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Post by ropardoe on Sept 16, 2018 15:34:00 GMT
David Longhorn has just put up on his blog (http://suptales.blogspot.com) an announcement (with contents list) about our first Supernatural Tales/Haunted Library collaboration: the complete supernatural fiction of Jacqueline Simpson. Where are the Bones? will be published around the end of the year. Further progress reports to follow!
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Post by ropardoe on Nov 16, 2018 16:25:56 GMT
David Longhorn has just put up on his blog (http://suptales.blogspot.com) an announcement (with contents list) about our first Supernatural Tales/Haunted Library collaboration: the complete supernatural fiction of Jacqueline Simpson. Where are the Bones? will be published around the end of the year. Further progress reports to follow! We're now aiming for publication in January and things are progressing nicely. Here's the list of contents: "Introduction" by Jacqueline Simpson; "Three Padlocks", "On Danish Dunes" and "Where are the Bones...?" (these three are The Will Stone Stories); "Vampire Viking Queen"; "Dragon Path"; "The Trophy"; "Rowland's Hall"; "Purty Liddle Dears"; "The Game of Bear"; "The Guardian"; "The Pepper-pot"; "Afterword" by Gail-Nina Anderson; and "A Note on Will Stone" by me. |
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Post by ropardoe on Jan 17, 2019 11:52:39 GMT
Good news on this little book approaching imminently!
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Post by ropardoe on Feb 1, 2019 9:22:10 GMT
I'm very pleased to say that Where are the Bones? is now available from Lulu: follow the link from the announcement on the Supernatural Tales blog: suptales.blogspot.com. It contains all eleven of Jacqueline's supernatural short stories, including three featuring M.R. James as a character, and one completing MRJ's "The Game of Bear" story draft. Jacqueline provides a new Introduction and Gail-Nina Anderson a new Afterword. Here are the full contents: "Introduction" "Three Padlocks" "On Danish Dunes" "Where are the Bones...?" (these three are The Will Stone Stories) "Vampire Viking Queen" "Dragon Path" "The Trophy" "Rowland's Hall" "Purty Liddle Dears" "The Game of Bear" "The Guardian" "The Pepper-pot" "Afterword" by Gail-Nina Anderson "A Note on Will Stone" by Rosemary Pardoe |
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Post by helrunar on Feb 4, 2019 18:09:28 GMT
Thank you for posting this link! I just ordered the book, and I am looking forward to reading it. I have never read anything by Terry Pratchett and I see that she is some sort of authority on the "folklore of Discworld"--hopefully I will enjoy the stories even though I know nothing of this favored milieu.
Was Will Stone a real person? I apologize in advance for asking such a trite question. No doubt all will be revealed when the book arrives.
Congratulations on successfully shepherding the book into publication! I hope the author is very happy with it.
Best wishes,
Helrunar
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Post by helrunar on Feb 4, 2019 18:12:12 GMT
By the way, I have been reading some of Dr James' tales that had hitherto somehow escaped me, in the 1990s Wordworth paperback edition, which I find quite lovely in its homely way. This time around I am savoring his very dry wit which I think is seldom remarked upon--I don't think this showed up in the Provost's portrayal in that recent radio drama. Perhaps it is considered by some to interfere with the horrific atmosphere.
I started by re-reading some of the old fave raves and almost laughed out loud when he commented in Mezzotint on the brilliance of the conversation of two college fellows over lunch or tea and how they ranged over every conceivable topic from lawn-tennis to golf. Or something along those lines. Now THAT is horror. Also, hilarity.
Best wishes,
Hel
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Post by ropardoe on Feb 5, 2019 9:06:22 GMT
Thank you for posting this link! I just ordered the book, and I am looking forward to reading it. I have never read anything by Terry Pratchett and I see that she is some sort of authority on the "folklore of Discworld"--hopefully I will enjoy the stories even though I know nothing of this favored milieu. Was Will Stone a real person? I apologize in advance for asking such a trite question. No doubt all will be revealed when the book arrives. Congratulations on successfully shepherding the book into publication! I hope the author is very happy with it. Best wishes, Helrunar Yes, Will Stone was indeed a real person, and yes, all will be revealed when you get the book. I've written a note about him for it, which explains his connection with M.R. James. You won't find anything Pratchett-y in Where are the Bones?, but I do recommend the Discworld books, especially the ones in the Tiffany Aching series, which are wonderful. |
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Post by helrunar on Feb 13, 2019 16:38:30 GMT
The book arrived last night and is today's commute read, and I already love it! I love ghost stories of an antiquary, especially ones that include M. R. James as a character.
The photo of Dr J with the two strapping young men who both died young is so sad, and I thought the look on Monty's face was sad, too. But then it occurred to me that one of the youngsters might have made a jape just as the shutter was about to be released or snapped or however they did photos in circa 1900, and Monty might have been struggling not to laugh in a manner perhaps deemed unseemly.
cheers, H.
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Post by ropardoe on Feb 14, 2019 9:53:15 GMT
The book arrived last night and is today's commute read, and I already love it! I love ghost stories of an antiquary, especially ones that include M. R. James as a character. The photo of Dr J with the two strapping young men who both died young is so sad, and I thought the look on Monty's face was sad, too. But then it occurred to me that one of the youngsters might have made a jape just as the shutter was about to be released or snapped or however they did photos in circa 1900, and Monty might have been struggling not to laugh in a manner perhaps deemed unseemly. cheers, H. Glad you liked the book so much. It was high time such a volume was published - one problem was maybe that Jacqueline hasn't written quite enough stories to fill a full-length book (for those who haven't seen it, this one comes in at just under 100 pages). I had to go and look again at the photo to see what you mean about MRJ's expression. Your theory is very possible. Also note his hat: his somewhat disreputable headwear was often a cause for jocularity, I understand. |
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Post by helrunar on Dec 8, 2020 23:56:06 GMT
Delightful interview with Jacqueline here: www.mrjamespodcast.com/2016/06/episode-53-jacqueline-simpson-interview/She very evocatively reads a passage from "Count Magnus," so this could go on one of the M. R. James pages as well--and talks about ghost folklore in both England and Scandinavia, sometimes touching upon the dynamics of what eventually became all those "real live ghost" books that have been discussed extensively in another thread here. H. |
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