Early modern/19th-cent. English literature, science and literature, landscape in literature, fantasy, horror and weird fiction.
Dr Evelyn Koch
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See, a proper book, (little book, but a proper one) with an ISBN number and everything. Cover reveal and ordering details coming soon-ish. And yes, there is an-anti piracy, anti LLM curse embedded in the text. It is Hookland – you'd expect nothing less.
‘Fear is my name, and I am Death’s messenger and the reminder of Death; and I have come before him to warn you of his coming.’
Killer description of Hell in this!
It's a good day when you get to bust out a sentence like this. #18C
Making a rare appearance on here to ask for thoughts on an embroidery from 1668. Do you have any idea what Old Testament story/stories these panels represent? Previously labeled as Abraham and Isaac but I’m not convinced. I think they may be the same figures in both. Thank you for your ideas!
In October, the upcoming PGR-led conference, Dark Enchantments: Gothic Folklore and the Monstrous Fairy-Tale, will be held at the University of Sheffield. Interested in getting involved? Follow the QR code and send us your abstracts by the end of July! 🦇👻
(Risen from the🪦 with a new QR code).
rād-wērig, adj: weary with riding or journeying. (RAWD-WAY-rih / ˈraːd-ˌweː-rɪj)
Image: Arthurian romances; France, 1290-1300; Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Beinecke MS 229, f. 233r.
#OldEnglish #WOTD
A heads-up that my online talk on the Cranford adaptations on Wednesday is the start of a #Cranford summer season of online @eilzabethgaskellsh.bsky.social talks. More info 👇
Dr Evelyn Koch
Simon Davies
I am after your top children's (/family) British Folk Horror / Folk Gothic / Just Bloody Weird and Unsettling for Kids.
Preferably books ir audio drama over film/tv series. E.g. Dark Is Rising, The Owl Service etc
The Complete Ghost Stories of an Antiquary. Coming this Autumn from @selfmadehero.bsky.social
www.moorereppion.com/complete-gho...
🐺📚 Now available as a pdf!
Translating The Witcher: Publishing Fantasy Fiction in Europe @universitypress.cambridge.org
Download it before June 15!
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
Ellesse Patterson 🐝
Dr Adam James Smith
Isabella Rosner
NEW TOLKIEN JUST OUT: delighted to see “JRR #Tolkien’s Soul’s Ward: A critical edition of his unpublished translation of the early Middle English homily Sawles Warde” edited by Andoni Cossio and Nelson Goering: academic.oup.com/res/advance-...
Chuffed to have played a minor role in this 1/3
Old English Wordhord
Chris Louttit
From selfmadehero.com/news : Ghost Stories of an Antiquary: The Compendium, adapted byLeah Moore and John Reppion, illustrated byAneke, Kit Buss, Al Davison, Meghan Hetrick, George Kambadais, Abigail ...
Savage House’s filth and farce are closer to the real bawdiness of the 18th century
theconversation.com/savage-house... #18C #SavageHouse
In a world that moves too fast, pour a cup of tea and enjoy our new summer online talks on #Cranford
👒 Cranford – A TV Classic | 3 June @drchrislouttit.bsky.social
🌺 Step into the Garden: Language of Flowers | 17 June
☕ Cranford for Beginners | 24 June
elizabethgaskellhouse.co.uk/welcome-to-t...
Justine Breton
John Reppion
Prof. Dimitra Fimi
Dirt, sex and faeces abound in 18-century ilterature.
