Project Gutenberg 2009-05-06 Public domain in the USA. 239 Bruce, H. Addington (Henry Addington) 1874 1959 Bruce, Henry Addington Bayley 08024447 Historic Ghosts and Ghost Hunters The devils of Loudun -- The drummer of Tedworth -- The haunting of the Wesleys -- The visions of Emanuel Swedenborg -- The Cock Lane ghost -- The ghost seen by Lord Brougham -- The seeress of Prevorst -- The mysterious Mr. Home -- The Watseka wonder -- A medieval ghost hunter -- Ghost hunters of yesterday and to-day. Produced by Irma Spehar, S.D., and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Historic Ghosts and Ghost Hunters" by H. Addington Bruce is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores various famous ghost stories and accounts of ghostly encounters, delving into the nature of these phenomena and the attempts made to investigate them, often through the lens of the psychological insights gained from contemporary research. The opening of the book introduces the subject matter with a synopsis of the author's earlier work, discussing the interrelation of abnormal psychology and psychical research. It sets the stage for examining notable historical incidents, beginning with the tale of the "Devils of Loudun," a story involving possession lore, exorcism, and local politics in 17th century France. Here, the narrative reveals how the tale intersects with themes of hysteria, manipulation, and societal scapegoating, laying a foundation for the exploration of ghostly mysteries entangled with human psychology and the darker aspects of history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 54.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Ghosts BF Text Category: History - Other Category: Psychiatry/Psychology Category: Religion/Spirituality 328872 2025-07-12T03:55:39.858859 text/html 329348 2009-05-06T05:03:46 text/html 213563 2025-07-12T03:55:47.724776 application/epub+zip 216006 2025-07-12T03:55:43.174786 application/epub+zip 195137 2025-07-12T03:55:41.875816 application/epub+zip 403699 2025-07-12T03:55:51.152761 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 374308 2025-07-12T03:55:46.812855 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 331074 2022-09-13T10:41:43.585184 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 295971 2025-07-12T03:55:39.355835 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 295842 2009-05-06T05:03:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 296389 2009-05-06T05:04:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21645 2025-07-12T03:55:51.288749 application/rdf+xml 16145 2025-07-12T03:55:42.378771 image/jpeg 3802 2025-07-12T03:55:42.125834 image/jpeg 114886 2009-05-06T05:05:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 122763 2009-05-06T05:05:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 115073 2009-05-06T05:05:24 application/octet-stream application/zip 200045 2025-07-12T03:55:39.888820 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia