Thanks for having me. What a fun panel!
Thanks for having me. What a fun panel!
This was a fantastic and inspiring discussion that I'm sure will continue in future @irishgothichorror.bsky.social and @tlrhub.bsky.social events.
It was a beautiful day for welcoming the new cohort of MA Folklore Studies students to campus at the University of Hertfordshire AND for publishing a folklore book with @manchesterup.bsky.social - which you can buy now! manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526180377/
Yes!
This promises to be loads of fun. Come join us and test your spooky trivia knowledge π·οΈπ¦ππ
Calling all Arthur Conan Doyleans. Who do you recognise in this, admittedly grainy image taken on the boardwalk in Atlantic City?
Ghosts and ghouls! Join us for our Halloween (virtual) pub quiz, if you dare!!!
We're having an online pub quiz to celebrate the spooky season! This will be an informal, relaxed, fun evening of socializing while flexing our trivia knowledge.
Registration is free and open to everyone.
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A poster for the Lost Souls event that shows a black and white picture of a medium in a black gown tied into a chair while spooky-looking spirits crowd around her. Information for the event is given: A panel discussion exploring the life and work of neglected figures associated with Horror and the Gothic. Featuring panellists from the School of English Trinity College Dublin. An Irish Network for Gothic and Horror Studies event. Thursday 25 September 12 pm TCD Long Room Hub For more information: https://tinyurl.com/y9hdepeh
I am absolutely delighted to be taking part in this panel discussion with @murphgothic.bsky.social, @ordonnel.bsky.social, @profdarryljones.bsky.social, and @drdara.bsky.social. I'll be talking about Gertrude Barrows Bennett. It's part of @tlrhub.bsky.social's research festival. Free & open to all!
Two movies nobody would believe are by the same director:
BENDING TO EARTH is the cornerstone of our Strange Stories by Irish Women series.
Anna Maria Hall
Lady Wilde
Lady Gregory
L.T. Meade
Ethna Carbery
Beatrice Grimshaw
Katharine Tynan
Dora Sigerson Shorter
Rosa Mulholland
B.M. Croker
Charlotte Riddell
Clotilde Graves
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Congratulations, Jay! Exciting stuff.
Frankenstein is the story of a STEM dad whose son majors in the humanities
Now I want alcohol and this show.
Who wants to bet if these are alarmed?
She may not be elegant. She may not be graceful. She is, however, Misery.
A reminder as we approach Imbolc that Le Fanu had his eye on the seasons www.irishtimes.com/culture/book...
At RSVPβs next Digital Event, we will hear about HathiTrustβs services for computational analysis of #c19 sources fromΒ John Walsh, Director of the HathiTrust Research Center.Β
Feb 16,Β 8am PST/11am EST/4pm GMT/5pm CET
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Looks like the postage rates are going up again on 1 February. Postage and printing are our two biggest costs.
I'll not be raising our prices. We always try to hold out for as long as possible.
If you want to order something before the end of the month, please do! swanriverpress.ie/titles/
Lovis Corinth 'The Temptation of St. Anthony'.
You'd feel sorry for him all the same.
Just remembered the time a few years ago I ended a phone call with a friend meaning to say βStay healthy and wellβ but accidentally spoonerized it so it came out βStay wealthy in Hellβ
The facial expressions on these kitties from this 1899 Windsor magazine illustration are just brilliant. For me, kitty drawing a pistol is just one of the best bits from 'The Burglary' by Louis Wain.
The Strand Magazine not holding back (from 1903)