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King Richard III, sleeping in the night before the battle of Bosworth Field, is arraigned by seven ghosts, who tell him to "Despair and die". Engraving by E. Kirkall, 1709, after F. Boitard.
François BoitardDate: 1709Reference: 11542i
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The highwayman Dick Turpin, on horseback, sees a phantom riding next to him. Lithograph by W. Clerk, ca. 1839.
Date: [1839?]Reference: 38287i
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Macbeth consults the three witches; an apparition appears of a bloody child, who calls Macbeth's name three times. Engraving by W. Byrne, 1773, after E. Edwards.
Edward EdwardsDate: 1 March 1773Reference: 40969i
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European governments in 1705-1706 represented as a chemical laboratory which is assailed by warring monarchs; representing the War of the Spanish Succession. Etching after R. de Hooghe, 1706.
Romeyn de HoogheDate: [1706]Reference: 2138557i
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Spectropia, or, Surprising spectral illusions : showing ghosts everywhere, and of any colour / by J.H. Brown ; with sixteen illustrations.
Brown, J. H.Date: 1864Reference: 646382i
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The compleat wizzard; being a collection of authentic and entertaining narratives of the real existence and appearance of ghosts, demons, and spectres: together with several wonderful instances of the effects of witchcraft, etc. To which is prefixed; an account of haunted houses.
Date: 1770
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De apparitionibus mortuorum vivis ex pacto factis. (Von der abgeredeten Erscheinung nach dem Tode) / quam sub praesidio Samuel Schelguigii ... ; disputabit publice in Acroaterio Maximo die ix. Octobr. ann. MDCCVIII. Jacobus Bukky.
Q133513885Date: 1746
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The risen Christ appears as a ghost to the apostles. Lithograph, 1835, after G. Huret, 1664.
Grégoire HuretDate: September 1835Reference: 24659i
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Great news from Middle-Row in Holbourn, or, A true relation of a dreadful ghost : which appeared in the shape of one Mrs. Adkins to several persons, but especially to a maid-servant at the Adam and Eve, all in a flame of fire on Tuesday-night last, being the 16th of this instant March, 1679.
Date: [1680?]
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Ghosts of bishops appearing to a young man; their names are given to him by a wizard. Engraving by B. Winkles after J. Salmon.
Salmon, John Francis, approximately 1814-approximately 1875Reference: 11540i
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Sketches of the philosophy of apparitions, or, an attempt to trace such illusions to their physical causes / by Samuel Hibbert.
Hibbert, Samuel, 1782-1848.Date: 1824
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An essay on capacity and genius; to prove that there is no original mental superiority between the most illiterate and the most learned of mankind; and that no genius ... is innate, but solely produced by and dependent on circumstances. Also, an enquiry into the nature of ghosts. And other appearances supposed to be supernatural.
Date: [1820?]
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Restless dead : encounters between the living and the dead in ancient Greece / Sarah Iles Johnston.
Sarah Iles JohnstonDate: 1999
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Ghosts / Raina Telgemeier ; with color by Braden Lamb.
Raina TelgemeierDate: 2016
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A grief-stricken widower holds his child while the spirit of its mother, seen only by the child, descends to impart her blessing to the father. Drawing.
Date: [between 1800 and 1899]Reference: 533362i
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The haunted : a social history of ghosts / Owen Davies.
Owen DaviesDate: 2007
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A ghost emerging from a hole in the ground; fish, sirens and a frog with a crown in the border. Etching by C.H. Schmidt-Helmbrechts, 1893.
Schmidt-Helbrechts, Carl H., 1872-1936.Date: [1893]Reference: 562698i
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Witchcraft and magic: a man conducting magic rites, devils and a ghost appearing, and a hunter cowering in terror. Coloured etching.
Date: [1830?]Reference: 47615i
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The ghost : a cultural history / Susan Owens.
Susan OwensDate: 2017
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Visions of an unseen world : ghost beliefs and ghost stories in eighteenth-century England / Sasha Handley.
Sasha HandleyDate: 2007
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A man is woken by the ghost of a friend calling to him: he crosses his bedroom in a nightshirt and holding a candle, and is annoyed to find it is a cat. Engraving, 1801.
Date: 24t jany. 1801Reference: 36025i
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Haunted London.
Date: [1860?]
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An historical, physiological and theological treatise of spirits, apparitions, witchcrafts, and other magical practices ... With a refutation of Dr. Bekker's 'World bewitch'd', and other authors that have opposed the belief of them / By John Beaumont.
John BeaumontDate: 1705
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The ghost of Cathmor, king of Atha, arriving at the cave of Clonmel, an aged bard or druid who is accompanied by Sulmalla, a young woman. Engraving by W. Angus after J.A. Atkinson after J. MacPherson.
The Works of OssianDate: July 12 1803Reference: 11541i

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King Richard III, sleeping in the night before the battle of Bosworth Field, is arraigned by seven ghosts, who tell him to "Despair and die". Engraving by E. Kirkall, 1709, after F. Boitard.

The highwayman Dick Turpin, on horseback, sees a phantom riding next to him. Lithograph by W. Clerk, ca. 1839.

Macbeth consults the three witches; an apparition appears of a bloody child, who calls Macbeth's name three times. Engraving by W. Byrne, 1773, after E. Edwards.

European governments in 1705-1706 represented as a chemical laboratory which is assailed by warring monarchs; representing the War of the Spanish Succession. Etching after R. de Hooghe, 1706.

Spectropia, or, Surprising spectral illusions : showing ghosts everywhere, and of any colour / by J.H. Brown ; with sixteen illustrations.

The compleat wizzard; being a collection of authentic and entertaining narratives of the real existence and appearance of ghosts, demons, and spectres: together with several wonderful instances of the effects of witchcraft, etc. To which is prefixed; an account of haunted houses.

De apparitionibus mortuorum vivis ex pacto factis. (Von der abgeredeten Erscheinung nach dem Tode) / quam sub praesidio Samuel Schelguigii ... ; disputabit publice in Acroaterio Maximo die ix. Octobr. ann. MDCCVIII. Jacobus Bukky.

The risen Christ appears as a ghost to the apostles. Lithograph, 1835, after G. Huret, 1664.

Great news from Middle-Row in Holbourn, or, A true relation of a dreadful ghost : which appeared in the shape of one Mrs. Adkins to several persons, but especially to a maid-servant at the Adam and Eve, all in a flame of fire on Tuesday-night last, being the 16th of this instant March, 1679.

Ghosts of bishops appearing to a young man; their names are given to him by a wizard. Engraving by B. Winkles after J. Salmon.

Sketches of the philosophy of apparitions, or, an attempt to trace such illusions to their physical causes / by Samuel Hibbert.

Restless dead : encounters between the living and the dead in ancient Greece / Sarah Iles Johnston.

Ghosts / Raina Telgemeier ; with color by Braden Lamb.

A grief-stricken widower holds his child while the spirit of its mother, seen only by the child, descends to impart her blessing to the father. Drawing.

The haunted : a social history of ghosts / Owen Davies.

A ghost emerging from a hole in the ground; fish, sirens and a frog with a crown in the border. Etching by C.H. Schmidt-Helmbrechts, 1893.

Witchcraft and magic: a man conducting magic rites, devils and a ghost appearing, and a hunter cowering in terror. Coloured etching.

The ghost : a cultural history / Susan Owens.

Visions of an unseen world : ghost beliefs and ghost stories in eighteenth-century England / Sasha Handley.

A man is woken by the ghost of a friend calling to him: he crosses his bedroom in a nightshirt and holding a candle, and is annoyed to find it is a cat. Engraving, 1801.

Haunted London.

An historical, physiological and theological treatise of spirits, apparitions, witchcrafts, and other magical practices ... With a refutation of Dr. Bekker's 'World bewitch'd', and other authors that have opposed the belief of them / By John Beaumont.

The ghost of Cathmor, king of Atha, arriving at the cave of Clonmel, an aged bard or druid who is accompanied by Sulmalla, a young woman. Engraving by W. Angus after J.A. Atkinson after J. MacPherson.