Ghostly Tales and Sinister Stories of Old Edinburgh

ISBN-13: 9781851584567 / Angielski / Miękka / 1991 / 192 str.

Frank McGrail

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Over a hundred gripping tales of murder and mystery, ghosts and ghouls, body-snatching and witch-burning reveal the darker side of genteel Edinburgh's history. "Ghostly Tales & Sinister Stories of Old Edinburgh"is a highly readable collection, fully illustrated throughout and compiled by the three historians who operate Mercat Tours. Since 1984 over 25,000 visitors have enjoyed their nightly rounds of the closes and wynds of Edinburgh's Old Town. Now you can read of the macabre exploits of Edinburgh's infamous villainsDeacon Brodie, Burke & Hare, Major Weir, Agnes Fynnie and a host of otherswhich bring this ancient city intriguingly to life."