Modern Mysteries of Britain

Modern Mysteries of Britain surveys a century of reported strange events, covering cases recorded in Britain from around 1885 to 1985. Janet Bord and Colin Bord organise the book into 25 individual mysteries, allowing each account to be considered on its own terms.

The subjects range across UFOs, poltergeists, aliens, ghosts and spontaneous human combustion. Specific cases include a statue reported to weep, fish said to have fallen from the sky, and sightings associated with the Exmoor Beast and Nottingham Lion. The book presents these incidents as unresolved reports and examines the questions surrounding them rather than treating every claim as established fact.