Jacynth Hope-Simpson - Who Knows? Twelve Unsolved Mysteries

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Jacynth Hope-Simpson - Who Knows? Twelve Unsolved Mysteries (Beaver, 1976: originally William Heinnemann, 1974).

Peter Connolly

Death By Witchcraft? The unexplained death of a farm labourer in the heart of England.
In Search of the Lost World. The disappearance of an explorer, and does his 'lost city' exist?
Is It Abominable? A strange creature of the high Himalayas.
The Guardian of the Treasure. The mystery of a remote french church.
By the Prickling of my Thumbs. The ancient art of dowsing.
Who Stole the Necklace? The scandal that led up to a Revolution.
Can We Believe our Eyes? Conflicting accounts of the death of a German air ace.
Banquets for the Dead. The hidden world of the Etruscans.
A Malady in the Blood. The strange life and death of Rasputin, and the fate of the Russian Imperial family.
Paper Boats and Flying Saucers. The riddles of early America.
A Room without a Door. The secrets of Glamis Castle.
The Fortune Teller, What an old Negress foretold to two young cousins.

Acknowledgements and Suggestions for Further Reading

Blurb:

Sudden death, mysterious disappearances, lost cities, hidden treasures - these are the ingredients of the twelve unsolved mysteries in Who Knows?
Guaranteed to puzzle and fascinate readers of all ages.

Would rate this alongside Aidan Chambers' Haunted Houses as a great introduction to ghosts, mysteries and unexplained phenomena for children from eight to eighty years of age. Illustrations are pretty tidy, too.

Peter Connolly