Ghosts, hauntings, and poltergeists

The secrets of the invisible world disclos'd: or, an universal history of apparitions. Sacred and profane under all denominations, whether angelical, diabolical, or human souls departed. With a great variety of surprising and diverting examples, never publish'd before. Also shewing how we may distinguish between the apparitions of good and evil spirits, and how we ought to behave to them

by Daniel Defoe

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18th century
Language: English

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Edition	Date	Publisher	Language	ISBN	Access	Links
Wellcome Collection bibliographic record 395 pages : frontispiece, plates ; (8vo)	1735	Printed for J. Watts and sold by T. Worral	English	—	Public digitized item	Wellcome Collection (opens in a new tab) Wellcome Collection (opens in a new tab)