The ghosts of Versailles : Miss Moberly and Miss Jourdain and their adventure ; a critical study
Lucille Iremonger (Author), Eric Wookey
"It is now nearly fifty years since the first publication of An Adventure, the account by Miss Moberly and Miss Jourdain of the mysterious experiences they had at Versailles, in which they had seemed to take part for a while in certain events that had happened at the end of the eighteenth century. Five editions of the book (the most recent published in 1955) and numerous reprints prove the continuing and indeed expanding interest in this extraordinary story. Who were these ladies from Oxford and what was their background? Why was their book written in such an odd way and how was it received on first publication? How is their story to be interpreted and what opinions have been held about it by those qualified to speak? Have any parallel experiences been recorded? These and related questions are brilliantly handled by Mrs. Iremonger in this enthralling book. She has examined the problems involved from every angle and brought to bear upon them an acute mind and an accomplished pen. The result is a book that is as gripping as a detective story and will captivate the interest not only of those who have read, or even merely heard of, An Adventure, but of all who enjoy a clever and penetrating study of an intricate subject that has a fascinating human aspect as well as broader philosophical implications."--front flap
Print Book, English, [1957]
Faber and Faber, London, [1957]