Author : Mary Labatt
Publisher : Kids Can Press Ltd
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 32,98 MB
Release : 1999-09
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781550746365
Sam: Dog Detective is back in a ghostly adventure that occurs during summer vacation at a spooky old mansion built by a pirate.
Author : Mary Labatt
Publisher : Turtleback
Page : pages
File Size : 32,12 MB
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Dogs
ISBN : 9780613215893
While on their summer vacation, Jennie and Beth discover that the house Jennie's parents have rented is haunted by a pirate and trouble ensues when Sam, the dog detective, convinces them to search for the buried treasure.
Author : Valerie Martin
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 29,46 MB
Release : 2014-01-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0385533519
Based on actual events about an American merchant vessel discovered off the coast of Spain in 1872, this novel—from the prize-winning author of Property—is a spellbinding exploration of love, nature, and the fictions that pass as truth. • “A sly and masterly historical novel, written with intelligence and flair.” —The New York Times Book Review 1872: the American merchant vessel Mary Celeste is discovered adrift off the coast of Spain. Her cargo is intact and there is no sign of struggle, but her crew has disappeared, never to be found. As news of the derelict ghost ship spreads, the Mary Celeste captures imaginations around the world—from a Philadelphia spiritualist medium named Violet Petra to an unknown young writer named Arthur Conan Doyle. In a haunted, death-obsessed age, the Mary Celeste is by turns a provocative mystery, an inspiration to creativity, and the tragic story of a family doomed by the sea.
Author : Brian Hicks
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 12,18 MB
Release : 2004-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0345478355
On December 4th, 1872, a 100-foot brigantine was discovered drifting through the North Atlantic without a soul on board. Not a sign of struggle, not a shred of damage, no ransacked cargo—and not a trace of the captain, his wife and daughter, or the crew. What happened on board the ghost ship Mary Celeste has baffled and tantalized the world for 130 years. In his stunning new book, award-winning journalist Brian Hicks plumbs the depths of this fabled nautical mystery and finally uncovers the truth. The Mary Celeste was cursed as soon as she was launched on the Bay of Fundy in the spring of 1861. Her first captain died before completing the maiden voyage. In London she accidentally rammed and sank an English brig. Later she was abandoned after a storm drove her ashore at Cape Breton. But somehow the ship was recovered and refitted, and in the autumn of 1872 she fell to the reluctant command of a seasoned mariner named Benjamin Spooner Briggs. It was Briggs who was at the helm when the Mary Celeste sailed into history. In Brian Hicks’s skilled hands, the story of the Mary Celeste becomes the quintessential tale of men lost at sea. Hicks vividly recreates the events leading up to the crew’s disappearance and then unfolds the complicated and bizarre aftermath—the dark suspicions that fell on the officers of the ship that intercepted her; the farcical Admiralty Court salvage hearing in Gibraltar; the wild myths that circulated after Sir Arthur Conan Doyle published a thinly disguised short story sensationalizing the mystery. Everything from a voodoo curse to an alien abduction has been hauled out to explain the fate of the Mary Celeste. But, as Brian Hicks reveals, the truth is actually grounded in the combined tragedies of human error and bad luck. The story of the Mary Celeste acquired yet another twist in 2001, when a team of divers funded by novelist Clive Cussler located the wreck in a coral reef off Haiti. Written with the suspense of a thriller and the vivid accuracy of the best popular history, Ghost Ship tells the unforgettable true story of the most famous and most fascinating maritime mystery of all time.
Author : Jack Smith
Publisher : THE PUBLISHER
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 46,4 MB
Release : 2024-02-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
The Mary Celeste, a famous ghost ship, presents a perplexing mystery that has captivated the world for over a century. This book delves into the unsolved disappearance of the ship and its crew, exploring the eerie scene that was discovered when the ship was found abandoned. Through a combination of historical context, expert analysis, and modern-day investigations, the book examines various theories and speculations surrounding the disappearance, including piracy, supernatural explanations, and conspiracy theories. Readers will also learn about the attempts to locate the crew, the impact on maritime law, and the connection to the Bermuda Triangle. The book discusses the legacy of the Mary Celeste, its cultural and literary impact, and its portrayal in popular culture. Lastly, it delves into other mysteries of the sea and their connection to unexplained historical events. With new discoveries and insights, this book leaves readers intrigued and fascinated by the secrets of the Mary Celeste and other maritime enigmas.
Author : Robert J Dornan
Publisher : Robert J Dornan
Page : 453 pages
File Size : 45,29 MB
Release : 2024-07-28
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN :
In the silent whispers of night, when shadows cloak the world and an unsettling stillness hangs in the air, a lost realm awaits where past and present intertwine. This is a realm where echoes of bygone eras linger, the unfulfilled and forgotten roam freely, and the unseen make their presence known in the most chilling ways. "100 True and Terrifying Ghost Stories" offers a haunting invitation into this spectral world. This book is a compendium of the uncanny and unexplained, presenting a diverse collection of spectral encounters from across the globe— from China to America, Peru to London. These are true events that defy logical explanation and challenge our understanding of reality. Within these pages, you will meet spirits that wander ancient castles and bloody battlefields, phantoms haunting suburban homes and bustling city streets, and apparitions manifesting in unexpected places. Encounters range from mildly unsettling to downright terrifying, featuring playful poltergeists and vengeful wraiths. Each narrative offers a glimpse into a world where the ordinary and extraordinary collide, and the living and the dead share a tenuous coexistence. So, turn the page, and let the journey begin. But be warned: once you enter the world of the supernatural, you may find it hard to leave. The spirits within these pages are waiting to tell their stories, and they have been waiting for someone like you to listen.
Author : Judith Westlund Rosbe
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 26,24 MB
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 9780738523668
Marion's relationship with the ocean has been the defining element in the small town's development since its settlement as Sippican in America's colonial era. Since 1678, generation after generation of Marion families have relied upon the opportunities a port and sea provide in both life and industry. The waters of Buzzards Bay run deep in this coastal community, and its influence leaves an indelible mark not only upon every cove, beach, and inlet, but upon the very spirit of each resident and visitor. For many, the sea is a temperamental and dangerous mistress, and Marion's affair with her is no different, for this town has experienced both great gain in wealth and horrific loss of life and property by her hands over the centuries. In Maritime Marion, Massachusetts, readers take a remarkable journey across four centuries of struggle and prosperity as a simple coastal hamlet evolves into a celebrated nautical center for shipbuilding, fishing, and racing. This unique volume, containing over 100 black-and-white illustrations, chronicles the many aspects of maritime life, from trade to recreation, including the once-prominent whaling industry, the various local saltworks, the traditions of Tabor Academy, the influence of the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company, and the prestige of the Beverly Yacht Club. However, one of the greatest pleasures and customs of any seacoast community is its storytelling, and Maritime Marion recounts several of the town's most interesting and puzzling tales, such as the mystery of the Mary Celeste's lost crew, the tragedies of numerous hurricanes, the fate of the British warship HMS Nimrod, and the experiences of the first lighthouse keepers on Bird Island.
Author : Robert C. Belyk
Publisher : TouchWood Editions
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 16,16 MB
Release : 2011-07-06
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1926971183
The famous Victoria ghost who appeared to a tour group listening to her story, the little boy playing with a red ball in Nanaimo, the phantom “helper” in a restaurant kitchen – these are among the true stories in Robert Belyk’s new Ghosts. Encounters with entities from a different reality do occur in the rational, modern world; the experiences collected here range from the colonial days to the year 2000. Many ghosts haunt private houses, but some are associated with public places and buildings, such as Beacon Hill Park in Victoria, the Vancouver General Hospital and the Qualicum Heritage Inn on Vancouver Island. Ghosts: True Tales of Eerie Encounters is an expanded and updated collection of stories , some of which first appeared in Ghosts: True Stories from British Columbia.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 668 pages
File Size : 46,77 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Books
ISBN :
Author : Neville Teller
Publisher : Troubador Publishing Ltd
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 31,83 MB
Release : 2019-02-12
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1789017874
Audio Drama is unique. There’s no other book like it. First it’s aimed at the vast audience for audio drama, whether in the form of traditional radio plays or as podcasts. For them, Audio Drama provides the opportunity to see how ten literary classics were dramatised for radio, and to recreate the performances for themselves as they read. Secondly, it’s for all those podcast producers who are keen to exercise their imagination and technical skills by producing audio drama for their followers. These ten scripts provide the raw material from which podcasters can craft their own drama productions. The works on which they are based are literary classics and are in the public domain. The audio dramatisations – all of which have been, or are about to be, produced and broadcast either by the BBC or across the USA – are offered to the global community of podcasters with no strings attached. An experienced dramatist and abridger, with more than 50 BBC radio dramatisations under his belt, Neville Teller not only presents 10 of his scripts, but also explains something of how a radio drama script is crafted. Audio Drama fills a niche that will appeal on both sides of the pond, and more widely in the whole English-speaking world.
