Author:Peter Ackroyd
The English see more ghosts than any other nation. From medieval times to the present day, stories have been told about ghosts who avenge injustice, souls who long for peace and spooks who just want to have fun.
The English Ghost is a treasure trove of such sightings; comical and scary, like all the best ghost stories, these accounts, packed with eerie detail, range from the moaning child that terrified Wordworth's nephew at Cambridge to modern day hitchhikers on Blue Bell Hill.
Ackroyd's book has its fair share of terrified hauntees and, unless you're a sceptic, there are plenty of scenes that will make the hairs on the back of your neck bristle
—— Simon Griffith , Mail on SundayA rich and compelling assembly of stories for winter nights
—— New StatesmanThis is a wonderful little book. It's properly old-fashioned and unorthodox, a scrapbook of clues, tittle-tattle, hints and mortal byways
—— Roger Clarke , IndependentAckroyd's collection glides seamlessly from terror to humour to downright peculiarity: it is the ideal read as the nights darken and Halloween approaches
—— Tina Jackson , MetroA fascinating anthology of sightings of ghosts in England over the centuries
—— Andrew Lycett , Literary ReviewA winning compendium
—— Daily TelegraphHe has found some sterling stories. It's for life, not just for Hallowe'en
—— TheBookBag.co.ukEverybody loves a good ghost story and this selection of spooky sightings, both scary and comical, will certainly satisfy an appetite for eerie reading
—— Daily ExpressThe stories have a pleasing strangeness, even, or perhaps especially if one does not believe in ghosts
—— Independent on SundayThe story of the phantom hitchhiker did give me the creeps
—— Colin Waters , Herald