The Forgotten Past – Volume II

The Forgotten Past – Volume II by Andrew Vinken is a fun read for anyone that loves historical trivia, especially that of a les famous and much more quirky nature! My favourite has to be the biggest April Fools Joke in history; the extent that Porky Bickar went to for this escapade was really quite outstanding!

There was only one little blip and that was using the same image of the Titanic twice, but, given that not many were on hand to provide images or etchings of the same, we can move past this and continue celebrating how much fun this book is!

Disappearances, discoveries, mysteries and mayhem, from across the globe and over the 18th and 19th centuries, written in an affable and engaging way. I would highly recommend this very entertaining and informative volume. I will certainly be looking out for Volume 1 and any subsequent volumes

Thank you very much to Netgalley, Troubador I Matador and the author Andrew Vinken for this very interesting ARC. My review is left voluntarily and all opinions are my own

It’s been a while since I read the first volume of this project, and to be honest I didn’t expect there to be a second one. But here we are, luckily! What I thought was a good idea turned out to evolve into something better, which is this sequel!
The Forgotten Past – Volume II keeps the charm of its predecessor: a storytelling approach, tales of the unusual, weird, unexpected, and unexplained. There is so much material here that I felt my head bubbling with more and more ideas.
More than just a collection of stories, it is a testament to the strange. It includes cases of medical mysteries, phenomena that should be impossible, even the effects of political corruption in a city that is uninhabitable to this day. It’s a book that surprises you, quite literally. If you’re a lover of all things odd and perplexing, this book is the perfect choice.
Now I’m hungry for even more, and I’m wondering if there are stories like these but in more modern times. Is it possible that there are such cases nowadays? It’s a journalist’s and researcher’s dream! I’m not someone to say that there must be a third book in the series, it works pretty well like a duology, but as a reader I’d like to see modern stories if a third book is possible. Cross my fingers!

My thanks to Troubadour and NetGalley for a copy of “ The Forgotten Past- Vol 2 “ for an honest review.

I really enjoyed the first volume of this book , so I was thrilled to get another chance to read some really interesting, entertaining and informative unknown stories from bygone ages.
I particularly enjoyed the chapter on the Honorable Horace De Vere Cole !!
I can only hope there are further volumes in the pipeline .
Well worth the read