The Merrick Ghost

[ankaret.livejournal.com]

Was re-reading Falconer's Lure and was struck by Patrick's description of the family ghost that walks outside his bedroom - can someone who's read the historicals tell me whether the ghost appears (so to speak) in those? Or is the ghost one of the characters from the historicals?

Any help appreciated!

Comments

[liadnan]

You know, the Busman's Honeymoon episode is quite inextricably linked in my head with the Merrick ghost.

[(Anonymous)]

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!

[ex-ajhalluk585.livejournal.com]

Actually, I've more problem with Busman's Honeymoon where Harriet - who is a pov character and very clear headed sees something very very definite, and Peter and the Dowager talk also about something very corporeal, and the Merrick ghost, where ghostly footsteps are much like other reports I've heard from spooky houses. But clanwilliam's your woman for spook stories.