Lord halifaxs complete ghost book lord charles lindley. You may do whatever you like with this book, but mostly we hope you will read it. The ghost stories of lord halifax by ross horsley, local and family history, leeds central library last monday, i accepted an invitation from bob and jacki lawrence of the east leeds history and archaeology society to speak at their monthly meeting, and decided to take along one of my favourite items from our local history collection as my. The haunted closet the wizened man who supposedly saved a lords life in the 1880s, a british ambassador in paris called lord dufferin, was on holiday, staying in his friends country home in ireland.
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With a foreword by the earl of halifax, ambassador from great britain to the united states. I had just come back to england, after having been some years in india, and was looking forward to meet my friends, among whom there was none i was more anxious to see than sir francis lynton. The ghost stories of lord halifax the secret library leeds. Listen to lord halifaxs ghost book by lord halifax at. Furtber stories from lord halifaxs gbost book 1937 by j g lockhart. Charles lindley wood viscount halifax, colin wilson isbn. In 1936, the then earl of halifax decided to publish all the little stories into one publication to be enjoyed by a wider audience, you and i. Read my lord ghost by meredith bond available from rakuten kobo. Born in london in 1839, he had a long career in the english church union and held yorkshire estates at hickleton and garrowby. Edward frederick lindley wood, 1st earl of halifax, kg, om, gcsi, gcmg, gcie, td, pc 16 april 1881 23 december 1959, styled the 1st baron irwin from 1925 until 1934 and the 3rd viscount halifax from 1934 until 1944, was a senior british conservative politician of the 1930s. Jan 09, 2017 the man stopped and lifted his head from beneath his burden, and the moment their eyes met, lord dufferin saw a shriveled, gnarly, ugly face that utterly repelled him.
He was also the principal architect of neville chamberlains appeasement policy toward hitler, and it may have been halifax that rudolf hess was trying to contact. I just watched the movie, darkest hour, and it seems that lord halifax was a regular traitor. As neville chamberlains foreign secretary, he was identified with the policy of appeasement toward adolf hitler. Lord halifaxs ghost book, a collection of stories of haunted houses, apparitions, and supernatural occurrences. Dec 12, 2019 lord halifaxs ghost book was compiled by charles lindley wood, the 2nd viscount halifax and an avid collector of true ghost stories. Dustjacket worn with a few short tears, a little chipping to the corners, spine toned, boards toned and a little soiled, endpapers with offsetting, edges spotted.
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During the late 19th century, visitors to lord halifaxs house in hickleton were invited to share their favorite true ghost stories. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. This book is in the public domain in canada, and is made available to you drmfree. Lord halifaxs ghost book a collection of true ghost stories collected by lord halifax, a victorian english viscount with an interest in the supernatural. Edward frederick lindley wood, 1st earl of halifax.
This is a collection of letters written to author lord halifax about ghostly experiences which he published in 1930s. See all 5 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The first earl of halifax, edward frederick lindley wood, 18811959, the lord irwin, 19251934, besides being a famous british statesman also wrote ghost stories, believe it or not. Lord halifaxs ghost book audio book by lord halifax.
In may, 1940, he tried to bring down the churchill government so that britain could negotiate peace with germany, with italy as mediator. Late one night, he suddenly awoke, unaccountably startled from a deep sleep. Charles lindley viscount halifax lord halifaxs ghost. Most document hauntings in the great houses of britain, but there are interesting and eerie detours into prophetic dreams and ghostly warnings from beyond, and even an account of a vampiric. Jan 06, 2014 one of the hobbies of charles lindley wood, 2nd viscount halifax, was the collection of gruesome tales of the supernatural. However, the passenger with the bag he does not give a source for this account is almost identical to the story the fourfifteen express 1867 by amelia b. Contents the harper of inverary the man in the iron cage the secret of glamis the grey man of wrotham the haunting of hinton ampner the death of lord tyrone. Acceptable lord halifaxs ghost book lord halifax 196801. Lord halifaxs ghost book paperback january 1, 1968 by lord halifax author 3. He kept it always with great care himself, from time to time making additions to it in his own handwriting, and bringing it out on special occasions such as christmas to read some of the particular favourites aloud before we all went to bed.
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