The Poltergeist Prince of London, James Clark
The Poltergeist Prince of London, James Clark
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The Poltergeist Prince of London
The Remarkable True Story of The Battersea Poltergeist

Author: James Clark, Shirley Hitchings

Narrator: Alice Lowe

Unabridged: 9 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/10/2021

Synopsis

It began with a key. One afternoon in 1956, in the home of the Hitchings family in Battersea, south London, a small silver key appeared on Shirley Hitchings' bed. This seemingly insignificant event heralded the beginning of one of the most terrifying, incredible and mysterious hauntings in British history. The spirit, who quickly became known as 'Donald', began to communicate, initially via tapping sounds, but over time - and with the encouragement of psychical researcher Harold Chibbett, whose case-files appear here - by learning to write. Soon, the spirit had begun to make simply incredible claims about his identity, insisting that he was one of the most famous figures in world history - but what was the truth? Here, for the first time, is the full story, told by the woman right at the hear of it all - Shirley herself.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Duncan on April 24, 2014

Some chocolate is left for a poltergeist, then found broken up a few days later with an accompanying note: ‘VOUS CAN HAVE A BIT’ (p. 216). Question: would this note seem to you more likely to have been written by (1) the spirit of a former king of France; or (2) a fifteen year-old girl from Battersea......more

Goodreads review by Angie on December 31, 2015

Well, the poltergeist who wasn't? I must say that I am not convinced that Shirley Hitchings ever experienced and paranormal or occult activity at all. This whole thing seems absurd. The only real thing I thought that was interesting or of note was the poltergeist's knowledge of a sweet shop. This ho......more

Goodreads review by Jo on August 26, 2024

In the 1950s poltergeist activity began in an unassuming house in London. It was mostly centred around teenaged Shirley Hitchings. Some decades later, working with an author, Shirley attempts to write the story of that time. I found this absolutely fascinating but I remain sceptical. It seems a bit......more

Goodreads review by Jacqueline Ferguson on April 08, 2021

Was hoping for a conclusive ending but will settle for the unknown.......more

Goodreads review by Steve on August 14, 2017

I am not sure I know really what to make of this book. It was ok although too long and a little monotonous. I truly believe that Shirley and her family experienced some poltergeist activity. Equally I think many of the letters were actually written by Shirley and not Donald the poltergeist. The whole......more

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