Ghost Gallery

The Ghost Story by Alfred Bestall

A family sit in the dark by a blazing fire, rigid with fear while listening to a ghost story told by an aged relative. Meanwhile, unbeknownst to them, the sceptre of a medieval knight, looms over them with interest. Illustration by Alfred Bestall, who is best-known for drawing Rupert Bear but who contributed a number of illustrations to The Tatler during the 1930s. Date: 1930

© Estate of Alfred Bestall/ILN/Mary Evans Picture Library

Prohibition -The vision 1920

In these days even "Spirits" have their "Ghost". Satire in a British periodical, depicting Uncle Sam thinking about when alcohol was freely available. Uncle Sam seeing bottles of spirts as ghosts, while holding up a glass full of soda water. Date: 1920

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

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British Ballad, Fair Margaret and Sweet William

FAIR MARGARET AND SWEET WILLIAM. British ballad telling the story of Sweet William who tells Fair Margaret that he is marrying another. He is haunted by her ghost whilst he sleeps and later rides off to find Margarets corpse and dies himself soon after. A rose grew from her grave, and a briar from his, until they grew together

© Mary Evans Picture Library/Mark Furness