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Alfriston Village School, 1879-1908, by W. H. Johnson, published 1 December 1992 (64 pp., Downsway Books, ISBN-10: 0951856421 & ISBN-13: 9780951856420) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries

Crime and Disorder in Late Georgian Alfriston , by W. H. Johnson, published 1994 (95 pp., Downsway Books, ISBN-10: 0951856448 & ISBN-13: 9780951856444) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/501783] & East Sussex Libraries

The onion pie murder at Gun Hill in the parish of Chiddingly, 1852, by W. H. Johnson, published 1 May 1995 (19 pp., Downsway Books, ISBN-10: 0951856456 & ISBN-13: 9780951856451) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/502606] & British Library & East Sussex Libraries

Barcombe Gang, 1836-1839, by W. H. Johnson, published 1 June 1995 (30 pp., Downsway Books, ISBN-10: 0951856464 & ISBN-13: 9780951856468) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/502450] & East Sussex Libraries

Sackful of Pigeons: West Firle - 1814-1815: Crimes & Criminals of Old Sussex, by W. H. Johnson, published 1 August 1995 (13 pp., Downsway Books, ISBN-10: 0951856472 & ISBN-13: 9780951856475) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/502654] & British Library & East Sussex Libraries

Previous Offences: Sussex Crimes and Punishments in the Past, by W. H. Johnson, published March 1997 (88 pp., Seaford: S. B. Publications, ISBN-10: 1857701232 & ISBN-13: 9781857701234) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/502158] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Sussex Disasters: In the Last Two Centuries, by W. H. Johnson, published 1998 (128 pp., Seaford: S. B. Publications, ISBN-10: 1857701690 & ISBN-13: 9781857701692) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/500151] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Alfriston: Past and Present, by W. H. Johnson, published April 1998 (72 pp., Seaford: S. B. Publications, ISBN-10: 1857701518 & ISBN-13: 9781857701517) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Seaside Entertainment in Sussex, by W. H. Johnson, published 2001 (120 pp., Seaford: S. B. Publications, ISBN-10: 1857702220 & ISBN-13: 9781857702224) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/502238] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Sussex Tales of Mystery and Murder, by W. H. Johnson, published 31 October 2002 (128 pp., Berkshire: Countryside Books, ISBN-10: 185306744X & ISBN-13: 9781853067440) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Sussex Villains, by W. H. Johnson, published 23 October 2003 (128 pp., Berkshire: Countryside Books, ISBN-10: 1853068055 & ISBN-13: 9781853068058) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/509439] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Early Victorian Alfriston, by W. H. Johnson, published August 2004 (110 pp., Downsway Books, ISBN-10: 0951856499 & ISBN-13: 9780951856499) accessible at: East Sussex Libraries

Sussex Murders, by W. H. Johnson, published 27 October 2005 (152 pp., The History Press, ISBN-10: 0750941278 & ISBN-13: 9780750941273) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Contained within the pages of this book are the stories behind some of the most notorious murders in Sussex's history. Based upon contemporary documents and illustrations, Johnnie Johnson re-examines some of the crimes that shocked not only the county but Britain as a whole. Among the gruesome cases featured here are the mystery man who should his wife and three children in a house in Eastbourne, the Cheif Constable who was bludgeoned to death in his own police station; the fearsome gang of smugglers who tortured and buried one of their two victims alive and threw the second to his death down a well; and the waiter who danced away the days while his lady friend's body lay mouldering in a trunk in his lodgings. All manner of murder and mystery is featured here, and this book is sure to be a must-read for try crime enthusiasts everywhere.

The Superstitions and Curious Beliefs of Old Sussex, by W. H. Johnson, published 23 April 2009 (118 pp., Pomegranate Press, ISBN-10: 0955900662 & ISBN-13: 9780955900662) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/509441] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

Here's a fascinating world of witchcraft; of spells and counter-spells; of so-called cunning-men; of death omens; of girls conjuring the identity of their future husbands; of fishermen's precautions against ill luck; of the fairies, always uncertain of temper; and of the Devil and all his nefarious ways.
W.H. Johnson, well known for his many books on Sussex themes, here explores the mind-set of people whose lives were coloured by a richly woven tapestry of ancient beliefs that today seem outlandishly far-fetched but once gave ordinary lives their meaning.

A Grim Almanac of Sussex, by W. H. Johnson, published 1 December 2011 (192 pp., The History Press, ISBN-10: 0752465090 & ISBN-13: 9780752465098) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries

W.H. Johnson digs deep into Sussex's past, presenting the reader with centuries of criminality and vice, of wretched living conditions and blind fate which so often leads to appalling consequences. A Grim Almanac of Sussex chronicles the darker side of life in the county. This is a never-ending parade of woe, horror and misfortune: dreadful rail accidents, public executions, murderers, robbers, drunkards and general ne'er-do-wells all feature. If it's macabre, if it's ghoulish, if it's bizarre, then it's here!