DS was particularly inconsistent on that front. Some ghosts are depicted as see-through (Bill, The Widows, etc...)  - yet many others (Quentin, Beth, Gerard, Daphne, Jenny, etc...) are not. Josette herself is even depicted both ways. But then, DS and consistency aren't quite synonymous, now are they? 

And don't forget Joanna in 1840.

[spoiler]She really appeared to be real and one was convinced she had come back, when it finally turns out that she IS a ghost after all.[/spoiler]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MORAVIADS!!

Hope you had a fun day!! 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LDYANNE!!

Wishing you all the best!!

   

Welcome Marie Wallace!!  How wonderful to have you with us!  I hope you won't be too overwhelmed by the size of this place, and will bring your behind-the-scenes knowledge and insights to us!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, PERANKH!!

Hope it was special for you!!

     

I recently typed something for someone who included an article about life in 1400s and early 1500s in England.  It also reveals the true source of a lot of common expressions, which was very interesting.  The others are completely OT, but if anyone is interested, I could send it in a PM, or if the moderators think it's suitable, add it here.

Anyway, as to the burial alive (which also explains a couple of common expressions), it said:

"England is old and small and the local folks started running out of places to bury people.  So they would dig up coffins and would take the bones to a bone-house, and reuse the grave.  When reopening these coffins, 1 out of 25 coffins were found to have scratch marks on the inside and they realised they had been burying people alive.  So they would tie a string on the wrist of the corpse, lead it through the coffin and up through the ground and tie it to a bell.  Someone would have to sit out in the graveyard all night (the "graveyard shift") to listen for the bell; thus someone could be saved by the bell, or was considered a ¢â‚¬Ëœdead ringer'."

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LADY AYLA!!

Hope it was the best ever!

   

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DSANNABELLE!!

Hope you had a good one!!