Haunted London


Lu par LibriVox Volunteers

(4.3 stars; 7 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)

Chapitres

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

Critiques

excluding


(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.

My Grandfather knew this


(5 stars)

My grandfather was born in London, and heard most of these stories.