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Twenty Years' Experience as a Ghost Hunter

by Elliott O'Donnell, H. C Bevan-Petman (Illustrator) & Phyllis Vere Campbell (Illustrator)

  • First published:
  • 20th century
  • Language: English

"Twenty Years’ Experience as a Ghost Hunter" by Elliott O'Donnell is a memoir written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles the author's personal encounters and investigations into the supernatural, particularly his experiences as a ghost hunter across various locations, including Ireland and the United States. O'Donnell's narrative is likely to attract readers intrigued by ghost stories, paranormal events, and unique personal experiences of the unknown. At the start of the memoir, the author introduces himself and shares snippets about his background, emphasizing his Celtic heritage and a lifelong fascination with the supernatural sparked by a terrifying experience of being attacked by a ghost in his lodgings in Dublin. He recounts how this encounter prompted him to embrace ghost hunting as a profession, marking the beginning of his exploration into haunted locations. The early chapters set the stage for a blend of personal anecdotes and investigations, outlining his conviction that spirits might be lingering among the living and the mysteries they present. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Ghosts, hauntings, and poltergeists.

  • Controlled discovery queries from online-books-page and project-gutenberg matched “ghost” and “Ghosts”. Retained metadata contains “ghost” in the title, “ghost” in the description, “haunted” in the description, and 2 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Ghosts”· via The Online Books Page
    • “ghost”· via Project Gutenberg
    • “ghost”· in title
    • “ghost”· in description
    • “haunted”· in description
    • “Ghosts”· in subject

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Editions

3 editions cataloged here.

The Online Books Page curated catalog record

London: Heath, Cranton, Ltd., ca. 1916

1916———Source listed online copy

The Online Books Page curated catalog record

second edition; London: Heath, Cranton, Ltd., 1917

1917———Source listed online copy

Project Gutenberg electronic edition

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2015-12-27Project GutenbergEnglish—Public domain (USA)

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Cataloging notes

  • Illustrators: Bevan-Petman, H. C; Campbell, Phyllis Vere
  • Original print publication date and source edition are absent from Project Gutenberg metadata.
  • Source-listed Library of Congress call number(s): BF1461 .O45 1916
  • Source-listed Library of Congress call number(s): BF1461 .O45 1917
  • The Online Books Page bibliographic note: London: Heath, Cranton, Ltd., ca. 1916
  • The Online Books Page bibliographic note: second edition; London: Heath, Cranton, Ltd., 1917
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project-gutenberg:50775
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