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Legends of London

Old London's ghosts and wonders, as the antiquaries wrote them down.

Ghosts · LondonCaptain Bell and the Old Man in WhiteAn old man with a white beard took him by the ear and promised him the time and the place to finish his book. He kept his word.Read the tale Ghosts · LondonScratching Fanny of Cock LaneIn 1762 all London crowded into a little house in Smithfield to hear a ghost knock out the name of her murderer.Read the tale Ghosts · LondonThe Earl in the Gilt Room and the Lady Who Met HerselfA beheaded earl who walks at midnight with his head in his hand, and a daughter who met her own double in the garden.Read the tale