Haunted London


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(4.3 étoiles; 10 critiques)

London: one of the oldest and most populous cities in the world. Surely it holds a few secrets within its ancient walls and the stories of ghostly presences abound. (17 hr 9 min)

Chapitres

Preface 9:27 Lu par Lynne T
Introduction 7:22 Lu par ashleighjane
Temple Bar 48:01 Lu par ashleighjane
The Strand (South Side) Part 1 35:17 Lu par Dru Conway
The Strand (South Side) Part 2 30:42 Lu par Julie Barkley
Somerset House Part 1 27:18 Lu par Lynne T
Somerset House Part 2 32:08 Lu par Lynne T
The Strand (South Side, Continued) 54:37 Lu par Linda Johnson
The Savoy 44:06 Lu par Linda Johnson
From the Savoy to Charing Cross 43:53 Lu par Linda Johnson
The North Side of the Strand from Temple Bar to Charing Cross with Digressions to the South Part 1 34:50 Lu par Linda Johnson
The North Side of the Strand from Temple Bar to Charing Cross with Digressions to the South Part 2 31:44 Lu par Linda Johnson
The North Side of the Strand from Temple Bar to Charing Cross with Digressions to the South Part 3 36:22 Lu par Linda Johnson
Charing Cross Part 1 40:15 Lu par Linda Johnson
Charing Cross Part 2 40:41 Lu par Linda Johnson
Charing Cross Part 3 37:26 Lu par Linda Johnson
St. Martin's Lane 44:12 Lu par Gillian Hendrie
Long Acre and its Tributaries Part 1 28:12 Lu par Ian Stewart
Long Acre and its Tributaries Part 2 31:39 Lu par Linda Olsen Fitak
Drury Lane Part 1 46:55 Lu par Esmeralda Fisher
Drury Lane Part 2 51:03 Lu par Esmeralda Fisher
Drury Lane Part 3 49:54 Lu par susanjhudson
St. Giles's Part 1 29:28 Lu par Ian Stewart
St. Giles's Part 2 48:04 Lu par Ian Stewart
Lincoln's Inn Fields Part 1 46:54 Lu par Linda Johnson
Lincoln's Inn Fields Part 2 52:11 Lu par Linda Johnson
Lincoln's Inn Fields Part 3 46:26 Lu par jenno

Critiques

No ghost stories here!


(3 étoiles)

The title apparently refers to London being “haunted” by its past. To be honest, I only listened to the preface through the first part of the second chapter. The preface does admit that the book has “less to do with” spirits than history, but I missed that on my first listen, so I was fairly disappointed. So far it has been about uprisings and upsets in London history with special and detailed emphasis on beheadings. (The author assumes the reader to have a certain familiarity with English political and religious history, which I personally lack.) Would you like to know how long it takes for a head on a spike to- um- let’s say “decay” enough to fall off? Now I know, and I wish I didn’t. The author is bloodthirsty. I am less so. Not my cup of tea.

My Grandfather knew this


(5 étoiles)

My grandfather was born in London, and heard most of these stories.