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The history and description of the Isle of Man: viz. its antiquity, history, laws, customs, Religion and Manners of its Inhabitants, its Animals, Minerals; Curious and Authentick Relations of Apparitions of Giants that have lived under the Castle Time immemorial. Likewise many comical and entertaining stories of the pranks play'd by faries, &c. The whole carefully collected from original papers and personal knowledge, during near twent y years residence there.
Waldron, George, 1690-1730?.Date: [1742?]- Books
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The history and description of the Isle of Man: viz. its antiquity, history, laws, customs, religion and manners of its inhabitants, its Animals, Minerals, Curious and Authentick Relations of Apparitions of Giants that have liv'd under the Castle Time immemorial. Likewise many Comical and Entertaining Stories of the Pranks play'd by Fairies, &c. The Whole carefully collected from Original Papers and Personal Knowledge, during near Twenty Years Residence there.
Waldron, George, 1690-1730?.Date: [1744]- Books
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Every man entertained: or, select histories: giving an account of persons who have been most eminently distinguish'd by their virtues or vices, their Perfections or Defects, either of Body or Mind. The Whole collected from the best Authors, with the Addition of several curious Particulars never before published; and digested under the following Heads: Apparitions. Persons who have return'd to Life after they have been supposed to be dead. Great Sleepers, and Walkers in their Sleep. Great Eaters and Drinkers. Vast Strength of some Persons. Persons wonderfully preserv'd from Death. Extraordinary Longevity. Giants and Dwarfs. Monstrous and preternatural Births. Strange Discoveries of Murder. The Strength of Imagination. Great Memory. Singular Chastity. Pride and Ambition. Instance of Temperance and long Abstinence. Dreams, Presages, and Predictions. Magicians, Wizards, and Witches. Loving Husbands and Wives.
Date: MDCCLVI. [1756]- Books
An essay towards a theory of apparitions / [John Ferriar].
Ferriar, John, 1761-1815.Date: 1813- Books
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The wars of the Jews: in two books. With the most deplorable history of the siege and destruction of the city of Jerusalem, and The Burning of the Temple therein by the Romans, under the command of Titus Vespasian, the Roman Emperor. Also an Acount of the fearful Presages, and strange Apparitions that were seen in the Air, before the Ruin thereof. Epitomiz'd from the works of Flavius Josephus, translated into English by Sir Roger L'Estrange, Knight.
Josephus, Flavius.Date: 1724- Books
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An authentick relation of the many hardships and sufferings of a Dutch sailor, who was put on shore on the uninhabited isle of Ascension, by Order of the Commadore of a Squadron of Dutch Ships. With A Remarkable Account of his Converse with Apparitions and Evil Spirits, during his Residence on the Island. And A particular Diary of his Transactions from the Fifth of May to the Fourteenth of October, on which Day he perished in a miserable Condition. Taken from the original journal, found in his Tent by some sailors, who landed from on Board the Compton, Captain Morson Commander, in January 1725/6.
Date: M.DCC.XXVIII. [1728]- Books
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An essay towards a theory of apparitions / by John Ferriar.
Ferriar, John, 1761-1815.Date: 1813- Books
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Saducismus triumphatus, or, Full and plaine evidence concerning witches and apparitions : proving partly by a choice collection of modern relations, the real existence of apparitions, spirits, and witches / by Jos. Glanvil.
Glanvill, Joseph, 1636-1680Date: 1688- Books
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Le miracle et les sciences médicale : hallucination, apparitions, extase, fausse extase.
Bonniot, P. de.Date: 1879- Books
Sketches of the philosophy of apparitions; or an attempt to trace such illusions to their physical causes / By Samuel Hibbert.
Hibbert, Samuel, 1782-1848.Date: 1825- Books
Sketches of the philosophy of apparitions; or an attempt to trace such illusions to their physical causes / By Samuel Hibbert.
Hibbert, Samuel, 1782-1848.Date: 1824- Books
The secrets of the invisible world disclos'd: or, an universal history of apparitions. Sacred and profane under all denominations, whether angelical, diabolical, or human souls departed. With a great variety of surprising and diverting examples, never publish'd before. Also shewing how we may distinguish between the apparitions of good and evil spirits, and how we ought to behave to them / by Andrew Moreton [pseud] [Anon].
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.Date: 1735- Books
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Recueil de dissertations anciennes et nouvelles, sur les apparitions, les visions, et les songes. [Ed.] Avec une préface historique / par M. l'abbé Lenglet Dufresnoy.
Lenglet Dufresnoy, Nicolas, 1674-1755.Date: 1751 [1752?]- Books
IIII ljvres des spectres ov apparitions et visions d'esprits, anges et démons se monstrans sensiblement aux hommes / [Pierre Le Loyer].
Le Loyer, Pierre, sieur de La Brosse, 1550-1634.Date: 1586- Books
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An essay on apparitions : in which their appearance is accounted for by causes wholly independent of preternatural agency / by John Alderson.
Alderson, John, 1757-1829.Date: 1823- Books
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Saducismus triumphatus, or, Full and plain evidence concerning witches and apparitions : in two parts : the first treating of their possibility, the second of their real existence / by Joseph Glanvil.
Glanvill, Joseph, 1636-1680Date: 1689- Books
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Traité historique et dogmatique sur les apparitions, les visions et les révélations particulières. Avec des observations sur les dissertations du R.P. Dom Calmet, abbé de Sénones, sur les apparitions et les revenans / Par M. l'abbé Lenglet Dufresnoy.
Lenglet Dufresnoy, Nicolas, 1674-1755.Date: 1751- Books
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Sketches of the philosophy of apparitions, or, an attempt to trace such illusions to their physical causes / by Samuel Hibbert.
Hibbert, Samuel, 1782-1848.Date: 1824- Books
An essay on the history and reality of apparitions. Being an account of what they are, and what they are not; whence they come, and whence they come not. As also how we may distinguish between the apparitions of good and evil spirits and how we ought to behave to them. With a great variety of surprizing and diverting examples, never publish'd before / [Anon].
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.Date: M DCC XXVII- Books
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Life after death; or the history of apparitions, ghosts, spirits or spectres. Consisting of variety of true stories, attested by people of undoubted veracity.
Date: Printed in the Year, MDCCLVIII. [1758]- Books
A view of the invisible world: or, general history of apparitions / Collected from the best authorities, both ancient and modern ... with a variety of notes and parallel cases. [Anon].
Date: [1752]- Books
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The secrets of the invisible world disclos'd: or, An Universal history of apparitions sacred and prophane, under all denominations; Whether, angelical, diabolical, or human-souls departed. Shewing I. Their various returns to this world, with sure rules to know, by their manner of appearing, if they are good or evil ones. II. The differences of the apparitions of antient and modern times; and an enquiry into the scriptural doctrine of spirits. III. The many species of apparitions, their real exstence, and operations by divine appointment. IV. The nature of seeing ghosts, before, and after, death; and how we should behave towards them. V. The effects of fancy, vapours, dreams, hyppo, and of real, or imaginary appearances. VI. A collection of the most authentic relations of apparitions, particularly that surprizing one attested by the learned Dr. Scott. By Andrew Moreton, Esq; adorn'd with cuts.
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.Date: 1729- Books
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An account of the late wonderful American vision exhibiting the judgments that must shortly come to pass. Also, an account of some remarkable apparitions.
Date: 1791- Books
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The mystery and lore of apparitions : with some account of ghosts, spectres, phantoms and boggarts in early times / by C.J.S. Thompson.
Thompson, C. J. S. (Charles John Samuel), 1862-1943.Date: [1930]- Books
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Histoire critique des événements de Lourdes : apparitions & guérisons / [Georges Bertrin].
Bertrin, Georges, 1851-1924.Date: 1913