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BORLEY RECTORY
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

(with comments)

I have made every attempt to make this list as comprehensive as possible. With the continuing interest in Borley showing no signs of abating, however, it must be realized that an up-to-date bibliography is impossible. In The Haunting of Borley Rectory, Dingwall, Goldney and Hall pointed out "Borley has been mentioned in the press on 91 occasions for which we have cuttings in our files," for 1953-54 alone! Obviously, this list can not detail all that has been published on the subject.

This list contains only those items that have a direct reference to Borley Rectory and/or Marianne Foyster. Titles marked with a [?] are believed to relate to the subject. If the reader knows of additional sources or corrections, please rvon@mail.kdcol.com contact me.
I am always interested in collecting my own copy of each item listed.

Titles marked with ** are already in my possession.

Titles in bold are the key documents upon which most of the remaining titles are based.


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BOOKS

Baines, Mrs. C.C.; Glanville, Sidney; Underwood, Peter. Unknown. (In 1950, trio hoped to publish "a third volume of the Borley Saga...before long," as a follow-up to the Harry Price books, and including the material he intended to use.)

Baird, A.T. editor. One Hundred Cases for Survival After Death. Philadelphia: Ruttle, Shaw and Wetherill, Inc. 1944. pp. 45-49. (Fairly concise synopsis from 1863 through late 40s.)**

Banks, Ivan. The Enigma of Borley Rectory. Foulsham. (Was to be published in 1995)

Bardens, Dennis. Ghosts and Hauntings. New York: Taplinger, 1968. ("The supposition that Borley . . . was the scene of some great human tragedy which had left an indelible imprint is . . . overwhelming.")

Bayless, Raymond. Apparitions and Survival of Death. University Books, 1973. pp. 117, 119-121, 123. (Describes attacks on Price. Refers to Hall's Critical Survey of the Evidence, and an analysis of that book by Robert Hastings in Proceedings. Casts doubts on Dingwall, Hall and Goldney's conclusions. Slanted to proving life after death.)**

Berlitz, Charles. World of Strange Phenomena. New York: Wynwood Press, 1988. pp. 188-189. (Brief synopsis states, "...critics said that Price fabricated some of the phenomena and exaggerated others.")**

Boar, Roger; Blundell, Nigel. Mystery, Intrigue and the Supernatural. New York: Dorset Press, 1991. pp. 329-330. (Thick, encyclopedic book of many strange occurrences. Of the rectory it concludes, "the fact remains that things have happened at Borley which no one can explain.")**

---- The World's Greatest Ghosts. London: Octupus Books Ltd., 1983. New York: Berkley Publishing Group, 1988. Berkley paperback edition, pp. 57-60. (Photo of diggers looking for nun. An anthology such as this often tries to squeeze too much history into a limited space. Events get a bit twisted, such as, "Soon after [Marianne heard a voice and was attacked] the couple fled for a more peaceful home." The authors may not have realized the Foysters spent five years at Borley.)**

Bord, Janet. Ghosts.

Bradbury, Will, editor. Into The Unknown. Pleasantville: Reader's Digest Association, Inc. 1981. pp. 178-179. (My first introduction to wall writings and my mother's name in international print! Claims Price "...never fully proved that there were ghosts there.")**

Braddock, Joseph. Haunted Houses of Great Britain. New York: Dorset Press, 1991. pp. 84-85. (Brief account quoted from The End of Borley Rectory.)**

--------. Haunted Houses of Great Britain. New York: Dorset Press, 1991. pp. 84-85. (Brief account quoted from The End of Borley Rectory.)**

Brookesmith, Peter, editor. Great Hauntings. London: Orbis Publishing Ltd. 1984; Macdonald & Co. Ltd. under the Black Cat imprint, 1988. Previoulsy published as a weekly periodical, "The Unexplained," 1980-83. Black Cat edition; "Borley Rectory," by Frank Smyth, pp. 9-24, "Ghosts True and False," by Guy Lyon Playfair, pp. 81-82. (Exquisite photographs and outstanding synopsis makes this the best condensation I have seen, although mostly skeptical. Most of the photos are in full color. The articles include names of modern researchers and refers to their efforts. Smyth says in the introduction, "I am convinced that the famous haunting at Borley Rectory, Suffolk (sic), was [wishful thinking]." Calls Price, "a confirmed liar and publicity seeker," as well as "a fraud." Turns attention from the rectory to the church, detailing visits by researchers in the 60's and 70's. Quotes report from reseracher Geoffrey Croom-Hollingsworth as saying, "I don't give a damn if Price invented things or not. The basic question is - is the place haunted? And you can take it from me it is. [Roy] Potter and I saw the nun quite clearly for a period of about 12 minutes. . ." Quotes investigator Ronald Russell's report, "We have recorded hundreds of extraordinary noises, footsteps, crashes and so on. On one occasion we located a centre of disturbance near the Waldegrave tomb; it was tangible, like a swirling column of energy. When you passed your hand through it you felt a sort of crackle, like static electricity.")**

Brooks, J.A. Britain's Haunted Heritage. 1991. (One paragraph.)

------. The Good Ghost Guide. 1994. (One paragraph on the church.)

Buckley, R.F. No Ghosts at Borley? Unpublished. (Referred to by Underwood in The Ghosts of Borley. Discusses Marianne's health, since she appeared robust but may have feigned illness to pull pranks.)

Bull, Dodie. Unpublished. 1885. (Exercise book of daughter to the first rector at Borley. Recounts story of the ghost nun.)

Bull, J.M. A Short History of Borley and Liston Churches. 1937. (Unclear if this discussed haunting.)

Cannell, J.C. When Fleet Street Calls. Jarrolds, 1932. Chapter VI, "The Haunted Rectory." pp. 158-174. (Marianne and Lionel are referred to as "Mr. and Mrs. R." She was "not much more than 30," and he was "a man of seventy-one." One unique photo of the entrance and road to the rectory not published elsewhere.)

Canning, John, editor. 50 Great Ghost Stories. New York: Bell Publishing Company, 1971. "The Mystery of Borley," by Frank Usher. pp. 452-461. (Excellent synopsis, if short of details on Foysters. Indicates there were not enough ghosts to write about in 1929, "so others had to be invented." Reports Henry took pot shots at birds with a shotgun on Sunday after church. Says the Bulls were not obsessed with ghosts, but Henry did build the summer house to watch for the nun. Includes rare listing of 1886 events - "stones thrown about, visitor's boots being found unaccountably on top of the wardrobes, tooth glasses sailing across the room." Also observes the poltergeists were "active at Borley when Price was a mere five years old and [he] could hardly have been held responsible for them." Indicates the skull found by Smiths was buried in the churchyard, but later dug up and replaced in the library to quiet the antics of the ghosts. Concludes, "there is little doubt Price faked some of the Borley phenomena. . ." Book is also a good reference for the "Brown Lady of Raynham," and "The Ameherst Mystery," among others.)**

Carlson, H.G. Mysteries of the Unexplained. Chicago: Contemporary Books, Inc. 1994. p. 58. (In a shortened version of the Borley haunting it relates that Marianne told investigators, "her husband dreamed up many of the so called hauntings in the hope of selling his story.")

Carrington, Hereward; Fodor, Nandor. Haunted People. New York: E.P. Dutton and Co. 1951. p.73. (Claims the mystery was "never explained.")

Cartwright, Mark. Gathering "knowledge concerning Mrs. Foyster."

Cavendish, Richard, editor. Man, Myth and Magic, Volume 3. "Borley Rectory," by Douglas Hill. New York: Marshall Cavendish Corporation, 1970. pp. 310-312. (Excellent synopsis of both sides in Borley debate. Describes the Hastings report as an "open-minded and scholarly assessment." Concludes "there is no proof of fraud." Three pictures.)**

Cavendish, Richard, editor. Man, Myth and Magic, Volume 16. "Poltergeists," by A.R.G. Owen. New York: Marshall Cavendish Corp. 1970. p. 2223. (Another reprinting of the wall writing photograph, but no specific mention in the article.)**

Cavendish, Richard. The World of Ghosts and the Supernatural. New York: Facts on File, 1994. pp. 22-23. (Of Borley it states there is, "...no proof of fraud.")

Cohen, Daniel. The Encyclopedia of Ghosts. New York: Avon Books, 1991. pp. 68-72. ("Whether [Marianne caused the disturbances] unconsciously or by trickery is unknown.")**

Colombo, John Robert. Mysterious Canada. Toronto: Doubleday Canada Limited, 1988. pp. 22-23. (After discussing Amherst at length, says, "history repeats itself, the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce.")**

Constable, George: editor. Hauntings. Alexandria, Virginia: Time-Life Books, 1989. One book in the "Mysteries of the Unknown" series. "England's Most Haunted House," pp. 65-69. (Fantastic picture of Marianne and Lionel, with children Adelaide and Francois not printed elsewhere! Excellent synopsis with great pictures. Comprehensive bibliography.)**

Cox, Antony D. Hippisley. Haunted Britain.

Crocker, Sir William. Far From Humdrum: A Lawyer's Life. London: 1967. (Includes information on the investigation into the fire.)

Day, Harvey. Occult Illustrated Dictionary. London: Kaye & Ward, Inc. 1975. New York: Oxford University Press, 1976. (Brief paragraphs on Borley, Price, and Garrett. Contains several minor discrepancies with other references in this list.)**

Dingwall, E.J.; Goldney, Kathleen M.; Hall, Trevor H. The Haunting of Borley Rectory - A Critical Survey of the Evidence. London: Duckworth, 1956. (Full-scale frontal attack on Marianne and Price. Dismisses Whitehouse and d'Arles accounts as from unreliable sources. Suggests Adelaide may have started "poltergeist" fire [p. 106], and made at least some of the wall writings [p. 157]. Identifies Guy L'Strange as a "very well known physical medium," [p.107] who conducted a seance 23 January 1932 which was credited with causing a cessation of much paranormal activity, but which the authors claim only gave Marianne a chance to rest from her trickery. Details visit of Life magazine April 5, 1944 that resulted in a famous photograph of a floating brick at the ruins which they attribute to a workman's cleaning efforts. Allows no room for possible psychic phenomena: "...the evidence for haunting and poltergeist activity for each and every period appears to diminish in force and finally to vanish away." [p. 168] Trashes any thought Marianne was psychic: "The suggestion that Mrs. Foyster was mediumistic...is not confirmed by her immediate neighbors...after leaving Borley in 1935." [p. 89] States that a "...Dr. J.R.A. Davies, formerly a member of the Society for Psychical Research, who made some enquiries into the haunting of Borley Rectory himself in 1941, and had some correspondence with both Mrs. Foyster and Price. Dr. Davies informs us that in his convinced opinion the wall messages were executed in a thinly disguised version of Mrs. Foyster's own handwriting." [p. 123] This is most likely the same Dr. Davies described by Wood. Quotes Price as writing, "...the alleged haunting of the Rectory stands or falls not by the reports from our recent observers, but by the extraordinary happenings there of the last 50 years." Emphasis mine.)**

Dingwall, E.J.; Hall, Trevor. Four Modern Ghosts. London, 1958.

Downes, Wesley. The Ghosts of Borley: Legends, ghosts, hauntings, intrigues and unsolved mysteries. Clacton-on-Sea, Essex: Wesleys Publications, 1993. 60 pages. (Contains much additional information but no cross-references. A slight mix-up in the chronology makes it look as if messages to Marianne were written on the walls after she left, which I do not believe is the case. Wall writings were observed during the Price investigations, but they were mostly scratches, not complete messages. This slight confusion, and the lack of documentation causes me to be anxious about the authors source material. Still, a delightful little addition to the collection!)**

Edsall, F.S. The World of Psychic Phenomena. New York: Bell Publishing, 1958. pp. 124-127. (Details how to find the Guy L'Strange report in the Yarmouth Independent [newspaper], July 7, 1934. Says Marianne added to childish pranks of the previous inhabitants because she wanted to move.)**

Emert, Phyllis Raybin. Ghosts, Hauntings, and Mysterious Happenings. New York: Tom Doherty Associates, Inc., 1992. pp. 43-47. (Aimed at a younger audience, it asks, "What ghostly phenomena have not taken place at Borley Rectory?" The answer: "very few." An accurate synopsis in simple but interesting terms. Borley is one of 27 stories. Even includes a short but very good bibliography.)

Flew, Anthony. A New Approach to Psychical Research. London: Watts & Co., 1953. Chapter 4, "Spontaneous Phenomena." (Goss says it includes "Harry Price's discredited Borley accounts.")

Fodor, Nandor. Between Two Worlds. New York: Parker Publishing Co. 1964. pp. 206-208. (Rigorously defends Price. Refers to the publication of A Critical Survey by saying, "No greater scandal has ever erupted in psychical research than over this preposterous exposure. The haunting of Borley Rectory stretches way back in time, beyond the initial appearance of Harry Price on the scene in 1929.")**

Forman, Joan. Haunted East Anglia.

Foyster, Lionel Algernon. Diary of Occurrences Between February 1931 and July, 1931. Unpublished. (Thirty-one pages. Sent to Price October 3 of that year with a letter explaining it was "chiefly to send round to members of my family." This was confirmed by Hilda Foyster Hanbury to Alan Roper. She retained her copy. Apparently Foyster's first effort.) **photocopy

------- Fifteen Months in a Haunted House. Unpublished. (Longest version, using pseudonyms and intended for publication. Apparently written at various stages between 1932 and 1938. Price did not have a copy until after The End of Borley Rectory was published.) **photocopy

------- Summary of Experiences at Borley Rectory. Unpublished. (Seven pages. Supposedly written between January 24 and February 11, 1938 at request of Harry Price for inclusion in Most Haunted House.) **photocopy

Friedman, Jason. Haunted Houses. New York: The Trumpet Club, 1992. pp. 15-19. (For younger audiences, it contains a fairly accurate report, and a picture of the rectory is featured on the front cover. Three other photos are included inside, including a "ghost" photo taken by Thurston Hopkins of the rectory gate January 1955. The text says, "Ethel Bull, one of the sisters who said she had seen the nun, admitted that nothing strange had ever happened at the rectory.") **water damaged

Glanville, Sidney H. The Haunting of Borley Rectory. 1937-38. Also known as "The Locked Book of Private Information." Unpublished. (Principal investigator on Price's 1937 team. Held seances. Firm believer. Used as resource by Price, Wood, and others, so I originally assumed this book was in the Price Library. However, Hall says in New Light on Old Ghosts it was in his possession. Underwood copied it verbatim for his own records and described it as a scrap book with "pasted-in photographs, cuttings, booklets, posters, tracings and plans." Bound in leather and fitted with a lock by Price. In The End of Borley Rectory, Price said "If all other existing records of Borley were to be destroyed, and only the Locked Book' was saved, it would form a complete history . . . of the haunting of Borley Rectory." (p. 117) Indeed, it has formed the basis for many subsequent studies with just over 161 pages.)** photocopy

Goss, Michael. Poltergeists: An Annotated Bibliography of Works in English Circa 1880-1975. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1975. p. xiv, references 83, 218, 238, 249a, 254, 421, 625, 764, 765, 769, 780, 783, 877, 881, 885a, 917, 918a, 930, 956, 989, 1106. (Author admits coverage of Borley "has not been given very much attention," in this work as he concludes site "must represent a haunting." Still, he lists over 20 references.)**

Green, Andrew. Haunted Houses. Buckinghamshire: Shire Publications Ltd. 1994. p. 19. (Small [32 page] guide book with black and white photos. Shows church and coach house with brief paragraph about each.)**

-----. Haunted Inns and Taverns. Buckinghamshire: Shire Publications Ltd. 1995. p. 20. (Guide book as above, listing Bull Hotel in Long Melford. Not actually related to Borley, but included in this list since the hotel is where Price and others stayed while investigating the rectory. Scene of "psychic mysteries such as objects moving across the room by themselves." Still open.)**

-----. Our Haunted Kingdom. Wolfe, 1973. Fortuna, 1974. (In Poltergeist, Colin Wilson describes Green's visit to Borley in 1951 wherein a member of the Ealing Psychical Research Society saw a "woman in a long white gown," and was upset Green could not see her. Green founded the Society.)

Guiley, Rosemary Ellen. The Encyclopedia of Ghosts and Spirits. New York: Facts on File, Inc. 1992. (Interesting, with many cross references to Borley, Price, Garrett, et. al. Includes a rundown on the Amherst Haunting in Nova Scotia that supposedly provided Marianne with ideas for Borley, including wall writings! Indicates Price wrote a movie script about Borley.)

Haining, Peter. Ghosts - The Illustrated History.

Hall, Trevor. The Last Case of Sherlock Holmes: Ivy Johnson Bull of Borley Rectory. Rockville Centre, N.Y.: Paulette Greene, 1986. 31 pages. (Only 500 numbered copies. Weaves fictional account of the illegitimate son of Sherlock Holmes into facts Hall gathered while researching Marianne Foyster. Says Harry's sisters were jealous of his wife, especiallly after they were asked to move out when Harry took over the living in 1920. Ivy was illegitimate, and made some mistakes on her marriage certificates, which also excited some concern. Ethel and Millie Bull told Sidney Glanville that Harry, "died from the effects of poison, and that after his death they found a botle, half-filled with sugar of lead' in the cellar. Their brother often mentioned to them that he intended altering his will," which he never had time to do. The son of Sherlock Holmes decides the stories about the murder were the result of the sisters jealousy. On the last page, the fictional offspring of the like-wise fictional Holmes asks if the Locked Book "contains any mention of Mrs. Marianne Foyster. . .reputedly a woman of great physical attraction." Hall explains, "there were a few references to her. . .and I had been more than a little puzzled by them. . . They made sufficiently curious reading to justify a complete investigation of Mrs. Foyster's life.")** Number 24 of 500

Hall, Trevor. New Light on OLD GHOSTS. London: Gerald Duckworth & Co. Ltd, 1965. pp. 120-134. (The first chapter deals with deaths at Borley before the Foysters lived there. The last chapter sheds "New Light on Borley Rectory." It debunks Price and Marianne; lists the television show About Religion; refers to Ian as "X;" introduces Francois d'Arles; tells about an unnamed investigator who found Marianne; and tells about Hall's 600 pages of Marianne Foyster of Borley Rectory. The reference to these five volumes make it the most valuable record written about Marianne and about Borley. The book contains pictures of Marianne with an unnamed baby, Reverend Foyster's grave, and a lush sitting room, among others.)**

---- Marianne Foyster of Borley Rectory. A Biographical, Psychological and Psychical Investigation. Five volumes, 1958. Unpublished. **photocopy

---- Search for Harry Price. London: Gerald Duckworth and Company, 1978. (According to Wilson, completes the destruction of the reputation of Price started in The Haunting of Borley Rectory. Preface says, "I never met or corresponded with Harry Price." While dissecting Price from one side and then the other, Hall only mentions Marianne in passing, but does say "I had a continuing interest" in her. Quite an understatement. Contains a tremendous amount of cross-references. One picture of the rectory, plus photos of the medallions Price claimed materialized July 5, 1929.)**

---- See also: Kurtz, Paul, A Skeptic's Handbook of Parapsychology. Haining, Peter. GHOSTS - The Illustrated History. London: Sidgwick and Jackson Limited. New York: Chartwell Books, Inc. 1987. pp. 106-110. (Includes photo of "A servant girl...points to where the ghost of a nun was seen in the garden." Vigorously supports Price.)

Halpenny, Bruce Barrymore. Ghost Stations III, True Ghost Stories. 1990. (Fifteen pages on the church.)

Hansel, C.E.M. ESP and Parapsychology: A Critical Evaluation. 1966. (A few paragraphs.) ------. ESP and Parapsychology: A Critical Re-evaluation. 1980. Hapgood, Sarah. 500 British Ghosts and Hauntings. 1993. (Three pages on Borley.)

-------. Great Ghost and Poltergeist Stories. Foulsham, 1994.

Henning, A.C. Haunted Borley. London: The Shenval Press, 1949. (Borley rector March 1936 - January 1955, but did not live on the premises. Gave Christian burial to bones dug up by Price in 1943. Was not familiar with hauntings when he arrived at "that vast and ugly rectory." Gives detailed history of site and surroundings which remind me of the attempt by Charles E. Maimann to write about St. Ansgar's Church in New Denmark, New Brunswick. Describes unexplained noises; footsteps; appearances of objects such as a piece of wood and a coat; an apparition; and new writings on the walls - in 1937. He concludes, "...there is still something strange and inexplicable lingering in haunted Borley.") **photocopy

Hill, Douglas; Williams, Pat. The Supernatural. New York: Hawthorn Books, 1965. London: Aldus Books Ltd. pp. 95-97. (Mostly about Price. Says Marianne was "young and attractive." Repeats common belief that Marianne "hated the uncomfortable and isolated rectory and wanted to move," contrary to what she told Garrett.)**

Hoggart, Simon; Hutchinson, Michael. Bizarre Beliefs. Richard Cohen Books, 1995. ("The children of the Revd Harry Bull. . . .said they were astonished to find they had been inhabiting England's most haunted house.")

Hole, Christina. Haunted England. Fitzhouse Books, 1940. (Mentioned by John and Anne Spencer in The Encyclopedia of Ghosts and Spirits, discussing history of site.)

Hope, Lord Charles. Visit to Borley Rectory, July 5th, 1929. Unpublished. (Listed by Hall in Search for Harry Price, which quotes Hope as saying, "Mr. Price might be responsible for some at least of the phenomena which had occurred while I was present," referring to noises and appearance of keys and a medallion.)

Hough, Peter. See Randles, Jenny.

Huddlestone, John. Still a Mystery. London: 1959. (Asks if the "alleged hauntings were faked. Were they? Who knows?")

Hutchinson, Michael. See: Hoggart, Simon.

Jackson, Robert. Ghosts. London: Quintet Publishing Limited. pp. 20-21. (Two very clear pictures of the rectory before and after the fire. Story of the reporter finding pebbles and bricks in Price's pockets.)**

Jackson, Shirley. Haunting of Hill House. (Mentioned in passing in reference to cold spots.)

Johnson, Raynor. Psychical Research. London: English Universities Press, 1955. Chapter 5, "Psychokinesis and Poltergeist Phenomena." (Goss says Borley is inlcuded with a "discussion of spiritist and psychological interpretations of the phenomena.")

Kemp, Paul. See Downes, Wesley. Researcher.

Kettelkamp, Larry. Haunted Houses. New York: William Morrow and Company, 1969. pp. 17-26. (Childrens book. Includes photo of wall writing. Mistakenly refers to Marianne "Morrison," and gives Adelaide's age as 12. Also inaccurately names Reverend Henry "Martin" as builder in 1865, instead of 1863. Refers to the Institute for Parapsychology and the Psychical Research Foundation, both at Durham, North Carolina {Duke University?}. I wonder if these resources have other similar mistakes?)

Knight, David C. Best True GHOST STORIES of the 20th Century. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1984. pp. 100-113. "The Ghosts of Borley Rectory." (Lengthy retelling, including legend of nun, Foysters stay, exorcisms, Price's lease.)**

Kurtz, Paul, editor. A Skeptic's Handbook of Parapsychology. 1985. "A Note on Borley Rectory" by Trevor Hall, pp. 327-338. Maple, Eric. Supernatural England. 1988. (One page.)

Marsden, Simon. The Haunted Realm. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1986. pp. 69-71. (Contains an unusual picture of the churchyard taken by the author. Marsden says, "On my first visit I took two great friends with me who were both very skeptical of the existence of ghosts but neither could wait to leave after a very short time. The whole area looked and felt very 'haunted' although it has recently been somewhat modernized, and there is virtually nothing left of the original rectory." Fascinating picture book on haunted houses, with an introduction by Colin Wilson.)

Mitchell, Gladys. When Last I Died. London. 1941. (Fictional solution.)

Mysteries of Mind, Space, and Time - The Unexplained, Volume 4. Westport, CT: H.S. Stuttman, Inc. 1992.

The Occult and the Supernatural. New York: Crescent Books, a division of Crown Publishers, Inc. London: Octopus Books Ltd. 1975. pp. 82, 84, 85, 93-94. (Photo of Marianne's handwriting. "Price makes clear in his first book on Borley...that he suspected Marianne of being responsible for many of these happenings. Most people have since agreed." Discusses "an alleged confession from Marianne Foyster," in New Light on Old Ghosts, but adds, "A reviewer of this book, writing in the Society for Psychical Research's Journal, was not impressed." I assume this refers to the Robert Hastings report. "Out of his detailed weighing of the evidence...there is no proof of fraud.")**

O'Neil, Vincent. Death: Then What? Views Of The Hereafter By The Famous And Not So Famous. Unpublished. (Reports throughout time of what is expected after death. Includes many Near Death Experiences, quotes from many famous people. Opinion of author on Borely and ghostly phenomena. 454 pages)

------ Things My Mother Tried To Teach Me. Ogden, Utah: RVON Enterprises, 1994. (100 copies in print. Proverbs and rhymes recited by Marianne O'Neil, mostly original.)

------ Who Am I? The Mysterious Search For My Identity. Ogden, Utah: RVON Enterprises, 1994. (73 copies in print. How the author discovered Borley and his real parentage.)

Owen, A.R.G. Can We Explain the Poltergeist? New York: Garrett Publications, 1964. ("Dingwall, Goldney, and Hall. . . proved beyond doubt that there was no basis at all for supposing any paranormal or supernatural agency to have been at work there at any time," Owen wrote. "Harry Bull was a philanderer, as was Mrs. Foyster. Lastly, there is some evidence that Harry Price was, at the least, willing to suspend disbelief and found the resultant publicity and journalistic success not unwelcome." The ultimate case book on the subject. Scholarly work concludes, "One's chances of encountering a poltergeist at work is but one in millions.")**

Owen, Iris M., Mitchell, Pauline. Borley Rectory. Toronto: New Horizons Foundation, October 1968. (Includes Marianne's Story. Complete history of authors involvement with Marianne and Borley, and the subsequent details as told by her.) **

---- Marianne's Story. Toronto: New Horizons Research Foundation, March 9, 1979. Unpublished. Prepared for the Perrott Warrick Electors of Trinity College, Cambridge. (Part of Borley Rectory.) **

Paul, Philip. Some Unseen Power. Robert Hale, 1985. Chapter 5, "My Work at Haunted Borley." pp. 35-60. (Details excavations of the 50s. Two photos - one of the excavation.)

Phillips, Perrott: editor. Out of This World. Vol. 14. New York: Columbia House, 1978. pp. 97-102. (Lengthy re-telling. Lots of photos. Erroneously says Marianne was "some thirty years younger" than Lionel.)**

Powell, Jillian. Mysteries of the Supernatural. Brookfield, Connecticut: Copper Beech, 1996. p. 23. (Colorful children's book. Two sentences with reduced photo. Elevates reputation by saying Borley Rectory "was said to be the most haunted house in the world.")**

Price, Harry. The Alleged Haunting at B----- Rectory, Instructions for Observers. University ofLondon, 1937. (Rare and famous "blue book" Price gave to his ghost hunters, although his name does not appear on it. Only seven pages long, it contains what many describe as "leading" instructions such as, "Make the fullest notes of the slightest unusual sound or occurrence," and "Spend at least a portion of the day and night (in complete darkness) in the Blue Room." Of the "alleged manifestations" that have been experienced "during the past forty years," some of the things Price tells observers to watch for include, "bell ringing...movement of objects ...footsteps...apparitions...perfumes...lights." If the observer notices "objects abnormally brought or precipitated into house," he is to note "exact time of arrival, if possible.") **photocopy

-----. Christmas Shorts. London: St. Hugh's Press Ltd. 1949 (?) Chapters 3, 5, and 9. (Extremely rare and not mentioned in any other bibliography. Brought to my attention by Andrew Green who believes Price "wrote this wee offering himself. . . simply for the children's Christmas market." Tiny, at 5" by 3 5/8".)

----- Confessions of a Ghost Hunter. Chapter II, "The Most Haunted House in England." London: Putnam and Co. Ltd., 1936. pp. 25-35. (Uses pseudonyms: Borley Rectory becomes "K--- Manor," the Bulls become the "Percivals," the Smiths become the "Robinsons," and the Foysters become the "Morrisons." Indicates he was sent the 31 typescript pages of Foyster's journals made "between February and July 1931," which became known as the Diary of Occurences. Declares his desire to purchase the building. Describes long list of phenomena witnessed during two day stay with SPR members, and then concludes, "We saw even stranger things; so strange in fact, that - for the moment - my lips are sealed concerning them. But we came to the conclusion that the supernormal played no part in the wonders' we had witnessed." [Emphasis mine.] Photo of his ghost hunting kit.)**

----- The End of Borley Rectory. Harrap and Co. Ltd., 1946. Cedric-Chivers/Library Assoc. 1975. (Restates many of the details in The Most Haunted House, then adds updates after the fire, including digging in the wells and tunnel. Recounts finding female bones in the well and their subsequent Christian burial.)**

----- Fifty Years of Psychical Research. Longmans Green & Co. Ltd., 1939.

----- The Most Haunted House in England: Ten Years' Investigation of Borley Rectory. Longmans, Green & Co. Ltd., 1940. Time-Life, "Collector's Library of the Unknown," 1990. (The official watershed. Elaborates Foyster phenomena, including excerpts from Lionel's writings. Concludes there were too many happenings for all of them to be attributed to natural causes. First edition is rare and valuable.)**/**

----- Poltergeist Over England. Chapter XXV, "Borley Rectory: a Century of Poltergeists." London: Country Life Ltd. 1945.

-----. Search for Truth: My Life for Psychical Research. London: Collins, 1942. pp. 280-87. (Goss mentions that Borley "and other rectories" are discussed.)

Rae-Elis, Vivienne. True Ghost Stories of Our Own Time. London: Faber and Faber, 1991. pp. 33, 164-66. (Describes 1964 visit to the church by Victor Neville-Statham and three colleagues from the Ministry of Technology. One of the co-workers - George - claimed to have seen someone "standing by the tree sporting a big black beard, a pipe in his mouth, and wearing a long black coat, buttoned at the neck." The man was thought to be Reverend Bull.)**

Randi, James. An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural. New York: St. Martin Press, 1995. pp. 36-37, 188. (By the foremost critic of the paranormal. Short synopsis. No names except for Price, but incorrectly states "the fourth rector" moved in July 1929 and stayed six years. Separate entry for Price stating he was "exposed as a charlatan.")

Randles, Jenny; Hough, Peter. The Afterlife. London: Piatkus Books, 1993. New York: Berkley Books, 1994. Piatkus paperback, "Borley Rectory," pp. 143-45, 146, 147, 148. (One excellent photo. Good synopsis. Incorrectly states Foysters moved to Borley in 1929. Quotes Guy L'Strange visit of 1932: "Bottles were being hurled about in all directions in the hall, though nobody could be seen throwing them. Appearing suddenly in mid-air, they would hurtle through space and smash to pieces on the floor or against the wall.")**

Robins, Joyce. The World's Greatest Mysteries. New York: Gallery Books, 1989. Also published in Great Britain by Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited, 1989. p. 172. (Short retelling. Foreword by Colin Wilson.)**

Russell, Eric. Ghosts. B.T. Batsford, 1970. "Borley Rectory," pp. 121-132. (Includes photo.)

Salter, W.H. Zoar: or the Evidence of Psychical Research Concerning Survival. London: Sidgwick and Jackson, 1961. Chapter 5, "Haunts and Poltergeists." (Goss describes this as having "natural explanations of poltergeist phenomena: rats, water, wind, etc.")

Scott, A.F. Witch, Spirit, Devil. London: White Lion Publishers, 1974. (Goss say Price compares Borley with Ballechin House under "Witchcraft Today" section.)

Smith, Mrs. M. Eric. Murder in the Parsonage. Unpublished. 1929. (Fictional novel.)

Smith, Susy. Haunted House for the Millions. New York: Bell Publishing Co., 1967. (Goss indicates this "makes mention" of Borley in Chapter Two.)

Smyth, Frank. Ghosts and Poltergeists. Part of series, The Supernatural. London: Aldus Books, Ltd., 1975. The Danbury Press. pp. 109-114. (Lots of photos. Based on Price at Borley. Describes Marianne as Foyster's "young and pretty wife." Concludes that Borley "remains one of the most debated of all ghost stories.")**

Somerlott, Robert. Here, Mr. Splitfoot: an Informal Exploration Into Modern Occultism. New York: Viking Press, 1971. Chapter 5, "Poltergeists." (Goss explians the author makes "remarks on the subterranean water, psychokinetic and adolesence factors" at Borley.)

---------. Modern Occultism. London: Robert Hale, 1972. See Here, Mr. Splitfoot. Spencer, John and Anne. The Encyclopedia of Ghosts and Spirits. London: Headline Book Publishing PLC, 1992. pp. 25-30. ("It may be fairer to say that Borley is...the most investigated, publicized haunted house in England," the text begins. Adds even more titles to this bibliography. Claims Ethel Bull, "maintained her story...to the end. As she herself said, What would be the use of an old lady like me, waiting to meet her maker, telling a lot of fairy stories?'" She died in 1961 at the age of 93. Reports Henning sold the rectory to James Turner, who was helping him write Haunted Borley when the final fire started. Turner sold the site in 1951 to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bacon. Summarizes digging up of older wall in 1954 by Philip Paul. After many such updates, it never once mentions Marianne or Foyster! Three pictures, including snapshot on cover.) **

Stately Ghosts of England. 1966? (Originally an NBC(?) two-hour news program.) Unknown.

Steiger, Brad. The Awful Thing In The Attic. "The Vicious Devil of Borley." St. Paul Minnesota: Galde Press, Inc. 1995, pp. 21-28. (The jacket blurb says the author has written more than 100 books on "the strange and unknown." In this book he, "draws upon his forty years as a psychic researcher to select the eeriest, spookiest, scariest true stories from his own investigations and from his extensive files." For some reason, he uses pseudonyms but not throughout: the Smiths become the Browns, Henry Bull becomes Henry Martin, Harry Bull becomes Lionel (!) Martin, Lionel becomes B. Morrison, but Harry Price, Professor Joad and Captain Gregson retain their names(?). Marianne can't change her name due to the wall writing, so she becomes Marianne Morrison. Price was the first to use the Marianne Morrison name in his 1936 Confessions of a Ghost Hunter. Larry Kettelkamp reused Marianne Morrison in his 1969 book Haunted Houses, and I believe he was the first to use the Henry Martin pseudonym for Henry Bull. Steiger also repeats the Kettelkamp error of giving Adelaide's age as 12. Steiger adds fictional dialogue, places the vault under the house instead of under the church, and generally relates the legend with flair.)**

Stevens, William O. Unbidden Guests: A Book of Real Ghosts. "The Nun at the Rectory" and "The Borley Rectory Again." New York, 1945.

Strange Stories, Amazing Facts. "England's Most Haunted House." Pleasantville: Reader's Digest Association, Inc. 1976. pp . 410-11. (Beautiful picture of the Rectory, and one of the most famous wall writing. Concise recap. Listed under "poltergeist" in the index.)**

Tabori, Paul. Harry Price, the Biography of a Ghost Hunter. London: Athenaeum Press, 1950. Chapter 12, "The Borley Story." pp. 254-270. (Reports that, "Altogether, up to 1939, fourteen people were reported to have seen [the nun] and three saw the ghostly coach and two a headless man or men." Much physical phenomena took place during the fourteen months before Marianne moved in, while the place was vacant. Tabori points out - as have several others - "the pencil scrawls continued to appear on the walls long after Mrs. Foyster had left...All markings were ringed and dated, [during the Harry Price team investigation] so that there could be no mistake about those that had been there before and those which appeared later." Emphasis Tabori! The author outlines what he hoped would be a third volume on Borley by Price, which was never written. The book was to include paranormal events after the fire, including the mysterious breaking of a knitting needle during a 1947 radio broadcast about Borley; organ playing at the church; and at least two long studies of the wall writings. Tabori seems to offer an invitation when he adds, "Harry Price had not started the actual writing of his third book, but most of his material was at hand and it should not be too great a labor to classify and put it into a final form." He then concludes the chapter by saying, "The story is far from ended and perhaps will never be told in its entirety. But it is a riddle well worth tackling." There is an extensive bibliography of articles and books by Harry Price, some of which I have included in this listing under his name. Those which may or may not refer to Borley are proceeded by a question mark [?].)**

------ My Occult Diary. 1951. (Unknown.)

Underwood, Peter. The A-Z of British Ghosts. Unknown. Combines Gazetteer of British Ghosts with Gazetteer of Scottish and Irish Ghosts.

--------- Borley Omnibus. See The Ghosts of Borley. (Referred to as a future project in Gazetteer of British Ghosts.)

--------- Dictionary of the Supernatural.

--------- Gazetteer of British Ghosts. Norwich, Great Britain: Fletcher & Son Ltd. 1971. New York: Walker Publishing, 1975. pp. 30-38. (Referred to by Wilson. Delightful ghost hunter who talked to many of the witnesses. Of Borley he writes, "Certainly there exists more evidence for this haunting than for any other alleged haunted house anywhere in the world." Has very extensive Borley collection. Book includes a rare early picture of Borley showing the four Bull sisters on the lawn. Interviewed Richard Whitehouse in 1956 (while presumably still a priest), who convinced Underwood the hauntings were real. Interviewed Guy L'Strange. Says some producers from the BBC heard rappings while visiting the site of the burned-out rectory [see Burgess/Eton]. Wrote, "Marianne, who has lived a strange and unhappy life, now resides in Canada, [sic] where, under pressure, she has told conflicting stories of her life at Borley Rectory..." Of the scores of reports included, Borley is one of the longest. As with most objective analyses of Borley, he includes the many evidences before and after Marianne lived there.)

--------- The Ghost Hunters. Publication data unknown. 1985. Part 1. "Harry Price." pp. 13-31. (Mentions Borley, but does not specifically mention Marianne. Says, "We have to remember that he was breaking new ground [at Borley], walking where no had walked before, and we should be grateful for his pioneering spirit.") **photocopy of chapter

--------- The Ghost Hunter's Companion. Publisher unknown. 1977. (Referred to in Hauntings. Includes a chapter on "The Borley Haunt.")

--------- The Ghost Hunter's Guide. Javelin Books, 1986. (Don't know about this one.)

--------- Ghosts and How to See Them.

--------- Hauntings. London: J.M. Dent and Sons, 1977. pp. 14, 32, 154, 213-242. (From his introduction, it is clear Borley is the author's favorite in this list of "Top Ten" haunted places. One footnote reads, "We await with interest Trevor Hall's projected book about Marianne Foyster." Indeed we do! Details visits of many investigations during the 1970s, and recounts other unexplained happenings since Marianne left. Includes a chapter on Amherst, but does not link it with Borley. In the introduction he calls the case of the Borley haunting, "the most famous of all." He concludes, "...of all the celebrated cases of haunting... [Borley] stands alone in the annals of psychical research...")

--------- Nights in Haunted Houses.

--------- No Common Task, The Autobiography of a Ghost Hunter. London: Harrap Limited, 1983. pp. 70-72, 120-121, 143-144, etc. ("Over the years I have contacted and personally interviewed practically everyone who has had anything to do with Borley, and the overall picture is that the Rectory itself, the Rectory site, the cottage, the church, the churchyard and in fact the whole area has been the scene of inexplicable happenings." He hopes the bone fragments will some day be subjected to scientific dating. Heard footsteps on Nun's Walk twice during 1947 overnight stay on the grounds. "I also have in my possession a number of photographs from Haunted Borley, several of which seem to depict a figure or figures where no actual person could in fact be. One, interestingly enough, shows a figure that corresponds with a similar one seen in the same place, more than half a century earlier." He does not publish those pictures, but does include "A rare pictorial representation of the Borley Haunting showing Borley Rectory, the phantom nun and the ghostly coach-and-horses." He considers The Ghosts of Borley the definitive work but admits, "Perhaps the final chapter of the story... has yet to be written." He concludes "...98 percent of reported hauntings have a natural and mundane explanation, but it is the other 2 percent that have interested me...")

Underwood, P., Tabori, Paul. The Ghosts of Borley. David and Charles, 1973. (Fascinating presentation of claims and counter-claims. Many interesting photographs. Erroneously gives my name as "Vernon" and says Robert O'Neil was killed "trying to save a child in a road accident." I imagine Marianne gave him the wrong name in order to protect me, and invented the early demise of my father to avoid the embarrassment of the divorce. Mentions a July 5, 1956 letter from Marianne several times, but does not say to whom it was addressed. This was more than two years after his letter requesting permission to print Fifteen Months, so they probably exchanged several letters. Adds many details not published elsewhere, including addresses in Ireland. Mentions that neighbors at Deben Avenue in Martlesham remembered the O'Neils. Indicates Paul Tabori was literary executor of the Harry Price estate.)**

Usher, Frank. See Canning, John.

Whitaker, Terence. England's Ghostly Heritage. London: Robert Hale, 1989. (Mentioned by John and Anne Spencer in The Encyclopedia of Ghosts and Spirits as discussing history of site. Two pages.)

-------- Ghosts of Old England.

Wilson, Colin. THE OCCULT - A History. New York: Random House, 1971. Pp. 494-498. (In discussion on Price, succinctly reviews Borley history. Outlines charges and countercharges. Reviews confusing claims by Mrs. Smith, who lived at Borley prior to the Foysters. States: "Unless someone can produce a book proving that Price was a pathological liar with a craving for publicity, it is necessary to suspend judgement.")

------ Poltergeist. St. Paul, Minnesota: Llewellyn Publications, 1993. pp. 308-318. (Tries to give credence to Harry Price.)**

------ The Supernatural. New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers Inc., 1991. Also published in Great Britain. pp. 3, 233-240. (Author explains how The Most Haunted House in England was one of the first books he read on spiritualism. Refers doubters to Underwood's Gazetteer of British Ghosts. States that Price had "no advantage...to pretend the Borley phenomena were genuine when they were not." Confirms that L'Strange was a justice of the peace. Points out "that not all people can see ghosts," which explains why many focus on Marianne's supposed psychic ability. Wilson says, "The reason the subsequent investigation [after Marianne left] was so unsuccessful was that there was no medium present to provide the energy." Recounts 1977 sighting of phantom funeral. Very concise synopsis of Borley.)**

Wood, Robert. The Widow of Borley. London: Duckworth, 1992. (Prints the same picture used by Hall showing Marianne with a baby. Here, the child is identified. Intense attack on character of Price and Marianne.)**

Woog, Adam. Poltergeists. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, Inc. 1995. Part of "Great Mysteries: Opposing Viewpoints," series. pp. 42-48. (For the youth market with many pictures and several famous stories. Declares "the hauntings ended" once the bones in the cellar were properly buried.)


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COLLEGE COURSE

Paolucci, Peter. "Ghosts." York University. Toronto, Canada. Alternate years. (Discusses most famous cases world-wide, including Borley.)


COMIC BOOK

The Real Ghostbusters Annual. Publishing information unknown, 1990. (One page reference.)


COMPUTER SOFTWARE

Nash, Phillip. Ghosts. London: Media Design Interactive, 1994. CD-ROM computer game. (Brief synopsis. Calls Price a phony. Great Photo.)**


INTERNET

http://www2.best.com/~dijon/ghosts/ghost-gifs.html (Has three photos of Borley. Before and after the fire, plus the floating brick.)

http://www.crown.net/X/ (Contains several sub-menus relating to the paranormal, including the Frequently Asked Questions about the alt.folklore.ghost-stories news group.)

http://www.best.com/~dijon/ghosts/ (obiwan's home page has lots of information.)

obiwan. alt.folklore.ghost-stories news group on the Internet. Paragraph S3.4 under "Famous Hauntings and Spooky Spots." (Brief synopsis of Borley with reference to Marianne. Ongoing discussion.)


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INTERVIEWS

Garrett, Eileen J. Interview with Marianne, 1958. (Conducted in New York after the Swanson interviews in Jamestown.)

Swanson, Robert. Interviews with Marianne, 1958. (American private investigator hired by Eileen Garrett. Conducted in Jamestown.)

Goldney, K.M. Interview with Mrs. Smith, 1949. (She said almost all of the phenomena were "normally produced." She and her husband knew nothing about hauntings before arriving.)


LANTERN (SLIDES) LECTURE

Price, Harry. "Ten years Investigation of Borley Rectory." London. 1939.


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LETTERS

Bull, Ethel. September 22, 1954 to Peter Underwood. (Said Mrs. Smith "used to shriek with fright," and "I honestly don't think Harry Price tried any tricks.")

Foyster, Lionel. September 2, 1937 to Glanville saying Marianne was psychic.

Glanville, Sidney H. October 28, 1937 to Price, asking if wall writings should be retraced in order to be photographed more clearly.

Goldney, Mrs. August 25, 1950, to Peter Underwood suggesting Adelaide was too "backward at that time" to have done wall writings.

O'Neil, Marianne. July 3, 1956 to Peter Underwood (?). Says she did not "haunt the place."

Price, Harry. April 27, 1939 to Dom Richard Whitehouse describing reconciliation with Foyster.

----- Three months after October 13, 1931 visit describing wine changing to ink, bottles being thrown, to Reverend G. Eric Smith.

----- October 29, 1937 to Glanville agreeing that wall writings should be retraced for clarity.

Shaw, Ian (Greenwood). February 12, 1956 to Trevor Hall. Said "the whole business [at Borley] was founded on a mass of falsehoods and deceptions."

---- March 20, 1956 to Trevor Hall. "I believe [spiritualism] is a sure means of attracting weak-minded people and relieving them of their capital."

Smith, Mrs. October 1945, to the Church Times,.....

----- May 1948 to the Daily Mail, saying Borley was not haunted.

----- November 19, 1940 to Price saying her fictional book Murder at the Parsonage was a sequel to Most Haunted House.

----- November 14, 1937 to Glanville, suggesting he "take the mirror that tapped' to Borley in order to promote demonstrations."

----- November 29, 1937 to Glanville discussing shutters "making peculiar noises."

Smith, Reverend G. Eric. August 7, 1929 - November 20, 1929 - February 22, 1930 - March 14, 1930 to Harry Price (?) asking case be published.


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MAGAZINES AND PERIODICALS

Ambrose, Ernest. "That Ghost Again." East Anglian Magazine. Ipswich: March 1974, Number 5, Volume 33, pp. 272-74. (Three great pictures including the exterior with the coach superimposed. Calls Price "a journalist dealing with psychic matters." As soon as Price and the reporter showed up, "the so-called psychic phenomena increased at a rapid pace." Lived in nearby Long Melford. First visit was in 1896 at age 18. In 1900, Ethel and Constance described seeing ghost to him. Took picture that was published in America with etching of the phantom coach superimposed, whereupon Reverand Smith contacted him and smashed the phtographic plate in rage. Ambrose had two plates, however. Relegates most ghost stories to pub talk.)**

Battersby, H.F. Prevost. "The Ghosts of Borley Rectory." Light. London. October 31, 1940.

Bingham, Edith. "Borley Rectory." East Anglian Magazine. Vol. 21. (Brief letter describing visit to ruins. Nothing was seen, but "we felt a coldness; eerie, not malevolent." Two elderly men told them they had felt a presence.')**photocopy

"Borley Rectory - It was a hoax says former lodger." Psychic News. Stansted. November 18, 1995. pp. 1, 5. (Louis Mayerling tells newspaper how upset he became when learning the Price books were to be used in curriculum at schools. To set the record straight, he says wall writings were the result of toy invisible lead pencils, Marianne used a catapult with "considerable skill," the lilac smell was due to an old lady's extra-strong peppermints, and the nun was a servant named May Holden.)** photocopy

"Borley Rectory - the story." Psychic News. Stansted. November 18, 1995. p. 5. (Editorial box with brief history to accompany Mayerling article in the same issue. Recalls "Two factors were in Price's favour. One was that the phenomena was ocurring before Price was on the scene. The second was the fact that during his tenancy he himself invited around 40 experts to visit in order to see for themselves. Several of those experts claimed to have done just that.")** photocopy

Busch, Noel F. "A Who's Who of English Ghosts." Life. September 22, 1947. pp. 126-40 (The first time the floating brick photograph appeared in Life. Fascinating article with much on Price, including the sentence, "Price is to the Borely Rectory what Einstein is to relativity." Other famous hauntings described.)

Business Travel World. March 1975. (Ad for Borley tour "at a cost of L145 per person.")

"Can't Bomb Out Britain's Spooks." American Weekly. New York. October 11, 1942.

Cole, Gerald. "Borely Rectory: England's Most Haunted House." Mayfair. London. December 1981. pp. 72-79. (Flashy artwork. Adult "girlie" magazine.)

Coleman, Michael. "The Borley Report: Some Criticisms." Journal of the Society for Psychical Research. June, 1956. Volume 38, Number 688. Collins, B. Abdy. "The Most Haunted House in England." Psychic Science. London. January, 1941.

Dallas, Helen A. "Hauntings and Apparitions." Light. London. January 2, 1941.

Deane, V.M. "Borley Rectory Problems." Light. London. January 2, 1941.

------ "Borley Rectory Problems." Psychic Science. London. April 1941. (Had every record of Marks Tey spiritualist visits and concluded the falling of bottles and stones were legitimate.)

Dingwall; Goldney; Hall. "Mr. Hastings and the Borley Report." London: Journal of the Society for Psychical Research, Vol. 45, No. 741, June 1969. pp. 115-124. (Reply to An Examination of the Borley Report, which, in turn, attacks The Haunting of Borley Rectory. In at least one place adopts satirical mood and admits to some typographical errors. Takes Marianne's confession at face value. Concludes, "we do not propose to continue the controversy any further.") {**photocopy}

Dobb, Gordon; Dobb, Catherine. National Enquirer. America. Publishing data unknown. (Husband and wife referred to by Underwood in Hauntings as witnesses to a ghost at Borley in 1958.)

D.R. "The Ghosts of Borley Rectory." East Anglian Magazine. Vol. 5, No. 6. 1941, pp. 207-211.

Dycks, Aneurin. "The Most Haunted House in England." Life and Letters Today. London. December 1940.

East Anglian Magazine. Letters. August, 1955. p. 589.

"The End of Borley Rectory." East Anglian Magazine. December, 1946. pp. 187-189. Photos pp. 200-202. (Review of Harry Price book.)

"England's Most Haunted House." Illustrated Weekly of Bombay. Bombay. February 9, 1941.

Farmer, W.J. "About Poltergeists: Mr. Price's Experiences." Two Worlds. September 6, 1935. p. 574. (Goss says, "While author cannot accept all the Price claims to have witnessed at Borley, he regards the reality of poltergeists as indisputable.")

Fodor, Nandor. Tomorrow magazine. New York: Winter 1956. (Cited by Fodor in Between Two Worlds as an opportunity for him to write "my fiercely indignant rebuttal of the Harry Price exposure" contained in The Haunting of Borley Rectory by Hall, et. al.)

----- "Was Harry Price a Fraud?" Tomorrow magazine. New York: Spring 1956. pp. 53-61. (Describes The Haunting of Borley Rectory by Hall, et. al. as "this ghoulish book." )

"Ghost Hunter." Time. New York. October 5, 1936. pp. 22-26. (Reviews work of Harry Price upon the publication of his Confessions of a Ghost Hunter. "Spiritualism is so thoroughly honeycombed with flummery, according to Mr. Price, that a medium cannot be searched too carefully before the performance.")**photocopy

"Ghost Layer." Newsweek. April 12, 1948. pp. 42-3. (Notice of Harry Price's death with sentence, "No mediums attended [his] funeral." Includes cartoon by Jack Morely. "His biggest success was at Borley Rectory in Suffolk, where doors allegedly locked themselves, books flew across the room, and dishes disappeared. The goings on finally led the church to move the rector to a quieter house. Price rented the rectory and for three years had a happy time experimenting, inviting earthly non-Spiritualists for eerie weekends. If anything, the phenomena increased during his tenure - which made many wonder whether Price was not a spoofer as well as an investigator. This belief was enhanced by his firm refusal to let other competent investigators check his findings.")

Gregson, Captain W.H. "Borley Rectory." East Anglian Magazine. Vol. 4. No. 7. June, 1939. pp. 370-372. (Owner during fire. "I have since found ample cause to admit that there are influences existing, and active, in and around the place." Someone in Los Angeles sent him a letter addressed simply to "The Owner of the Most Haunted House in England," which had no trouble reaching him. Proposes monks buried treasure which has still to be discovered. Reports that 30 years prior to the publication of this story, two young men saw a "lady all muffled up in grey." Reiterates loss of two dogs who both "died mad.")**photocopy

Hall, Trevor; Hall. Kathryn. "An Appraisal of the Seances at Borley Rectory." International Journal of Parapsychology. New York. Summer, 1959. pp. 64-78. (This must be very rare as I have never seen it referred to in any other publication. Sent to me by Iris Owen. Details seance scripts from the Locked Book and concludes, "seance messages regarding matters known to the sitters can be influenced by suggestion. . . It is of great interest that the answers they obtained confirmed their beliefs in every particular, despite the fact that the stories had no foundation in truth." Kathryn was Hall's daughter. Published by Eileen Garrett's Parasychology Foundation.)**

"Haunts and Hauntings." London. Automobile Association, 1974. (Synopsis of Borley legend for tourists.)

Hawes, Penny. "The Ghosts of Borley." East Anglian Magazine. Ipswich: March 1974, Number 5, Volume 33, p. 293. (Review of the book by Underwood and Tabori. "If you can't believe in ghosts, but very much want to, then here it is. . . A thoroughly plausible book about an implausible subject - which is what makes it so tickly on the spine.")**

Harrison, W. "The Borley Hauntings." Light. London. April 24, 1941.

Hastings, Robert J. "An Examination of the 'Borley Report.'" London: Proceedings, The Society for Physical Research, Vol. 55, Part 210, March 1969. (Lengthy 175 page analysis of the Hall attack on Price found in Critical Survey. Vigorously supports Price and gives constant reminders that the phenomena at Borley were noticed both before and after the Foyster incumbency. It concludes, "The present issue is not Mrs. Foyster's good faith, but Price's good faith," and describes Price as "a man of principle," and "trustworthy." Includes support from Peter Underwood, which, in turn, details support from Richard Whitehouse. Underwood challenges Marianne's "confession" in Jamestown, including discussion of the wall writings.)**

Herlihy, Patrick. Mentioned in The Psi Researcher No. 19. London: Society for Psychical Research, November 1995. (Looking for information on Borley, among other hauntings. Based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.)

Holt, Paul. "Holt on Poltergeists." Psychic News. July 5, 1947. p. 3. (Goss says author "describes poltergeists as unintelligent representatives of the spirit world.")

Hope, Norman. "Locked in With a Ghost." Answers. London. November 23, 1940.

Iremonger, Very Rev. F.A. Christian News Bulletin. London. November 29, 1942. (Broadcast review.)

Jaggard, Philip A. "The Merry Ghosts of Borley." East Anglian Magazine. Volume 14, Number 5. June, 1955. pp. 438-440. (Borley is "a veritable community of ghosts, in fact a psychic headquarters." Glamorizes nun tale. Incorrectly states "Mrs. Foyster had a special attraction for [the poletergeists] and such was the violence of their attention that she was compelled to leave in order to escape injury." Notes that "Soldiers were billeted in one of the more habitable ground floor rooms" during the war and after the fire, but "too many sleepless nights broke their morale.")**

Jelf, Sir Ernest. "A Question of Evidence." Law Times. London. August 9, 1941.

Joad, C.E.M. "Adventures in Psychical Research." Harper's Magazine. New York. June and July, 1938.

Kaye, Lucy. Title unknown. Society for Psychical Research Journal, March 21, 1949. (Refutes Charles Sutton claim in the Inky Way Annual that Price had pebbles in his pocket.)

Kids Club, Issue 9. London: Burger King, 1994. p. 14. (This fast food magazine for English children has a brief retelling about "England's Most Haunted House." Funny art work of Marianne running away in fright. By coincidence, she is drawn with red hair!)**

L-----, M. "The Most haunted House in England." Aryan Path. Bombay. April, 1941.

Ledsham, Cynthia. (Life reporter present when "floating brick" photo was made. See Noel Busch, this section.)

Leigh, James. "The Most Haunted House in England." Prediction. London. December 1940.

Maitland, Rev. R.W. "Borley Hauntings: an Explanatory Theory." Light. London. January 23, 1941.

Mayerling, Louis. "Borley Rectory wasn't haunted." Psychic News. London. January 28, 1995. As someone who knew all involved - including the Bulls, the Smiths, the Foysters, AND Harry Price, the author concludes, "I admit I would be much happier if all those recorded events had been true." The nun was a maid, who walked with Mayerling. The wall writings were the result of invisible lead pencils he gave the children. The haunting was "a cleverly documented hoax.")**photocopy

"Most Haunted House in England." Current Literature. London. October 1940.

"Most Haunted House in England." Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research. New York. December 1940.

"Most Haunted House in England." The Listener. November 7, 1940.

"The Most Haunted House in England." Notes and Queries. London. October 5, 1940.

"Most Haunted House in England." The Prescriber. Edinburgh. December, 1940.

Nairne, Campbell. "Borley Keeps its Secrets." John o' London's Weekly. London. October 4, 1940.

Northend, Peter. "The Borley Enigma." Prediction. October 1964. pp. 24-6. (Says some of Price's work at Borley was "sheer bare-faced faking.")

Owen, Iris M., Mitchell, Pauline. "The Alleged Haunting of Borley Rectory." Journal of Society for Psychical Research. London. 1979. pp. 149-62. (Report on interviews with Marianne in America. Copy from Iris Owen. "We feel that what Marianne has told us makes sense.")**

Parsons, Ken. "Borley Rectory: House of Nightmares." Encounters. July, 1996. pp. 66-72. (Splashy summary with pictures. Discusses "plasma rain" observed "a number of years ago." Phenomena appeared suddenly as "thousands of strands of a white fluffy substance. . .rather like chewing gum." The material melted as the investigators handled it. First description of this report, as far as I know.)**

Pearce-Higgins, Reverend J.D. Letter to the editor, Psychic News, February 25, 1956. (Comments on "hysterical articles" surrounding publication of The Haunting of Borley Rectory by Hall, et. al.)

Phythian-Adams, Dr. W.J. "Plague of darkness." Church Quarterly Review, January-March 1946, p. 214. (Discusses the wall writings.)

Picture Post. 1955. (The Bull children said the summerhouse was built for use "during tennis parties," and "the title Nun's Walk' must have been given by Price, because they never knew it as that.")

Playfair, Guy Lyon. "Ghosts True and False." The Unexplained. No. 32, 1981. Reprinted in Great Hauntings, edited by Peter Brookesmith. (Short article along with the flying brick photo. Identifies the Life reporter as Cynthia Ledsham who later accused Price of "the most bare-faced hocus pocus." Claims, "Price's account of the haunting was demolished as surely as the building itself.")** photocopy

Price, Harry. "Another Most Haunted House." Light. December 4, 1941. p. 385. (Goss says Price relates work of C.E.M. Joad investigating a site similar to Borley, but not named.)

-----. "As We See It." Light. April 27, 1939. p. 264. (Goss lists this as a report of one of Price's lectures at the Ghost Club wherein Price calls Borley a "mixed haunt.")

-----. "Borley Rectory Hauntings." Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research. August, 1929. (Appearance of keys and medallion thrown at Price and Lord Charles Hope.)

----- [?] "Confessions of a Ghost Hunter." Series of 13 articles in The Listener, starting in June, 1935.

----- [?] "Do Ghosts Exist? Harry Price Faces the Under-Twenty Club." The Listener. November 10, 1938.

----- "The Ghost of Borley Rectory." Everybody's Weekly. London. August 7, 1943.

----- "The Inside Story of the Borley Mystery." Sunday Graphic. November 3, 10, 1940.

----- "The Most Haunted House in England." The Listener, August 14, 1935. (Broadcast script.)

----- "My Enchanted Rectory." John o' London's Weekly. London. May 10, 1940.

----- "Mystery of Borley Rectory." American Weekly. New York. December 11, 1938.

----- [?] "Racketing Ghosts." John o' London's Weekly. July 26, 1940.

----- "A Really Haunted House: Borley Rectory." The Listener. November 10, 1937. (Script of radio show. Price begins with "I believe in ghosts," and ends with "As a scientist, I can guarantee you a ghost.") **photocopy

Pritchett, V.S. "The Haunted Rectory." Bystander. London. October 23, 1940.

Rendall, Rev. Canon G.H. "The Haunted House at Borley." Light. London. January 9, 1941.

Robertson, Andrew J.B. "Ghost Hunting at Borley Rectory. The Eagle. Cambridge. June, 1943.

--------- "Some Recent Investigations into the Borley Rectory Case." Journal of the Society for Psychical research. London. January - February, 1945.

Salter, W.H. "The Most Haunted House in England." Journal of the Society for Psychical Research. London. September - October, 1940.

Scherman, David. LIFE magazine photographer who took photo of floating brick April 5, 1944. (Not published in LIFE until September 22, 1947 [see Noel Busch, this section]. Part of The End of Borely Rectory, pp. 284-85.)

Smyth, Frank. "The Unexplained." 1980-83. (Weekly series used as material for Great Hauntings, edited by Peter Brookesmith [see Books]).

Sutton, Charles. Inky Way Annual, Book Two, December 1948. (Two paragraphs by the reporter who claimed to have found pebbles in Price's pockets. Refuted by Price's secretary Lucy Kaye in the March 21, 1949 edition of the Society for Psychical Research Journal.)

Underwood, Peter. "Examination of the Borley Report." London: Proceedings, Society for Psychical Research, March 1969. (Referred to in Gazetteer, describing interview with Richard Whitehouse.)

--------- Ghost Club Bulletin, late 1979. (Peter Underwood told Iris Owen "I do agree Marianne's own story need[s] to be told and I have said so in the current issue.")

--------- Ghost Club Society News, 1995. p. 19 ("Devotees of the Borley Rectory case will be fascinated to know that Vincent O'Neil, the son of one of the chief actors in the Borley drama, the enigmatic Marianne, has written [Who Am I? The Mysterious Search For My Identity] for he had no knowledge until after her death that his mother was associated with the best known of all cases of haunting. Marianne lived a long and useful life in the New World after she left behind her all the problems and memories of Borley and its mysteries. This is the story of her son's search for his roots and it show Marianne in a new light.")

"Why Dr. Joad is Puzzled." Light. London. November 21, 1940.

Yates, Roland. R. "Posers for the Brain Trust." Light<. London. December 4, 1941.

Yarham, E.R. "Mischievous Ghosts," Prediction. October, 1941. pp. 102-03. (Goss says the author "tends to reject the child-focus' theory.")


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MOVIES

O'Neil, Vincent. Marianne. Not produced. 1995.

Price, Harry; Sinclair, Upton. Hauntings. Screenplay based on Borley. Unknown. (Listed under "Price" in The Encyclopedia of Ghosts and Spirits by Guiley. Originally mentioned by Tabori in Harry Price, the Biography of a Ghost Hunter. No other information given.)

Spotlight on Spooks. Rayant Pictures, 1951. (Short feature film includes report of James Turner hearing lame footsteps of Lionel at Borley Church August 2, 1947.)


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NEWSPAPERS

B-------, H. "Where the Ghost Threw the Toothbrush at the Headmaster." Essex County Standard. Colchester. September 14, 1945.

Barnard, George. "Ghosts at an Essex Rectory." The Universe. London. December 6, 1940.

Barron, Oswald. "The Most Haunted House." Evening News. London. September 12, 1938.

Bates, H.E. "Most Haunted House in England." Books of the Month. London. October, 1940.

Becker, May L. "Whoo-Whoo, are These Ghosts?" New York Herald Tribune. New York. March 23, 1941.

"A Berwickshire Skeleton." Border Standard. Galashiels. October 25, 1940.

"The Borley Ghost: Extraordinary Incidents at the Rectory." Suffolk and Essex Free Press. Sudbury. June 13, 1929.

"The Borley Ghost." Bury Press. Bury St. Edmunds. June 15, 1929.

"Borley Psychic Fete." Newmarket Journal. May 20, 1939.

"Borley Rectory Fire." Suffolk and Essex Free Press. Sudbury. March 2, 1939.

"Borley Rectory Hauntings." Observer. London. August 14, 1938.

"The Borley Rectory Mystery." Nottingham Journal. Nottingham. October 11, 1940.

"Borley Summed Up." East Anglican Daily Times. Ipswich. November 27, 1940.

"Bricking Up of Nuns." The Times. London. April 22 - May 9, 1939. (Various correspondence.)

"Britain's Most Haunted House; Warning of a Fire." Observer. London. April 30, 1939.

Broad, C.D. The Cambridge Review. March 10, 1956. (Marianne "seems to have vanished without a trace.")

"Burning of Borley Rectory." East Anglican Times. Ipswich. March 1, 1939.

Byford, Mrs. E. Interview in Saffron Walden Independent News and Chronicle. November 9, 1951. (Contradicts story that while nursemaid, she left Borley in 1886 because she heard "ghostly footsteps," the apparent first recorded paranormal event at Borley.)

Cannell, J.C. "Rectory Tale of Terror." Daily Sketch. London. February 6, 1932.

"Chapter in Ghost Hunting." Brisbane Telegraph. Queensland. May 10, 1941.

Chisolm, A.H. "Eerie No-Man's Land Beyond our Knowledge." Melbourne Herald. Melbourne. December 14, 1940.

Crane, Harvey. "Can the Ghost of Borley be Buried?" News Chronicle. April 11, 1959. (Calls the authors of The Haunting of Borley Rectory, "the scoffers who accused Harry Price, the greatest of ghost seekers, of rigging the whole legend.")

The Daily Mirror. June 17, 1929. (One of five articles regarding Borley.)

Dark, Sidney. "Psychical Research." Church Times. London. October 25, 1940.

"The Deemster: Most Haunted House." Essex Weekly News. Chelmsford. September 27, 1940. (Review of MHH says it is "most entertaining.")

"Dromio: Can These Things Be?" Huddersfield Weekly Examiner. Huddersfield. December 7, 1940.

The Economist. Exact date unknown, 1956. (Negative review of The Ghosts of Borley by Tabori and Underwood.)

The Economist. Exact date unknown, 1956 (Review of The Haunting of Borley Rectory by Hall, et. al. In part it says, "The record of cumulative suggestion, embroidery, misinterpretation, practical joking and downright fraud, painstakingly analyzed by the authors of this book, is as good in its way as the ghost story itself.")

Editorial in the Church Times. September 28, 1945. Review of Poltergeist Over England.

Edwards, A.T.G. "Ghost and a Poet." Western Mail. Cardiff. October 22, 1940.

Elrington, Aidan. "England's Most Haunted House." Catholic Herald. London. November 22, 1940.

Fairfield, Dr. Letitia. The New Statesman, 1956. (Review of The Haunting of Borley Rectory by Hall, et. al. In New Light, Hall says the review mentions "the dissolution of the Borley ghost had not been unexpected.")

"Fire in Most Haunted House in England." Evening Standard. London. February 28, 1939.

Flew, A.G.N. The Spectator, unknown, 1956. (Review of The Haunting of Borley Rectory by Hall, et. al. In New Light, Hall says the article calls Borley a "house of cards built by the late Harry Price out of little more than a pack of lies.")

Ghent. Percy. "Most Haunted House in England and its Tenant From Canada." Toronto Evening Telegram. Toronto. July 20, 1941. (Not sure about publication data on this one.)

"Ghost Fete at Rectory." Daily Herald. London. May 1, 1939.

"Ghost of a Nun." Calvalcade. London. September 28, 1940.

"Ghosts at the Rectory." Glasgow Herald. Glasgow. October 5, 1940.

"Ghosts Live in Burned House." Sunday Graphic. London. March 5, 1939.

"Ghosts." Medical Press. London. December 25, 1940.

Gray, Howard A. "The Riddle of Borley." Observer. London. October 13, 1940.

Gregson, W.H. Account of the rectory fire. Sunday Graphic. London. March 5, 1939.

Harley, J. East Anglican Daily Times. March 15, 1956. (Describes being watched while at Borley as "a curious sensation impossible to explain but not in the least frightening.")

"Haunted House." Manchester Guardian. October 4, 1940. (Review of MHH calls it "a conscientious and well-written record.")

"Haunted House." News Review. London. October 3, 1940.

"Haunted House." Public Opinion. October 4, 1940. (Review of MHH calls it a "well-documented book.")

"Haunted House." Scottish Guardian. Dundee. October 25, 1940.

"Haunted Rooms Escaped [Fire]." Daily Sketch. London. March 1, 1939.

Henning, Mrs. A.C. "Most Haunted House in England." Cambridge Daily News. Cambridge. April 19, 1945. (Report of her lecture to the Women's Luncheon Club.)

Jackson, J.H. "Ghost Hunt in the Most Haunted House in England." San Francisco Chronicle. California. January 8, 1941.

Jeffrey, P. Shaw. "Mysteries of Borley Rectory." Cape Times. Cape Town. January 1941.

Joad, C.E.M. "Ghosts." Sunday Dispatch. London. December 24, 1944.

---- "The Ghosts of Borley." Indian Express. Bombay. April 28, 1941.

---- "The Ghosts of Borley." Spectator. London. October 18, 1940.

---- "What I Think About Ghosts." Star. London. October 21, 1940.

Keane, Gary; Randall, Neville. "Focus on Fact." The Daily Sketch, December 17,1964. (Describes Price as reporting on "a long line of supernatural manifestations.")

King, Richard. "Strange Case of Borley Rectory." Tatler. London. October 23, 1940.

L'Strange, Guy P. Yarmouth Independent. Great Yarmouth. July 7, 1934. (Wilson reports in Poltergeist that L'Strange wrote an account of his visit to the rectory. Underwood adds the initials "J.P." after his name, and talked to him for his Gazetteer. In America, J.P. stands for Justice of the Peace. Edsall provides date of newspaper publication.)

--------- "Haunted Houses." Yarmouth Mercury. Great Yarmouth. December 28, 1940.

--------- "The Haunted Rectory." Norwich Mercury. Norwich. December 24, 1942.

--------- "Visit to Haunted Rectory." Yarmouth Mercury. Great Yarmouth. January 16, 1937.

Loftus, Harry. "What is Secret of Haunted Rectory?" Reynolds News. London. September 30, 1945.

"Lounger." "Essex Haunted House Mystery." East Anglican Daily Times. Ipswich. September 23, 1940.

McKenna, Andrew. "Journey Into The Unknown." Inside TV, London: unknown. p. 49. (Reviews program about Kevin Taylor finding Astrid in Perth, Australia.)

"A Most Haunted House." Aberdeen Press and Journal. Aberdeen. October 2, 1940.

"The Most Haunted House in England is Investigated." Star. London. September 23, 1940. (Review of MHH calls it "a lively record.")

"The Most Haunted House in England." Sunday Dispatch. London. September 22, 1940.

"The Most Haunted House in England: Borley Rectory and its Ghosts." Irish Times. Dublin. November 11, 1940.

"Most Haunted Rectory." Reading Standard. Reading. October 8, 1940.

"Mystery of a Rectory." The Times Literary Supplement. London. October 5, 1940. (Review of MHH calls it "another valuable piece of evidence.")

"The Mystery of Borley Rectory in Essex." Essex County Standard. Colchester. September 3, 1943.

The Observer. Exact date unknown, 1956. (Review of The Haunting of Borley Rectory by Hall, et. al. Says, "not one brick in the whole extraordinary fabric of suggestion, muddle-mindedness, gullibility and publicity-hunting remains on another.")

Page, Philip. "Story of a Peace Time Ghost Hunt." Daily Mail. London. September 26, 1940. (Review of MHH says, "It would be stupid. . . to be skeptical.")

Price, Harry. [?] "Confessions of a Ghost Hunter; Further Confessions of a Ghost Hunter." Series of 12 articles in the Sunday Sun. Newcastle. November 24, 1929 - March 2, 1930.

-----. [?]"The Devil Comes to London." Sunday Dispatch. April 16, 1933. (Goss lists this as a Borley reference, then says it talks about Eleanore Zugun?)

----- "Haunted House." Advertisement for observers. The Times. London. May 25, 1937. ----- "Ten Years Investigation of Borley Rectory." The Times. London. April 20, 1939. (Report of his slide presentation or "lantern lecture.")

"Queer." Suffolk Free Press. Sudbury. May 24, 1944. (Strange events during demolition.)

R-----, N. "Examination of the Rectory That Was Haunted." Rand Daily Mail. Johannesburg. November 16, 1940.

"Rectory Goes West in Flames." Daily Mail. London. March 1, 1939.

"Rectory of Legend on Fire." News Chronicle. London. March 1, 1939.

Rendall, Rev. Canon G.H. "The Haunted Rectory House at Borley." Essex County Standard. Colchester. January 18, 1941.

Smith, Godfrey. Title and exact date unknown. Article in The Sunday Times, 1956. (Review of The Haunting of Borley Rectory by Hall, et. al. In New Light, Hall says the article demolished the legend of Borley.)

Smith, Mrs. Mabel. Letter published in the Church Times, October 19, 1945. (States that "neither my husband nor myself believed the house haunted by anything but rats and local superstition.")

"Story of a Much Haunted House." Northern Whig. Belfast. October 26, 1940.

"Story of Borley Rectory." Bury Free Press. Bury St. Edmunds. October 5, 1940.

"The Story of Borley Rectory." Essex County Standard. Colchester. December 28, 1940.

"Strange Doings in a Rectory." Sunday Mercury. Birmingham. October 13, 1940.

"Strange Happenings at a Rectory." The Times. London. April 20 - May 3, 1939. (Correspondence.)

"Strange Tale of Borley." Truth. London. September 27, 1940. (Review of MHH says searchers "will be engrossed by the book.)

Suffolk and Essex Free Press, June 13, 1929. (Story of a domestic seeing a nun.)

T-----, E.M. "A Haunted Rectory." Natal Mercury. Natal. January 4, 1941.

The Times Literary Supplement. Exact date unknown, 1956. (Review of The Haunting of Borley Rectory by Hall, et. al. Hall reports in New Light the review said "the evidence produced of culpable negligence, adroit evasion or actual bad faith in Price's story was overwhelming.")

Tindal, Martin. "Curious but True." Time and Tide. London. October 5, 1940.

The T.V. Guide, Edinburgh: February 8, 1962. (Review of television show, About Religion.)

Ure, Philip S. "A Psychic Fete: Ghost Club Excursion to a Haunted House." The Times. London. June 22, 1939.

"Visions About." Birmingham Post. Birmingham. September 24, 1940.

W-----, M.M. "The Most Haunted House in England." Sunday Times. Johannesburg. December 15, 1940.

Wall, V.C. "Ghost Visits to a Rectory." Daily Mirror. London. June 10 - 17, 1929. (Describes first visits by Price and others, including witnessing "a cake of soap was lifted and thrown.")

Wortham, H.E. "London Day by Day." Daily Telegraph. London. October 2, 7, 1940. December 9, 1942. August 28, 1943. (Alias is "Peterborough." Calls MHH "A wonderful antidote to a night of Blitzkrieg.")

The Yorkshire Post. Exact date unknown, 1956. (Review of The Haunting of Borley Rectory by Hall, et. al. Calls the book "a gentle but firm exposure" of the supposed haunting.)


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RADIO BROADCASTS

Bestic, Alan. "News of the World." August 25, 1976. (English radio broadcast that includes story describing appearance of ghost nun on pony.)

Burgess, Alan; Eton, Peter. "The Haunted Rectory." BBC Home Service, June 29, 1947. (Underwood reports in The Ghosts of Borley that Herbert Mayes was once chauffeur to Rev. Henning, and told story of mysterious ghost horses on this broadcast. Burgess and Eton helped Henning during one of many digs on property. They heard rappings, which were recorded and played during the broadcast.)

Gregson, Captain W.H. "In Town Tonight." BBC radio program April 15, 1939. (Described by Underwood in The Ghosts of Borley. Owner of rectory when it burned down. Reported to the BBC his dog was scared and ran away.)

L'Strange, Guy P. Radio broadcast on Borley, December 1936. Unknown.

Price, Harry. Various English radio broadcasts on Borley; 1935, 1937, 1938, 1941, 1946, 1947.

----- "Borley Rectory." November 1, 1938.

----- "Do You Believe in Ghosts? The Haunted Rectory of Borley." March 13, 1946.

Price, Harry; Hole, Christina. "Close Up." London. December 21, 1941.

"What's New? The Most Haunted House in England." W.E.V.D. New York. January 18, 1941.


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TELEVISION BROADCASTS

"About Religion." Independent television program. London: February 11, 1962.

Peterson, Heather, production manager. Veronica Rhinehart, director. Picture This. "Haunted." BBC-2 television program. October 18, 1994. (How Kevin Taylor found his natural mother, Astrid Fisher, in Australia. Taylor relieved he is not related by blood to Marianne. Mother and son reunited.)**

"Stately Ghosts of England." NBC(?) 1966(?) (Two hour news program on various hauntings.)

"Strange But True." ITV television program. November 26, 1994. (Last 15 minutes devoted to Borley. References to Harry Price. Interview with Peter Underwood. Actors play Marianne and Lionel, etc.)

Underwood, Peter. "The Ghost Hunters." BBC television documentary: December 4, 1975. (Underwood as guest. Mentioned in Hauntings.)

--------- "Ghosts." BBC: July 31 and August 1, 1976. (Underwood as guest. Referred to in Hauntings. Describes technical experiments at Borley.)


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