A Natural Body and a Spiritual Body: Some Worcestershire Encounters with the Supernatural

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A ghostly goat; the strange inmates of a country nursing home; the oddly dressed inhabitants of an unusual village; the vengeful guardian of a family horoscope; the evil possessing a church carving; the horror of a visit to a stately home; these are some of the themes running through "A Natural Body and A Spiritual Body", J.S. Leatherbarrow's collection of ghost stories, first published in 1983. J.S. Leatherbarrow (1908-89) enjoyed the ghost stories of M.R. James from the time he was a boy. After he had been ordained in 1931 he began to read James's stories to young people of his parish, and when the supply ran out his audience encouraged him to write some ghost stories of his own. The result was this all too short a collection which Leatherbarrow writes was 'in respectable imitation of my 'mentor'. Many of the stories are set in Leatherbarrow's beloved Worcestershire, in the area between the Severn and the Teme, and the author notes that they are partly autobiographical, partly local history, and partly sheer invention. One previously uncollected story has been added for this new edition. Little has been written about Leatherbarrow - indeed he seems to remain something of a mystery for some years, as his private papers are sealed until 2039. For his introduction, however, James Doig has unearthed some fascinating biographical information, which helps us better to understand the character of the man behind this collection.

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Number of Pages:: 110
Publication Date:: 2007
Languages:: Published: English
ISBN10:: 1553101022
Weight:: 450 g

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