The Diary of Mr Poynter
Ghost story by M. R. James, first published in 1919, about an apparently possessed scrap of chintz, said to be a memorial to the hair of a 17th-century nobleman.
The Uncommon Prayer-Book
Horror story by M. R. James published in 1925, about the theft of a number of prayer-books repeatedly found to be open at a particular psalm, despite being stored in a locked and disused church.
Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2008
Act of Parliament repealing more than 250 Acts of Parliament no longer considered to be of practical use.
A Neighbour’s Landmark
Ghost story by M. R. James published in 1925, about the disappearance of a woman who steals her neighbour’s property by removing a cursed landmark.
The Death of Cardinal Beaufort (1399–1447)
Oil painting by Joshua Reynolds, illustrating a scene from Shakespeare’s Henry VI, Part II.
The Night-Hag Visiting Lapland Witches
Oil painting by Henry Fuseli, illustrating a passage from John Milton’s epic poem Paradise Lost.
The Vote (newspaper)
Suffragette newspaper published from 1909 until 1933.
David Gordon Steam Carriage
Three-wheeled vehicle driven by six steam-powered feet.
Artificial Scotoma
Perceptual illusion in which an artificial blind spot is filled in by a twinkling background.
The Haunting of MR James
Radio series of five dramatised ghost stories by M. R. James, first broadcast in 2018.