Antonia Forest fans

Yes, when reading about the Merrick ghost I immediately thought "But that's just like the Wimsey ghost - and that disturbed me too!". I don't have a problem with the protagonists believing in ghosts; its the authors' seemingly uncritical acceptance that these beliefs are justified that I find difficult to swallow. After all, we are not talking about intangible and undefinable spiritual presences here; we have identifiable former family members walking around the place as spooks!