Love this track. Joan Baez's interpretation of Henry Treece's poem 'The Magic Wood' from the 1968 album 'Baptism' #WeirdTales #HenryTreece, #20thcenturypoetry, #JoanBaez. www.youtube.com/watch?v=er31...

I am trying to find Lynda Snell's encounter with Dame Edna , 1986 I think - is it online anywhere ? Thanks @thecidershedpod.bsky.social #TheArchers

Great to see that the Elizabeth Gaskell House are offering a series of on line talks about her novel Cranford. One Mrs Gaskell novel I have yet to read. #Victorian #Literature #MrsGaskell elizabethgaskellhouse.co.uk/welcome-to-t...

So pleased to update my blog with a review of 'The Weird Tales of William Hope Hodgson' edited by Xavier Aldana Reyes. Well done @blpublishing.bsky.social #Williamhopehodgson, #horrorfiction, #weirdtales, #writerswhodiedinworldwar1 bleakchesneywold.blogspot.com/2026/05/the-...

Thank you to Spooky Isles for posting my review of 'Circles of Stone : Weird Tales of Pagan Sites and Ancient Rites', edited by Katy Soar. Published by @blpublishing.bsky.social #WeirdTales,#Paganism,#folklore www.spookyisles.com/circle-of-st...

I have reviewed Seeking Mary Jane-Who was Jack the Ripper's final Victim ? With a short interview with author Paul Williams. #19thcenturycrime, #JacktheRipper, #MurderofMaryKelly, bleakchesneywold.blogspot.com/2026/05/seek...

I am just listening to Classic Ghost Stories Podcast version of 'The Whistling Room' by William Hope Hodgson. Excellent work. #Edwardiandetetctives, #Horror, #WilliamHopeHodgson www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZjX...

Some thoughts about Emperor Franz Joseph's visit to Sarajevo 1910. Perhaps World War 1 could have started four years earlier. #19thcentury, #Austrianhistory, #Bosnia, #alternativehistory, bleakchesneywold.blogspot.com/2026/04/empe...

Starting the weekend with some minimalist ambient. Shed by Rushab Nanda. 4 track release via Bandcamp, Name your price #Ambient,#minimalistambient,#electronic adventurousmusic.bandcamp.com/album/shed

Time to revisit these Gothic Tales of Mary Elizabeth Braddon, published as The Face in the Glass. part of the British Library Tales of the Weird. @britishlibrary.bsky.social #Maryelizabethbraddon, #victorian, #history, #gothictales bleakchesneywold.blogspot.com/2024/09/revi...

Just listening to this talk 'The Rural Idyll and the Changing World...' the Novels of Elizabeth Gaskell and Thomas Hardy by Diane Duffy. Courtesy of the Gaskell Society #victorian, #history, #Thomashardy,#ElizabethGaskell, gaskellsociety.co.uk/the-rural-id...

Re-posting by request. #BL_publishing

Looking forward to visiting the James McNeill Whistler exhibition in June at Tate Britain. #Victorian #history, #19thcenturypainting, #JamesMcneillWhistler, #TateBritain. www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tat...

This is absolutely nuts

Have reviewed 'Bird of Ill Omen-The Gothic Tales of Catherine Crowe', part of The British Library Weird Tales series #Victorian, #Gothicnovels, #19thcenturynovels. bleakchesneywold.blogspot.com/2026/04/bird...

Just finished 'The Haunted Vintage' by Marjorie Bowen (1921), republished via the British Library 'Tales of the Weird' series. Superb novel. Set in 19th century Rhineland when Supernatural beings and Heathen gods re-awaken . #20thcenturywomenauthors, #MarjorieBowen, #BritishLibraryTalesoftheWeird,

Blog updated with my thoughts on Elizabeth Gaskell's 1855 novel 'North and South' #19thcenturynovels, #MrsGaskell, #Elizabethgaskell, #novelsbywomenauthors, #unitarian bleakchesneywold.blogspot.com/2026/03/nort...

I have been reading Mrs Gaskell's 'North and South'. Excellent, Will leave review soon. Would be great to see what other Victorian novels people are reading. #ElizabethGaskell,#19thcenturynovels, #Unitarians, #MrsGaskell, #Northandsouth, #Victoriannovels.

Have updated 19th century blog with a post about the assassination of 'Sisi' Empress Elisabeth of the Austrian Empire, and also Queen of Hungary, in 1898 #19thcenturyhistory,#Sisi, #Habsburghistory,#Austriahungary, bleakchesneywold.blogspot.com/2026/03/the-...

Album of the day ✢ Afterlife Requiem — Those Who Walk Away (2026) Label: Constellation ✢ Listen + support the artist ffm.to/afterlife-re... #ambient #ambientmusic

Just realised that on 12th March 1976, as a 14 year old schoolboy, saw Hawkwind live at Bournemouth Winter Gardens. #Hawkwind, #spacerock, #1970shairyrock, #1970s

Just been looking at this intriguing article about #Thomashardy and #Thesuffragettes #victorian #history www.hardysociety.org/articles/the...

As it is International Women's Day A this is 'The women's March' theme from a TV series I remember from being a nipper in the 1970's called 'Shoulder to Shoulder' about the rise of the Suffragettes . #Womenshistory, #Suffragettes, www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV6p...

Just watching this 30 minute guide to the 1848 Revolutions across Europe. Interesting.Had no idea that Fydor Dostoevsky was amongst those arrested #19thcenturyhistory, #1848revolution, #Europeanhistory. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPUV...

Completed reading Elizabeth Gaskell's ' North and South'. Keen to now visit where she lived in Manchester. #Victorian, #History, #elizabethgaskell, #19thcenturynovels www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjPM...

Currently reading Elizabeth Gaskell's 'North and South' (1855). Discovered that there was a television dramatisation in 2004. Partially centred round a labour dispute . #Victorian, #literature, #elizabethgaskell, #19thcenturynovels. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PnZ...

Found this jolly tune published in 1889 'City of Rome' by Fred T. Baker. Damn Catchy it is too. #Victorian, #history, #Victorianmusic www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Q4I...

Have shared some thoughts about #ThomasHardy novel 'The Well-Beloved ' . No lost classic but interesting in a quirky way. #Victorianliterature, #19thcenturyliterature, #bookIamreading bleakchesneywold.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-...

I went to see the #Wutheringheights film a few days ago. Mixed feelings about it. Think that this review sums up the film well #Thebrontes, #Emilybronte, www.martasfilmcuts.nl/reviews/wuth...

Delighted to interview Brighton Folk Horror Ensemble The Witchcraft and Vagrancy Act #folkhorror, #folkmusic, #folklore bleakchesneywold.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-...

Just revisited the excellent Anne Brontë -and the Brontë family website. Obviously quite a focus on Anne as the neglected Brontë Sister but worth a look from anyone interested in the family. #TheBrontës, #TheBrontësisters, www.annebronte.org

The dock at Bow Streets Magistrates Court, where Oscar Wilde first appeared in April 1895 to be committed for trial for gross indecency, is to be restored. Should be able to be viewed later in 2026. #oscarwilde, #bowstreetmagistratescourt, #Victorianjustice bowstreetmuseum.org.uk/echoes-from-...

For anyone interested in The Brontës, heartily recommend the website www.annebronte.org Has been running for over ten years now and a welcome resource #victorianliterature, #theBrontës, #AnneBrontë,

As The Brontës are trending thought that I would revisit my previous post about Branwell Brontë and his poem 'The Afghan War'. #Victorian,#TheBrontës, #BranwellBrontë, #19thcenturyliterature, bleakchesneywold.blogspot.com/2024/09/bran...

Appreciate so much of Wilde's writing and wit but the more I study about his life see another dimension. Some quite hard hitting comments, originally from 1996 by #Carolyngage, Find myself in agreement #Oscarwilde, #lgbtqhistory carolyngage.weebly.com/blog/oscar-w...

Re-discovering the incredible life and work of Mary Elizabeth Braddon. Glad to return to this excellent resource here. #MaryElizabethBraddon, #Victoriannovelists, #19thcenturyliterature maryelizabethbraddon.com

Was discussing Mary Elizabeth Braddon's classic short story 'Good Lady Ducayne ' (1896) earlier today. Still not sure if it is a forerunner of Sci-Fi or a vampire tale. #Victorianfiction, #Victorianwomennovelists, #Maryelizabethbraddon bleakchesneywold.blogspot.com/2023/11/good...

Just completed a review for my blog of a great book about Oscar Wilde's summer 1894 visit to Worthing, where I now live. And the holiday's aftermath. #Oscarwilde, #Worthinghistory, #VictorianEngland, #lgbtqthistory, #Worthingwestsussex bleakchesneywold.blogspot.com/2026/02/revi...

Previous blogpost about discovery of the male brothel at Cleveland Street and the 1889 scandal. #victoriancrime, #lgbtqhistory, #princealbertvictor, #victorianlondon, bleakchesneywold.blogspot.com/2026/01/repu...

Time that I re-read 'Bleak House' : Here are some thoughts that I wrote about Mr Guppy from said novel. Shared today as Charles Dickens was born on 7th February 1812. #charlesdickens #bleakhouse #greatestvictoriannovel bleakchesneywold.blogspot.com/2023/05/a-sk...