The Housewife, The Ghost Hunter and The Poltergeist - The Guardian

In this extract from The Haunting of Alma Fielding, by Kate Summerscale, we learn of a poltergeist case from England in 1938. The author tells not only of the spooky activities experienced by the titular housewife, but also puts an interesting cultural slant on the subject. In what was then a very class-conscious nation, working-class Alma's ethereal intruders were regarded as latter-day trailer-trash and inferior to the more dignified spooks which plagued grander folks. Which brings us nicely Harry Gould's round-up of Ghosts That Haunt 7 Cambridge Colleges and the Stories Behind Them. No lack of highfalutin types here, nor a shortage of spooky stories. And finally, Ashley Knibb gives a favorable review of Leaps of Faith: Ghost Hunting and Objectivityby John M Black, which is "aimed at those who wish to actively seek out proof of hauntings." (LP)

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