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In 1762 the ghost of a murder victim appeared to be haunting a little girl in Smithfield.
In 1762 the ghost of a murder victim appeared to be haunting a little girl in Smithfield; Scratching Fanny of Cock Lane attracted mobs of curious onlookers outside the house, a visit from the heir to the throne, an investigation by Dr Johnson and finally a lawsuit.
The Cock Lane ghost was the world’s first example of a media circus, and it arose from a spirit of anarchy and disruptiveness quite specific to this ancient area of London. Was the Cock Lane Ghost simply a pub joke that went wrong? Some new research may shed light on this famous ghost story.
Roger Clarke's book A Natural History of Ghosts has most recently been published in Spain. Japanese publication is this July, and the mass-market paperback in the USA over Halloween after a rave review in The New York Times.
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30 June 2016 at 7:45 pm |
Duration: | 2 hours |
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Venue: |
The Pipeline |
Organised by: |
London Fortean Society |
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£4 |
Available from: |
http://forteanlondon.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/the-cock-lane-ghost-london-ghost-story.html |
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Liverpool Street & Aldgate stations. |
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