Gef!: The Strange Tale of an Extra-Special Talking Mongoose - Couverture souple

Josiffe, Christopher

 
9781907222481: Gef!: The Strange Tale of an Extra-Special Talking Mongoose
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1907222480 ISBN 13 : 9781907222481
Editeur : Strange Attractor Press, 2017

Synopsis

An exhaustive investigation of the case of Gef, a “talking mongoose” or “man-weasel,” who appeared to a family living on the Isle of Man.

“I am the fifth dimension! I am the eighth wonder of the world!”

During the mid-1930s, British and overseas newspapers were full of incredible stories about Gef, a “talking mongoose” or “man-weasel” who had allegedly appeared in the home of the Irvings, a farming family in a remote district of the Isle of Man. The creature was said to speak in several languages, to sing, to steal objects from nearby farms, and to eavesdrop on local people.

Despite written reports, magazine articles and books, several photographs, fur samples and paw prints, voluminous correspondence, and signed eyewitness statements, there is still no consensus as to what was really happening to the Irving family.

Was it a hoax? An extreme case of folie à plusieurs? A poltergeist? The possession of an animal by an evil spirit? Now you can read all the evidence and decide for yourself. Seven years' research and interviews, photographs (many previously unseen), interviews with surviving witnesses, visits to the site—all are presented in this book, the first examination of the case for seventy years.

In the words of its mischievous, enigmatic subject, “If you knew what I know, you'd know a hell of a lot!"

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À propos de l'auteur

Christopher Josiffe is a regular contributor to Fortean Times and has also been published in Faunus, Abraxas, and The Pomegranate. He has given lectures at the Ghost Club, the Society for Psychical Research, Senate House Library and the Fortean Times Unconvention.

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Éditeur
Strange Attractor Press
Date d'édition
2017
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1907222480
ISBN 13 
9781907222481
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
416
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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