A Glimpse of Ghosts: Haunted Houses of Early Australia
Australian History Local History Young Adult Non-Fiction Colonial History Adult Non-Fiction Paranormal Non-Fiction Ghost Stories Supernatural
A Glimpse of Ghosts: Haunted Houses of Early Australia is the hard-to-find illustrated hardcover that ghost-story collectors keep on their “forever” shelf. Co-authors Valerie and Timothy McKenzie spent years in colonial archives and on-site at 19th-century homesteads, gaols and inns to document exactly where Australia’s oldest hauntings began. The result is a lushly produced local-history book that doubles as a spine-tingling read: every chapter pairs rare archival photos, floor-plans and sketches with eyewitness accounts that have never appeared outside regional newspapers or family diaries. If you love a book that lets you look over the shoulder of the first terrified settlers, this is the volume that delivers the chill in authentic, documentable detail.
What makes this copy especially appealing is its collectibility in very good, tightly-bound condition. The dust-jacket is intact and the illustrated boards are protected beneath it, while the pages remain crisp and unmarked save for a single previous-owner name on the front end-paper—no dog-eared corners, no foxing, no underlining. A light spine bump is noted for honesty, yet the book stands square and feels reassuringly solid in hand, the sort of quality 1980s Australian presswork that modern POD titles simply cannot match.
For readers outside Australia, A Glimpse of Ghosts is also the easiest primer on how convict history, gold-rush fever and isolated homestead life fused into a unique national ghostlore. Teachers use it for young-adult local-studies units, while adult enthusiasts pair it with night-time heritage walks through the very properties described inside. Whether you collect Australiana, paranormal non-fiction or beautifully jacketed hardbacks, this scarce title satisfies on every shelf.
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