Animal Ghosts

Elliott O'Donnell (February 27, 1872 - May 8, 1965) was an Irish author known primarily for his books about ghosts. He claimed to have seen a ghost, described as an elemental figured covered with spots, when he was five years old. He also claimed to have been strangled by a mysterious phantom in Dublin. Later in his career, he traveled to the U.S. and became a police officer during the Chicago Railway Strike of 1894. He also served in the British Army in World War I. His first book was For Satan's Sake, published in 1904.