Carnacki, the Ghost Finder
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- Language: English
"Carnacki, the Ghost Finder" by William Hope Hodgson is a collection of short stories published between 1910 and 1913. The work features Thomas Carnacki, an occult detective who investigates unusual hauntings using scientific methods, photography, and his fictional invention, the Electric Pentacle. Inspired by Sherlock Holmes, each story follows Carnacki as he recounts his latest case to close friends. The twist: some hauntings prove genuinely supernatural, while others are merely human fakery—keeping readers guessing throughout. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Ghosts, hauntings, and poltergeists and Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends.
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Editions
2 editions cataloged here.
| Edition | Date | Publisher | Language | ISBN | Access | Links |
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The Online Books Page curated catalog record 6-story collection | — | — | — | — | Source listed online copy | |
Project Gutenberg electronic edition Project Gutenberg metadata does not identify the source print edition. | 2004-01-01 | Project Gutenberg | English | — | Public domain (USA) |
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