Dickens, Poe & the Pet Raven that Inspired their Darkest Works
If you were to wander into the rare books section of the Free [...]
Spring-heeled Jack – Did a Fire-breathing Phantom Haunt Victorian London?
On the night of Tuesday 20th February 1838, a young woman called Jane [...]
The Manchester Mummy – How a Respectable English Woman Got Embalmed Egyptian Style
In 1828, a mummified body was put on display in the entrance hall [...]
The Cardiff Giant – Was a Colossal Corpse Unearthed in Victorian New York?
In 1869, workers digging a well behind a barn in Cardiff, New York [...]
Six Really Strange Facts about Christmas
Many of us feel we’re familiar with Christmas, but the more you peer [...]