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. There was a fire in the large grate, an armchair had been drawn up beside it, and all my books and writing things had been put in, with a readinglamp in the central position, and the heavy tapestry curtains were drawn, converting this part of gallery into a room to itself. The account in the ghost book is dated april 2nd, 1919, and signed by its author, who declares that the above narrative is correctly and truly stated. In this historic camera interview, lord halifax with the words of the premier, states the fundamental truth which binds the country.
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A collection of stories of haunted houses, apparitions and supernatural occurences by halifax, charles lindley wood. It would seem that at their meeting on monday, march 17th, 1919, lord halifax persuaded the oratorian to give him a record of his strange experience. 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. This book is meant to be a collection of real ghost stories.
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