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Hanyu Pinyin. Lǐ Xīngwén. Southern Min. Hokkien POJ. Lí Heng-bûn. Lee Hsing-wen ( Chinese: 李興文; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lí Heng-bûn; born 19 July 1967) is a Taiwanese actor. He is best known for portraying military men in films and TV dramas. [1] Lee's son Max is a YouTuber.
"National monument" (Chinese: 國定古蹟; pinyin: Guódìng Gǔjī) is the highest designation possible given to historic sites in Taiwan, followed by municipal and county (city) monuments.The designations are outlined in the Cultural Heritage Preservation Act [], and monuments are preserved by the Bureau of Cultural Heritage, a subdivision of the Executive Yuan.
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- Haunting
- Séances
- Investigation
- Exposure
- Trial
- Legacy
- Further Reading
In about 1756–57 William Kent, a usurer from Norfolk, married Elizabeth Lynes, the daughter of a grocer from Lyneham. They moved to Stoke Ferry where Kent kept an inn and later, the local post office. They were apparently very much in love, but their marriage was short-lived as within a month of the move Elizabeth died during childbirth. Her sister...
Echoing the actions of Kent's previous landlord, Parsons had not repaid Kent's loan—of which about three guineas was outstanding—and Kent therefore instructed his solicitor to sue him. He managed to recover the debt by January 1762, just as the mysterious noises at Cock Lane began again. Catherine Friend had lodged there shortly after the couple le...
After reading the veiled accusations made against him in the Public Ledger, Kent, determined to clear his name, and accompanied by a witness, went to see John Moore. The Methodist showed Kent the list of questions he and Parsons had drawn up for the ghost to answer. One concerned William and Fanny's marital status, prompting Kent to admit that they...
On 20 January another séance was held, this time at the home of a Mr Bruin, on the corner of nearby Hosier Lane. Among those attending was a man "extremely desirous of detecting the fraud, and discovering the truth of this mysterious affair", who later sent his account of the night to the London Chronicle. He arrived with a small party which includ...
With Lord Dartmouth Aldrich began to draw together the people who would be involved in his investigation. They chose the matron of a local lying-in hospital as principal lady-in-waiting, the critic and controversialist Bishop John Douglas, and Dr George Macaulay. A Captain Wilkinson was also included on the committee; he had attended one séance arm...
The trial of all five was held at the Guild Hall in London on 10 July 1762. Presiding over the case was Lord Chief Justice William Murray. Proceedings began at 10 am, "brought by William Kent against the above defendants for a conspiracy to take away his life by charging him with the murder of Frances Lynes by giving her poison whereof she died". T...
The Cock Lane ghost was a focus for a contemporary religious controversy between the Methodists and orthodox Anglicans. Belief in a spiritual afterlife is a requirement for most religions, and in every instance where a spirit had supposedly manifested itself in the real world, the event was cherished as an affirmation of such beliefs. In his youth,...
Bakewell, Sarah (2001), "Scratching Fanny", Fortean Times, vol. 150, pp. 30–33Churchill, Charles (1762), The Ghost, London: Printed for the author and sold by William FlexneyBox office. $77.6 million [3] The Number 23 is a 2007 American thriller film [3] written by Fernley Phillips and directed by Joel Schumacher, his 23rd film. Jim Carrey stars as a man who becomes obsessed with the 23 enigma once he reads about it in a strange book that seemingly mirrors his own life. The film was released in the United States on ...
The Sixth Sense is a 1999 American psychological thriller film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan.It stars Bruce Willis as a child psychologist whose patient (Haley Joel Osment) claims he can see and talk to the dead.Released by Buena Vista Pictures through its Hollywood Pictures label on August 6, 1999, The Sixth Sense received critical acclaim, with praise for the cast performances ...
Kuo Tzu-chien (Chinese: 郭子乾; Pe h-ōe-jī: Koeh Chú-khiân; born March 14, 1964) is a Taiwanese comedian, host and actor. Personal life Kuo is married with a son. His first marriage in 1995 lasted only 3 months. Former Mayor of Hsinchu City Lin Junq-tzer is his older cousin. ...
