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Indlæser... The Ghosts of Trianon: The Complete "An Adventure"af C. A. E. Moberly, E. F. Jourdain
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This is the true story of two Englishwomen getting caught up in one of the most fascinating and inexplicable "time travel" experiences ever recorded. After travelling down to the grand French palaces of Versailles, they proceed to take a walk along the various pathways and gardens outside, only to lose their way and on top of that, get lost in a time warp, literally. It takes them back in time to the palace gardens at the time of the French Revolution and to a face-to-face confrontation with Marie Antoinette, among others. No, this is not fiction, it purports to be fact. The two women, both prominent academics, give us a very convincing and staggering account of their claims. This book is their clear and thought-provoking explanation of exactly what happened to them. Were they mistaken? Was it a hoax? Was the experience real? You decide. This is a truly fascinating book, which quickly sold 10, 000 copies when it was first published. Here it is back in print again at long last. No library descriptions found. |
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This review is from: The Ghosts of Trianon: The Complete "An Adventure" (Paperback)
I had heard of this story many years ago, so was interested to read it for myself.
It's the account of two academic and respected English ladies, who, in 1901, visited Versailles. As they made their way to the Trianon, a series of peculiar things happened to them: people in the clothing of Marie Antoinette's era; buildings where none are now standing (but where, according to the research they later undertook, there once were cottages...) One of the ladies paid further visits and on one occasion again had a strange experience - hearing an orchestra when none was playing that day; and again seeing bridges and woods that didn't correspond to the current lay-out.
The book gives the ladies' two individual accounts of 1901. Then they each wrote an amplified version of the event, and Miss Jourdain described her second visit.They also discussed the research they had done which seemed to corroborate their conclusion that they were in some sort of ghostly scenario.
I have to say I was absolutely fascinated by this first part of the book. It is then followed by an examination of the facts, and numerous writers who have provided a rational explanation for what the ladies saw. Unfortunately the rational arguments are persuasive (but I did find this bit of the book repeated itself at times and was rather dull in places.)
My advice: read the ladies' thrilling account and stop there! (