I must admit, Peter Akroyd is one of my favourite authors, so I might be slightly biased when it comes to his work. English ghosts is a collection of ghost stories, some as old as the 16 hundreds, some as new as 1990. You tend to forget that you are reading stories that are supposed to be true, because some are just so unbelievable. I thouroughly enjoyed this book. And being a writer myself (though just starting), I'm sure I can draw inspiration from that collection.