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Eleanor Frances Jourdain

    Eleanor Jourdain is remembered for her remarkable claim, alongside fellow academic Charlotte Moberly, of experiencing a temporal displacement while visiting Versailles. This extraordinary account was initially published under pseudonyms, hinting at a fascination with the hidden layers of history and perception. Her writings explore the profound connection between personal experience and the echoes of the past, offering a unique lens through which to view historical narratives.

    Ghosts of the Trianon
    • Ghosts of the Trianon

      • 124 pages
      • 5 hours of reading

      This is the true story of two Englishwomen getting caught up in one of the most fascinating and inexplicable "time travel" experiences ever recorded. After travelling down to the grand French palaces of Versailles, they proceed to take a walk along the various pathways and gardens outside, only to lose their way and on top of that, get lost in a time warp, literally. It takes them back in time to the palace gardens at the time of the French Revolution and to a face-to-face confrontation with Marie Antoinette, among others. No, this is not fiction, it purports to be fact. The two women, both prominent academics, give us a very convincing and staggering account of their claims. This book is their clear and thought-provoking explanation of exactly what happened to them. Were they mistaken? Was it a hoax? Was the experience real? You decide. This is a truly fascinating book, which quickly sold 10, 000 copies when it was first published. Here it is back in print again at long last.

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