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Haunted City: An Unauthorized Guide to the Magical, Magnificent New Orleans of Anne Rice Paperback – March 1, 2004

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A spinetingling travel guide to New Orleans, a decadent city rife with mystery, romance, voodoo, and superstition, visits the hotels, gravesites, streets, and places mentioned in the novels of Anne Rice, bringing to life such characters as the Mayfair Witches and the Vampire Lestat. Original.

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320 pages
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English
Publisher

Citadel
Publication date

March 1, 2004
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6.06 x 0.94 x 8.88 inches
ISBN-10

0806525258
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978-0806525259
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Citadel; 3rd edition (March 1, 2004)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0806525258
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0806525259
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.5 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.06 x 0.94 x 8.88 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #3,534,505 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #39 in New Orleans Louisiana Travel Books
- #4,877 in Customs & Traditions Social Sciences
- #88,886 in U.S. State & Local History

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Michael

Nicely done...

Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2002

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I gave this to my wife as a gift before our recent trip to New Orleans, and she carried this book everywhere. While any book like this is a bit out-of-date as soon as it is published, it was still very useful for finding all the sites and giving us good background information. One important note though is that Anne Rice is selling off her doll collection and the orphanage, so there is no longer any tour. That was really a disappointment.

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J. R. Fischer

awesome

Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2014

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I love this book! I'm not a vampire fan but this book goes beyond. It definitely gives very useful information on new Orleans.

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Mary Dugan

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on November 5, 2015

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love a good ghost story great book

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The Traveler

A great guide to a great city

Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2020

Although this book was published a few years ago, fortunately it deals with places in a city that hasn't changed much in two hundred years. I wasn't an Anne Rice reader - I write ghost stories myself and I bought the book to get background and insight into the haunted places in New Orleans.
The author does a wonderful job explaining the legends and history of the most popular "ghostly" sites in the French Quarter, the Uptown district and even the antebellum mansions outside New Orleans. The hotel and restaurant recommendations are seriously out of date, but if you want that, buy Fodor's.
This book is for people who want to know intimate details about the places Anne Rice used in her vampire novels - and many others as well. I highly recommend it.

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Kellyannl

Perfect for the specialist

Reviewed in the United States on January 13, 2002

If you're going to New Orleans largely because you're a fan of Anne Rice's Vampire and Mayfair Witches novels, then this is an essential.
I used it on my first trip to New Orleans. It includes self-guided tours of the French Quarter and Garden District that include Vampire Chronicle and Mayfair sites respectively without leaving out the must-see unrelated sites and experiences. The only caveat is that zoo fans should be aware that the Audobon is one of the best in the country.
Three types of sites are covered - those related to Anne Rice herself, those used in - or speculated to have inspired locations in - the books, and those where parts of "Interview" were filmed.
With chapters on guided plantation, swamp and cemetary tours, as well as restaurants and hotels (the last including descriptions of ambviance that helped me considerably in my choice of hotel), you'll have everything you need to plan your trip and not miss anything like the Ursuline convent where Louis found Claudia and the Gardiner House that inspired the home that Lestat, Louis and Claudia shared.
Best of all, Ms. Dickinson wants us all to be careful out there in a city that can become ominous if you go too far off the beaten track sans tour group - especially at night. As she wittily reminds us, we're not all as indestructable as Lestat, and if an area - even one that contains an Anne Rice site - is unsafe, she doesn't hesitate to tell us so. Following her advice, you'll see everything you want to see and get home safe and sound.

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carla

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Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 2, 2014

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I bought this book to document myself about New Orleans's history and its 'vampire' ,'haunted' heritage. It is very detailed which I love, the only downside is that it is very big and you cannot carry it with you throughout the city, but is is a good lecture before arrival.

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Lohnt sich nicht

Reviewed in Germany on October 9, 2013

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Mieses Papier, schlechte Bilder und sehr dünne Geschichten machen aus diesem Buch kein Must-have. Es gibt von fast jeder amerikanischen Stadt so ein Reise-Führer. Auch vor Ort gibt es dann diese Touren. Aber da wird aus einer Mücke ein Elefant gemacht. Weil so richtig "haunted" sind die Geschichten nicht. Nicht empfehlenswert.

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