culture. education. literary studies.
This time of year, my favourite thing to re-watch is the legendary BBC anthology series โA Ghost Story for Christmasโ. Originally broadcast between 1971 and 1978, each episode is a television adaptation of a classic ghost story, very much in the old tradition of wintertime storytelling focused on the supernatural and the otherworldly.ย
If there's a solstice or an equinox approaching, you know it's time for another free ebook in my Grammaticus Free Library series. If you enjoy a good ghost story, don't miss this one!
โGhostland: In Search of a Haunted Countryโ is an excellent, genre-blending book, that brings together nature and travel writing, literary and cultural history, exploration of the supernatural, plus the added element of memoir. Itโs filled with the sense of love, wonder, and appreciation for Englandโs landscapes and the ghostly tales that quietly echo through its forests, hills and moors.
Montague Rhodes James was a British writer and scholar. While his academic work in the field of Medieval Studies remains relevant to this day, it is something altogether different that he is now best known for; namely, his ghost stories.
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