Haunted London
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Walter Thornbury and George Walter Thornbury
(4,167 Sterne; 6 Bewertungen)
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
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
Bewertungen
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Mark Gordon
(5 Sterne)
my grandfather came from London.
No ghost stories here!
Kerrigan
(3 Sterne)
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.