Ghoul Britannia: Notes from a Haunted Isle
By (Author) Martin Andrew
Octopus Publishing Group
Short Books Ltd
20th September 2011
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
133.10941
Paperback
240
Width 134mm, Height 200mm, Spine 26mm
330g
This rich, absorbing, often very funny, book is a study not just of ghostliness but of Britishness, an exploration of why, now perhaps more than ever, we need the unexplainable - a sense of the unknown.
Andrew Martin trained as a barrister before becoming a journalist and novelist. He has contributed to most national newspapers. His seven novels include five titles - beginning with The Necropolis Railway - featuring the young Edwardian detective, Jim Stringer and he is the author of How to Get Things Really Flat (Short Books). He has also written short stories and radio plays. He is married with two children.