It is true that knocks seemed to be given, or actually were given, on the side-board of a bed whilst Mr
- Date of account
- Published 1917
- Source
- Haunted Places in England
- Reference
- Haunted Places in England · selected passage 69
- Rights
- public_domain
- Language
- English
- Record updated
- 2026-08-24
Record summary
It is true that knocks seemed to be given, or actually were given, on the side-board of a bed whilst Mr
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Source passage
Source text · mention onlyIt is true that knocks seemed to be given, or actually were given, on the side-board of a bed whilst Mr. Goggs' hands were upon it; but it is not true that they were 'powerful knocks.' It is also true that Mr. Goggs requested the ghost, if he could not speak, to give three knocks, and that three knocks--gentle knocks, not 'three most tremendous blows'--were heard as proceeding from the thin wall against which were the beds of the children and the female servants. I heard a scream as of a female, but I was not alarmed; I cannot speak _positively_ as to the origin of the scream, but I cannot deny that such a scream may be produced by a ventriloquist. The family are highly respectable, and I know not any good reason for a suspicion to be excited against any one of the members; but as it is _possible_ for one or two members of a family to cause disturbances to the rest, I must confess that I should be more satisfied that there is not a connection between the ghost and a member of the family if the noises were distinctly heard in the rooms when _all_ the members of the family were known to be at a distance from them. I understood from Mr.
Historical context
Contextual commentary · mention onlyThis material belongs to a folklore tradition. Story type, collector, community, transmission and literary editing matter when comparing it with other sources.
Modern context
Contextual commentary · mention onlyLattice compares motifs and reported features without assuming that a traditional being is a biological species or that similar stories document one external cause.
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