The Green Stone

Glad I waited and got this. I lost my original version (or may be still at my parents house and had been read so often it was very well worn) and always wanted to re read it again as was really interested in the story and related history... This anniversary edition has extra photo's not included in previous editions which brings more of the history to the fore. Excellent. Not giving any spoilers ...however if you want a book to make you look at history a little different ..read this.

I first picked up this book over twenty years ago, and regarded it as the most scary thing I had ever read. I at the time, I was living in the South West of England, and visited several of the locations mentioned. They all had a definite strange aura about them. The book is just as thrilling, and frightening , on a second reading. For me, it raises questions about just what kind of powers are out there in the ether. I think I will leave the lights on tonight ...

I read this book around 30 years ago. Now I have my own copy of the new 40th anniversary second edition.The new introduction by the author in this edition adds greater clarity to the story told therein. This introduction helped me understand much better what I was reading and the train of events.That said, "The Green Stone" a great tale and an engrossing read. It is a page turner and a 'read it in one night kind of book. People fascinated by true stories of the supernatural will love it.

Excellent book. It was a gripping read from start to finish. Once begun, you find it hard to put down. If you are at all interested in local Staffordshire/Worcestershire history and Tudor times or even the Pakington family of Harvington Hall, you will find this book fascinating. Luckily, I'm interested in all three, but even so, it was a cracking read. There are a few chapters that the feint of heart or those who pooh pooh such otherworldly things may find troublesome, but if you can get past your reticence on either score for that small part of the book, you will find the rest a very enjoyable read.

I remember reading the original in the 70s. I'm not sure this iteration is the same, because I can't remember feeling so ambivalent about it. I have always been interested in the occult, so am not a natural cynic in that regard, but I don't know how much of the contents of this latter purchase I would give any credence to.