A ghost in scorched rags. Mysterious whispers. Appliances switching on by themselves. Strange sightings at the Sparkford Inn are the stuff of local legend—can ghost hunters prove the place is haunted?

It is the first in-depth study of the production, circulation and consumption of English ghost stories during the Age of Reason. This period saw the establishment of the ghost story as a literary ...

It is the ghost of Jacob Marley. Listen to the episode and identify key moments where characters are introduced. Map a timeline of how they appear and discuss how important they are to ...