Author: Edited by John Canning
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Review by: MApgar
An anthology that is more so irritating than great. Although I sadly
don't have the space to recount the five or so decent ones here - some
works of literary art, others drawn upon from accounts of hauntings - a
few
were quite good. Out of the unique ones I liked Hardwick's 'The
Whiskered Sailor of Portsmouth,' about a soldier whose hostel room is
haunted by the ghost of a man whose murder was covered up, the best. The
problem is is that many are based on 'true' stories
and they often get basic facts wrong. I do not know if that is poor
choice on Mr. Canning's part, but when one has a ghost anthology and a
leading story can't get basic things on Anne Boleyn right then I wonder
why it was chosen and question the talent and
integrity of those involved.
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