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Month: December 2019
Sally Minogue takes us back to Dracula, the novel.
As a new adaptation of Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula’ hits both BBC One and Netflix, Sally Minogue takes us back to the original novel.
Stephen Carver reviews A Christmas Carol
The new BBC adaptation concluded last night – Stephen Carver reviews it for us.
Dickens’ Other Christmas Books
Goblin Stories and Haunted Men: Stephen Carver looks at Dickens’ Other Christmas Books
Stephen Carver looks at M.R. James at Christmas
‘If I’m not very careful, something of this kind may happen to me!’ M.R. James on Writing the Perfect Christmas Ghost Story
‘Twas the Night before Christmas
David Stuart Davies looks at this collection of classic festive tales for children
Stephen Carver take a look at Henry Mayhew
THE REAL HENRY MAYHEW PART TWO: London Labour and the London Poor.
The War of the Worlds – reviewed
The BBC series has received mixed reviews. David Stuart Davies gives his thoughts on the merits of the new adaptation.