Came across three different articles and stories about the same ghost when I was doing research into the folklore of old castles and thought I would share. They are all from the early 19th century, so the language is stilted and quite a few of the assertions are patently absurd. Still, it's in fun.


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The commentary on this video gushes so, and the commentator provides no evidence in this clip to prove that the 18th-century Swiss clockmaker, Pierre Jacquet Droz, created this automaton for the purposes of 'mechanizing reason and automating the passions', but this little automaton doll is marvelous - if only for providing the inspiration to ( Read more... )

Here's some news to cheer you up:

"Five hundred new fairytales discovered in Germany: Collection of fairytales gathered by historian Franz Xaver von Schönwerth had been locked away in an archive in Regensburg for over 150 years" by Victoria Sussens-Messerer, The Guardian; Monday, 5 March, 2012.

And here's one of the fairy tales: The Turnip ( Read more... )