Books with author Joseph Russell Taylor

I’ve been writing poetry since I was 19. I’ve travelled and had experiences that can’t be expressed through conversations, pictures or videos. From the Blue Mountains to mental illness, I have kept track of my feelings and emotions and in some way tried to impart these experiences through this little book of words I’ve called Poetry Quotes & Quips. I hope that fellow poetry lovers will enjoy reading and gaining a little insight into my view of personal experiences.

More than ever, children enjoy stories that demonstrate love, courage, faith in human character, and an appreciation of the environment. A young Indian boy meets Mother Earth in a magical dream, inspiring him to become a protector of the animals and the environment. Children love to explore the beauty and mysteries of nature. Brave Wolf is an inspiration to children of all cultures as he discovers the land, naming and talking with the animals along the way. His strength of character demonstrates the high virtues that provide interest, excitement, and lessons learned to the readers.

"Apparitions; or, The Mystery of Ghosts, Hobgoblins, and Haunted Houses" is a collection of amusing real-life stories relating to supposed ghost encounters and supernatural experiences. It was written with the aim of dispelling fears and superstition surrounding the subject, which the author attempts to do by examining real accounts and showing them to be "trifles light as air." Contents include: "An Essay on Ghosts and Apparitions", "The Dominican Friar", "The Superstitious Couple", "The Haunted Bed-room", "The Westminster Scholars", "The Ideot's Funeral", "The Ventriloquist", "The Female Fanatic, and Heavenly Visitor", The Dead Man and Anatomical Professor", "The Drunken Bucks and Chimney-Sweep", etc. Interesting and entertaining, this volume would make for a worthy addition to any collection. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition designed for a modern audience. This book was first published in 1815.

APPARITIONS; or, The Mystery of Hobgoblins, and Haunted Houses, Developed. This is a collection of entertaining stories founded on fact, and selected for the purpose of eradicating those fears which the ignorant, the weak, and the superstitious, are but too apt to encourage, for want of properly examining into the causes of such absurd impositions. These stories were put together for Joseph Taylor in 1815. There is a total of 57 stories. Illustrations included.Index of stories:• An essay on Ghosts and Imagination• The Dominican Friar• The Superstitious Couple• The Haunted Bedroom• Remarkable Instance of the Power of Imagination• The Ideot’s Funeral• The Ventriloquist• The Female Sprites• The Prussian Domino, or Fatal Effects of Jealousy• The Drunken Bucks, and Chimney Sweep• Mareschal Saxe, and The Haunted Castle• Remarkable Resuscitations• The Ghostly Adventurer• The Cock Lane Ghost• The Hypochondriac Gentleman and The Jack Ass• The Castle Apparition• The Twins, or Ghost of the Field• The Double Mistake, or College Ghost• The Haunted Castle• The Hammersmith Ghost• The Lunatic Apparition• The Unfortunate Priest, and Dead Body• An Agreeable Explanation• The Maniac, or Fatal Effects of Wanton Mischief• Extraordinary Double Dream• Remarkable Instances of the Power of Vision• Plus another 31 stories ………….

Teenage Author Taylor Joseph visited 135 secondary schools across the U.S. speaking about her publishing experiences and collecting more than 800 stories from students. "Your Stories" (Vol 1) showcases some of the best young writers in the country, like these:Erin Beaudry, Mason, OH, "The Dream Key": Victoria Willis finds an unusual key in a cemetery that allows her to perdict the future through her dreams. But when her dreams turn into nightmares, things spiral out of control.Sarah Peterson, Fenton, MO, "Christmas Miracle": Twelve-year-old Chelsea Parks has cancer and is in the hospital for yet another operation. Her unshakable faith and determination touches everyone around her at the most joyful time of year. Abigail Scheirer, Liberty Boro, PA, "The Hunt": Bayard Crenshaw is a real-life ghost hunter whose task is to rid the earth of evil spirits. Following six myserious deaths, he must battle one of the most dangerous ghosts he's ever encountered."Your Stories" (Volume 1) will leave readers of all ages intrigued, spellbound, and begging for more.

More than ever, children enjoy stories that demonstrate love, courage, faith in human character, and an appreciation of the environment. A young Indian boy meets Mother Earth in a magical dream, inspiring him to become a protector of the animals and the environment. Children love to explore the beauty and mysteries of nature. Brave Wolf is an inspiration to children of all cultures as he discovers the land, naming and talking with the animals along the way. His strength of character demonstrates the high virtues that provide interest, excitement, and lessons learned to the readers.

Excerpt from Apparitions, or the Mystery of Ghosts, Hobgoblins, and Haunted Houses, Developed: Being a Collection of Entertaining Stories, Founded on FactThe subsequent little Work owes its rise and progress to very trifling circumstances.In the early part of my life, having read many books in favour of Ghosts and Spectral Appearances, the recollection remained so strong in my mind, that, for years after, the dread of phantoms bore irresistible sway. This dread continued till about my twenty third year, when the following simple affair fully convinced me, how necessary it was thoroughly to investigate every thing that tended to supernatural agency, lest idle fear should gain a total ascendancy over iny mind.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Apparitions; or, The Mystery of Ghosts, Hobgoblins, and Haunted Houses Developed is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Joseph Taylor is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of Joseph Taylor then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.

Teenage author Taylor Joseph visited 135 schools across the U.S., speaking about her publishing experiences and collecting more than 800 stories from students. Your Stories (Vol. 1) showcases some of the best young writers in the country, like these: Erin Beaudry, Mason, OH, ''The Dream Key'': Victoria Willis finds an unusual key in a cemetery that allows her to predict the future through her dreams. But when her dreams turn to nightmares, things spiral out of control. Sarah Peterson, Fenton, MO, ''Christmas Miracle'': Twelve-year-old Chelsea Parks has cancer and is in the hospital for yet another operation. Her unshakable faith and determination touches everyone around her at the most joyful time of year. Abigail Scheirer, Liberty Boro, PA, ''The Hunt'': Bayard Crenshaw is a real-life ghost hunter whose task is to rid the earth of evil spirits. Following six mysterious deaths, he must battle one of the most dangerous ghosts he's ever encountered. Your Stories (Vol. 1) will leave readers of all ages intrigues, spellbound, and begging for more.

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