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Apparitions, or, The mystery of ghosts, hobgoblins, and haunted houses developed, being a collection of entertaining stories founded on fact, and selected for the purpose of eradicating those ridiculous fears, which the ignorant, the weak, and the superstitious are but too apt to encourage, for want of properly examining into the causes of such absurd impositions

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Apparitions, or, The mystery of ghosts, hobgoblins, and haunted houses developed

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being a collection of entertaining stories founded on fact, and selected for the purpose of eradicating those ridiculous fears, which the ignorant, the weak, and the superstitious are but too apt to encourage, for want of properly examining into the causes of such absurd impositions

"Apparitions; or, The Mystery of Ghosts, Hobgoblins, and Haunted Houses" is a collection of amusing real-life stories relating to supposed ghost encounters and supernatural experiences. It was written with the aim of dispelling fears and superstition surrounding the subject, which the author attempts to do by examining real accounts and showing them to be "trifles light as air." Contents include: "An Essay on Ghosts and Apparitions," "The Dominican Friar," "The Superstitious Couple," "The Haunted Bed-room," "The Westminster Scholars," "The Ideot's Funeral," "The Ventriloquist," "The Female Fanatic, and Heavenly Visitor," "The Dead Man and Anatomical Professor," "The Drunken Bucks and Chimney-Sweep," etc

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ApparitionsMystery of ghosts, hobgoblins, and haunted houses developed