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Dead Man’s Chair - The Legend of the Busby Stoop Chair

Dead Man’s Chair - The Legend of the Busby Stoop Chair

Dead Man’s Chair - The Legend of the Busby Stoop Chair

Mark Robinson

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Editorial:
Lulu Press
Año de edición:
2020
Materia
Historia
ISBN:
9780244550578
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Thomas Busby’s favourite chair hides a deadly secret. Whoever sits on it dies shortly afterwards! Cursed on his way to the gallows for murder, the old chair has allegedly claimed the lives of many people. Now hanging on the wall in Thirsk museum to stop anybody from sitting in it again, the Busby Stoop Chair is one of the most famous cursed objects in the world.Join Mark Robinson as he tells the full history of this famous chair, the stories of the people connected to it, and of course the strange deaths of those who dared to sit in the Busby Stoop Chair!

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