A Grim Almanac of Old Berkshire is a day-by-day catalogue of ghastly tales dating from the twelfth to the twentieth centuries. Full of torment and torture, heinous homicides and cataclysms of nature, these pages contain multiple murders, horrendous hauntings and audacious thefts. Have you heard the story of the pub landlord who attempted to end it all by leaping down his own well? All he achieved was a broken ankle. Also featured here are the Watchfield farmer who tried to turn his wife into cooking fat, the family who charged people to view their relative’s decapitated body, and the violent poltergeist activity that took place at the old forge at Finchampstead and made national news headlines in 1926.
This compilation of grim deeds contains a veritable plethora of poisonings, assaults, drownings, kidnappings, suicides and disasters. If you have ever wondered about what nasty goings-on occurred in the Berkshire of yesteryear, then look no further – it’s all here. But do you have the stomach for it?
Roger Long
A Grim Almanac of Old Berkshire [EPUB ebook]
A Grim Almanac of Old Berkshire [EPUB ebook]
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Limba Engleză ● Format EPUB ● Pagini 160 ● ISBN 9780750954174 ● Mărime fișier 12.6 MB ● Editura The History Press ● Oraș London ● Țară GB ● Publicat 2010 ● Descărcabil 24 luni ● Valută EUR ● ID 2853974 ● Protecție împotriva copiilor DRM social