Haunted England: A Survey of English Ghost-Lore

Haunted England: A Survey of English Ghost-Lore surveys reported apparitions, haunted places and traditional beliefs associated with England. Christina Hole treats English ghost-lore as a subject shaped by local custom, inherited story and the cultural memory attached to particular places.

The book belongs to the folklore tradition rather than fictional ghost-story anthologies, gathering material into a broad account of England’s supernatural traditions. Its supporting illustrations, bibliography and index underline its use as a reference work, while Hole’s folklorist’s approach places ghost reports alongside the customs and beliefs from which they developed. First published in 1940, it remains a period study of how hauntings and spectral traditions were recorded and organised.