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Charles Lindley Wood Halifax (1839–1934)

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6 opere 131 membri 2 recensioni

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Nota di disambiguazione:

(eng) This is only one of the authors who is also a Lord Halifax.

Note that there are 3 Lord Halifaxes - the Vicounts Halifaxs - father Charles Lindley Wood (1839–1934), 2nd Vicount Halifax, (author of Lord Halifax's Ghost Book) and son Edward Frederick Lindley Wood (1881-1959), 3rd Vicount Halifax, (later 1st Earl of Halifax), (author of Fullness of Days), and an earlier Marquess of Halifax, George Savile (1633–1695), 1st Marquess Halifax. Please do not combine them.

Opere di Charles Lindley Wood Halifax

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Informazioni generali

Nome legale
Wood, Charles Lindley, 2nd Viscount Halifax
Data di nascita
1839-06-07
Data di morte
1934-01-19
Sesso
male
Nazionalità
United Kingdom
Nota di disambiguazione
This is only one of the authors who is also a Lord Halifax.

Note that there are 3 Lord Halifaxes - the Vicounts Halifaxs - father Charles Lindley Wood (1839–1934), 2nd Vicount Halifax, (author of Lord Halifax's Ghost Book) and son Edward Frederick Lindley Wood (1881-1959), 3rd Vicount Halifax, (later 1st Earl of Halifax), (author of Fullness of Days), and an earlier Marquess of Halifax, George Savile (1633–1695), 1st Marquess Halifax. Please do not combine them.

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I'm not quite finished with it, but am loving it. Lord Halifax (Charles Wood, father to Lord Edwin, the later Lord Halifax, Viceroy of India and prominent politician during WWII) collected true ghost stories in a book and would from time to time share the stories with his guests. When possible, he attempted to get multiple witness accounts to hauntings; even so, some stories seem fanciful, embellished and unlikely. Delighted to have this book in my collection, I can imagine a dinner party where Lord Halifax would entertain his guests with these stories. What strikes me as fascinating is that these are stories of the upper class, shared with the upper class naming places and specific people. Lords and Baronesses, Diocese Chancellors...… (altro)
 
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JEatHHP | 1 altra recensione | Aug 23, 2022 |
 
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Georges_T._Dodds | 1 altra recensione | Mar 30, 2013 |

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Ghosts (1)

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Opere
6
Utenti
131
Popolarità
#154,467
Voto
½ 3.6
Recensioni
2
ISBN
9
Lingue
1

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