Project Gutenberg 2010-02-21 Public domain in the USA. 82 Taylor, Joseph 1761 1844 Taylor, J. (Joseph) 11006893 Apparitions; Or, The Mystery of Ghosts, Hobgoblins, and Haunted Houses Developed Produced by Bryan Ness, S.D., and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Apparitions; Or, The Mystery of Ghosts, Hobgoblins, and Haunted Houses, Developed" by Joseph Taylor is a collection of entertaining stories written in the early 19th century. The book seeks to explore and debunk superstitions surrounding ghosts and apparitions, arguing that many such fears stem from ignorance and a lack of investigation. The author shares personal experiences and anecdotes, alongside tales from history, aiming to entertain while enlightening readers on the nature of credulity. The opening of the collection presents a reflective introduction in which the author recounts a personal incident of mistaking a flannel dressing gown for a ghostly figure. This humorous event sparked his desire to investigate supernatural claims and encourage others to do the same. He discusses prevalent superstitions, like the belief in a "death-watch" beetle as an omen of death, emphasizing the need for rational inquiry over blind belief. The preface sets the tone for the subsequent stories, which promise to blend amusement with a critique of irrational fears associated with the supernatural. Overall, the book serves as an antidote to gullibility, combining storytelling with moral lessons against superstition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Ghosts Apparitions BF Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 367578 367587 2024-09-13T09:24:38.384628 2023-09-14T03:57:06.180026 text/html text/html 367892 2010-02-21T10:26:12 text/html; charset=utf-8 237861 2010-02-21T10:26:12 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 308876 2024-09-13T09:24:47.598599 application/epub+zip 309459 2024-09-13T09:24:41.018619 application/epub+zip 210482 2024-09-13T09:24:39.549614 application/epub+zip 614483 2024-09-13T09:24:52.039529 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 608943 2024-09-13T09:24:46.114562 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 509921 2022-09-14T11:24:29.402904 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 310441 310232 2024-09-13T09:24:37.402606 2023-09-14T03:57:05.216034 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 310240 2010-02-21T10:26:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 118555 2010-02-21T10:26:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 310234 2010-02-21T10:26:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 118499 2010-02-21T10:26:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20371 2024-09-13T09:24:52.180538 application/rdf+xml 25409 2024-09-13T09:24:39.936598 image/jpeg 4654 2024-09-13T09:24:39.735597 image/jpeg 308529 2024-09-13T09:24:38.419651 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog