Animal Ghosts

Description

The spirits of the deceased have been a common topic in both fictional and non-fiction literature in the late 1800s and the beginning of the 20th century, and very few other authors have had the level of experience with the genre and with the occult itself than the author of Animal Ghosts. Elliott O’Donnell (1872 – 1965) was a renowned author of ghost stories and various books about specters who claimed to have seen a ghost himself when he was only 5 years of age.The strange happening encouraged young O’Donnell to explore the topic further. Before having become a famed ghost hunter and author over the years, he had a variety of jobs, including as a policeman and schoolmaster. After 1904 and his publication of the successful novel, For Satan’s Sake, O’Donnell no longer wrote only as a hobby in his spare time, but dedicated himself entirely to his work as a writer.Animal Ghosts is one of the few books in existence that discusses the topic of life after death for animals as thoroughly as only Elliott O’Donnell could do it. The book contains musings, real life accounts, stories, legends and unusual tales – that could well be based on true accounts – gathered throughout the years with the help of O’Donnell’s extensive research about the subject matter.Readers can enjoy venturing into the unknown and learning about what happens to cats, dogs and horses after they die, as well as reading some chilling tales about strange specters frightening both people and other animals in the night.We are also provided with curious details on the ghostly forms of specific animals – such as horses, who, according to O’Donnell, become completely white after they die and grow considerably large in size. So whether you’re even just remotely interested in the topic of ghosts and in stories which (at least some of them) may be genuine, you will no doubt enjoy the chilling tales in Animal Ghosts written in Elliott O’Donnell’s distinctive style.