A Podcast to the Curious - The M.R. James Podcast

Episode 26 – A Neighbour’s Landmark

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This episode it is the turn of ‘A Neighbour’s Landmark‘ by M.R. James to receive the critial going-over it deserves at the hands of Will and Mike.

Thanks to Kirsty for the excellent readings!

Show notes:

  • ‘”They’ve got him! In the trees!” M.R. James and Sylvan Dread’ by Steve Duffy (Ghosts & Scholars)
  • ‘So jarred were all my nerves’ : supernatural shock and traumatic terror in the ghost stories of M.R. James by Ralph Harrington (artificialhorizon.org)
  • A close reading of M.R. James’ “A Neighbour’s Landmark.” by Tychy (tychy.wordpress.com)
  • Myles Birket Foster and M.R. James (suptales.blogspot.co.uk)
  • The interesting career of Lady Theodosia Ivy (roy25booth.blogspot.co.uk)
  • The Lady Ivy’s Trial (in ‘Cobbett’s state trials’ – GoogleBooks)
  • Possible locations: Betton Wood, Shropshire | Betton Strange Hall, Shropshire (Monty’s World)
  • Glenfinlas; or, Lord Ronald’s Coronach by Sir Walter Scott (allpoetry.com)
  • Warnings to the Curious, Ed. Rosemary Pardoe & S.T. Joshi (amazon.co.uk)
    • Contains the essays by Jacquline Simpson and Brian Cowlishaw mentioned in this episode.
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