Saturday, July 17, 2010

J.P. Quaine - A Blood and Thunder Merchant

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I've mentioned the Melbourne bookseller, John Patrick Quaine (1883-1957) a few times on this blog. He was a well-known identity in Mel...
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Monday, July 12, 2010

Edward Lloyd in Harper's Magazine

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Here is an extract from an early article on ‘King of Bloods’ Edward Lloyd from Harper’s Magazine, vol. 64, 1882. The writer observes “Mr. L...
Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Tolkien Studies Volume 7 (2010) goes to the printer!

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Volume 7 of Tolkien Studies: An Annual Scholarly Review finally goes to the printer today, and I can release the table of contents. This is...

Comments Moderation and Auto-Spam

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I recently turned on the Comments Moderation for Wormwoodiana, owing to the amount of auto-spam that started showing up in the comments (and...
Wednesday, June 16, 2010

R.I.P. E. F. Bleiler

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A true titan in the field of supernatural literature has passed away.  Everett Franklin Bleiler, born 30 April 1920, died Sunday evening, 13...
Tuesday, May 11, 2010

A New Journal: Fastitocalon

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I understand the first issue of the new academic journal Fastitocalon is just out (though I haven't got my contributor copy yet).  Arti...
Sunday, May 2, 2010

The Ghost That I Like Best: Famous Authors on Their Favourite Spooks Pt. 1

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In the December 8, 1923 issue of T.P.’s & Cassell’s Weekly , there appeared a symposium of responses to a question along the lines of “W...
Saturday, April 24, 2010

Lucius Shepard The Taborin Scale

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The Dragon Griaule, the vast immobile creature, sleeping or presumed dead, around whose bulk has grown cities, has been familiar to readers ...