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57: The Ghosts of Donaldgowerie House

Tales of the British Isles by Tales of Britain and Ireland.

Jan 1, 202650:56Society & Culture

A Ghost Story episode for Christmas from the pen of.... well not the master teller of ghost stories. In 1911 Elliot O'Donnell released Scottish Ghost Stories. It was reviewed in the Observer alongside MR James's new work...

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