... 87–8, 92, 149–50, 170, 208, 222 and infant deaths 301, 303 later life 289–90, 297, 299–300 and Thornton Heath poltergeist 5–7, 11–12, 15–16, 18–19, 22–3, 67, 69, 110–11, 127, 129 Fielding, Laurie 300–4 Fielding, Leslie (husband) and ...
London, 1938.
The extraordinary story of a 1930s ghost hunt, and the woman who confounded the world, from the bestselling, award-winning author of The Suspicions of Mr Whicher.
After the sensational story headlines the news, Nandor Fodor, a Hungarian ghost hunter for the International Institute for Psychical Research, arrives to investigate the poltergeist.
With rigour, daring and insight, the award-winning pioneer of historical narrative non-fiction Kate Summerscale shadows Fodor's enquiry, delving into long-hidden archives to find the human story behind a very modern haunting.
After the sensational story headlines the news, Nandor Fodor, a Hungarian ghost hunter for the International Institute for Psychical Research, arrives to investigate the poltergeist.