Historic Ghosts and Ghost Hunters: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Historic Ghosts and Ghost Hunters, credited to Henry Addington Bruce, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Historic Ghosts and Ghost Hunters by Henry Addington Bruce. Read in English by Librivox Volunteers The author describes popular ghost occurrences from a skeptical point of view, providing explanations based on recent scientific research (early 20th century), primarily in the field of psychology, like suggestion and hallucinations, using also his beliefs on mesmerism and telepathy. He finishes his book with a brief mention of ghost hunters and researchers into psychic phenomena. - Summary by Rapunzelina

Recording facts

• Recording title: Historic Ghosts and Ghost Hunters
• Author credits: Henry Addington Bruce
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 12
• Listed recording duration: 5:14:15

Catalogue topics

• psychology
• ghost
• fraud
• Skeptic
• suggestion
• hallucinations

Track guide

1. 00 - Preface — 2:46
2. 01 - The Devils of Loudun — 32:14
3. 02 - The Drummer of Tedworth — 32:15
4. 03 - The Haunting of the Wesleys — 25:20
5. 04 - The Visions of Emanuel Swedenborg — 41:39
6. 05 - The Cock Lane Ghost — 25:27
7. 06 - The Ghost Seen by Lord Brougham — 18:35
8. 07 - The Seeress of Prevorst — 28:50
9. 08 - The Mysterious Mr. Home — 31:38
10. 09 - The Watseka Wonder — 29:54
11. 10 - A Medieval Ghost Hunter — 21:27
12. 11 - Ghost Hunters of Yesterday and To-Day — 24:10

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