Haunted Taverns

Haunted Taverns catalogues British pubs and inns associated with reported apparitions, local legends and stories of unexplained activity. Donald Stuart arranges the entries alphabetically, with a county index that gives the book a practical gazetteer-like structure.

The accounts range from spirits identified with Bonnie Prince Charlie, Florence Nightingale and actor Richard Burton to tales involving highwaymen, monks and nuns. Rather than concentrating on one kind of haunting, the book gathers stories attached to drinking houses across the United Kingdom, connecting their reported ghosts with the histories and traditions of particular establishments. Some photographs accompany the entries, adding visual context to this compact survey of haunted hostelries.