Burial Act 1852
Act of parliament to prohibit burials in the metropolis of London.
Joan Cunny, witch
One of the 31 Essex witches, hanged in 1589.
Essex witches
Collective name given to the 31 people accused of witchcraft in the English county of Essex between 1566 and 1589.
The Great Stone, Stretford
Grade II listed structure in Stretford, Greater Manchester, probably the base of an Anglo-Saxon cross shaft.
Incidental Thoughts on a Bald Head
Essay by H. G. Wells first published in 1895, about the replacement of natural losses such as hair and teeth with artificial substitutes.
The Extinction of Man
Pessimistic essay by H. G. Wells first published in 1894, about some of the ways humanity could become extinct.
The Man of the Year Million
Satirical essay by H. G. Wells first published in 1893, about the evolution of human beings into a form resembling a human foetus.
The Shopman
Essay by H. G. Wells published in 1894, about a visit to a draper’s shop and an infuriating shop assistant.
Filmer
Short story by H. G. Wells published in 1901, a fictional account of the suicide of the inventor of the first successful flying machine, just before its maiden flight.
Twelve Stories and a Dream
Collection of 13 short stories by H. G. Wells, first published in 1903.