Brown Lady

Cooley Peterson Megan

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A ghostly woman in a brown dress has been repeatedly sighted in an old mansion in Norfolk, England. Many believe the Brown Lady of Raynham Hall is the spirit of Lady Dorothy Walpole, wife of Charles Townsend. According to legend, Charles became upset with Dorothy and locked her inside Raynham Hall until she died. To this day, her ghost still allegedly wanders the home. Find out more in this fascinating account of ... the Ghost of Raynham Hall.

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• Publié par: Capstone Global Library
• Date de parution: 01 avril 2021
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781398220058
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 2 Mo

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THE BROWN LADY
The GHOST OFRaynham Hall
Megan Cooley Peterson
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION A Haunted Mansion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
CHAPTER ONE Locked Away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
CHAPTER TWO The Lady of the House Returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
CHAPTER THREE Catching the Brown Lady on Film . . . . . . . . . . . 16
CHAPTER FOUR Other Famous Ghost Photos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
CHAPTER FIVE Is the Brown Lady a Real Ghost? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Find out more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32