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For longer than recorded history there have been stories of spirits and of places where our hackles rise and our skin turns cold. Neil Oliver travels the British Isles to unpick these stories, exploring thirty or more places that are haunted or haunting. At each place he visits, he uncovers its history, giving context to the event for which each is famous or infamous. Then there will be the haunting... From Inverness to Devon, Co Dublin to Norfolk, Oliver highlights the ghoulish stories told generation after generation - and considers why they matter.

Produktbeschreibung
For longer than recorded history there have been stories of spirits and of places where our hackles rise and our skin turns cold. Neil Oliver travels the British Isles to unpick these stories, exploring thirty or more places that are haunted or haunting. At each place he visits, he uncovers its history, giving context to the event for which each is famous or infamous. Then there will be the haunting... From Inverness to Devon, Co Dublin to Norfolk, Oliver highlights the ghoulish stories told generation after generation - and considers why they matter.
Autorenporträt
Neil Oliver was born in Renfrew in Scotland. He studied archaeology at the University of Glasgow and worked as an archaeologist before training as a journalist. Since 2002 he has presented various TV series including Coast (in the UK and in the antipodes) A History of Ancient Britain, Vikings and Sacred Wonders of Britain. He is the author of several non-fiction books including the bestsellers The Story of Britain in 100 Places, The Story of the World in 100 Moments and Wisdom of the Ancients, and one novel. He lives in Stirling with his wife, three children and two Irish wolfhounds.