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

Episode 95 – The Weird of the Walfords by Louisa Baldwin

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Who would win in a fight between a man and a bed? Find the answer to this question and more in our new episode on The Weird of the Walfords by Louisa Baldwin! Also, if you like emotionally-repressed Victorian husbands, you will not leave disappointed.

Show notes:

  • Louisa Baldwin (1845–1925) (Wikipedia)
    • Louisa was a member of an illustrious family who included Rudyard Kipling and Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin.
  • ‘The Shadow on the Blind, and Other Stories’ (Google Books)
    • You can read this story and others form the same volume on Google Books.
  • Royal beds in English history (wikipedia)
    • There are a number of stately homes in England with similar legends about royalty spending a night in a specific bed, for example Sawston Hall in Cambridgeshire.
  • Wyrd (wikipedia) 
    • The ‘Weird’ of the Walfords is actually a ‘wyrd’, an old English term meaning fate or destiny.

    Thanks to Debbie Wedge for providing the readings for this episode. Don’t forget to check out Debbie’s new Jamesian Wallop t-shirt and others inspired by M.R. James on Redbubble.com.

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