda Johnson
The North Side of the Strand from Temple Bar to Charing Cross with Digressions … 34:50 Read by Linda Johnson
The North Side of the Strand from Temple Bar to Charing Cross with Digressions … 31:44 Read by Linda Johnson
The North Side of the Strand from Temple Bar to Charing Cross with Digressions … 36:22 Read by Linda Johnson
Charing Cross Part 1 40:15 Read by Linda Johnson
Charing Cross Part 2 40:41 Read by Linda Johnson
Charing Cross Part 3 37:26 Read by Linda Johnson
St. Martin's Lane 44:12 Read by Gillian Hendrie
Long Acre and its Tributaries Part 1 28:12 Read by Ian Stewart
Long Acre and its Tributaries Part 2 31:39 Read by Linda Olsen Fitak
Drury Lane Part 1 46:55 Read by Esmeralda Fisher
Drury Lane Part 2 51:03 Read by Esmeralda Fisher
Drury Lane Part 3 49:54 Read by susanjhudson
St. Giles's Part 1 29:28 Read by Ian Stewart
St. Giles's Part 2 48:04 Read by Ian Stewart
Lincoln's Inn Fields Part 1 46:54 Read by Linda Johnson
Lincoln's Inn Fields Part 2 52:11 Read by Linda Johnson
Lincoln's Inn Fields Part 3 46:26 Read by jenno

Reviews

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(5 stars)

my grandfather came from London.

No ghost stories here!


(3 stars)

The title apparently refers to London being “haunted” by its past. To be honest, I only listened to the preface through the first part of the second chapter. The preface does admit that the book has “less to do with” spirits than history, but I missed that on my first listen, so I was fairly disappointed. So far it has been about uprisings and upsets in London history with special and detailed emphasis on beheadings. (The author assumes the reader to have a certain familiarity with English political and religious history, which I personally lack.) Would you like to know how long it takes for a head on a spike to- um- let’s say “decay” enough to fall off? Now I know, and I wish I didn’t. The author is bloodthirsty. I am less so. Not my cup of tea.