Ghost

Ghost

Wraith

Spectral appearance of someone still alive, usually considered to be a sign of that person’s imminent death.

Ghost, Hoax

Hammersmith Ghost

Early 19th-century hoax that reinforced the standard white-sheeted ghost look, and set a legal precedent for self-defence.

Ghost

Angels of Mons

Angels who were widely reported as having defended the British Expeditionary Force against overwhelming odds in the first major engagement of the First World War, the Battle of Mons, on Sunday 23 August 1914.

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