Written by Mark Stevens, Broadmoor Revealed is a collection of stories about a handful of Victorian Broadmoor inmates. The asylum’s archives became available for public access in 2008. As professional archivist responsible for the records of Britain’s first Criminal Lunatic … Continue reading
I read an interesting post on Marie Loughin’s blog this morning about her fears for digital books, and that one day, when civilization crumbles (as it surely must) the digital cloud may evaporate, leaving future generations bereft of reading matter. … Continue reading
As a child one of my favourite parts of Christmas was sitting up late to watch the regular BBC adaptation of a famous, literary ghost story. The one I remember most is Dickens’ ‘The Signalman.’ Christmas never seemed the same … Continue reading