The capstone on Cefn Bryn in Gower had already been called Arthur's discarded pebble when John Williams wrote to the antiquary Edward Lhuyd in 1693. That is the first record, and it was settled even then.
coflein.gov.uk
coflein.gov.uk
October 5, 2026 at 5:33 PM
The capstone on Cefn Bryn in Gower had already been called Arthur's discarded pebble when John Williams wrote to the antiquary Edward Lhuyd in 1693. That is the first record, and it was settled even then.
coflein.gov.uk
coflein.gov.uk
TIL that M.R. James Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (which included 'Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad') and Lafcadio Hearn's Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things both came out in 1904.
Big year for ghost stories!
Big year for ghost stories!
October 4, 2026 at 12:56 PM
TIL that M.R. James Ghost Stories of an Antiquary (which included 'Oh, Whistle, and I'll Come to You, My Lad') and Lafcadio Hearn's Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things both came out in 1904.
Big year for ghost stories!
Big year for ghost stories!
GHOST STORIES OF AN ANTIQUARY
M. R. James
London: Edward Arnold (1914)
Starting with this clasic. Thi one was a gift from the late Richard Dalby. A postcard slipped in details a further personal significance for this copy. Illos by James McBryde.
Day 1/31 #Booktober #Halloween🎃👻
M. R. James
London: Edward Arnold (1914)
Starting with this clasic. Thi one was a gift from the late Richard Dalby. A postcard slipped in details a further personal significance for this copy. Illos by James McBryde.
Day 1/31 #Booktober #Halloween🎃👻
October 1, 2026 at 6:42 AM
GHOST STORIES OF AN ANTIQUARY
M. R. James
London: Edward Arnold (1914)
Starting with this clasic. Thi one was a gift from the late Richard Dalby. A postcard slipped in details a further personal significance for this copy. Illos by James McBryde.
Day 1/31 #Booktober #Halloween🎃👻
M. R. James
London: Edward Arnold (1914)
Starting with this clasic. Thi one was a gift from the late Richard Dalby. A postcard slipped in details a further personal significance for this copy. Illos by James McBryde.
Day 1/31 #Booktober #Halloween🎃👻
14th and 15th of November is Thought Bubble in Harrogate and we are going to be tabling!
We will have new shiny editions of Albion to sell as well as new shiny collected editions of Ghost Stories of an Antiquary!
We are on Table D19 in Travelling Man hall, at the back by the doors you cant miss us.
We will have new shiny editions of Albion to sell as well as new shiny collected editions of Ghost Stories of an Antiquary!
We are on Table D19 in Travelling Man hall, at the back by the doors you cant miss us.
September 30, 2026 at 1:43 PM
14th and 15th of November is Thought Bubble in Harrogate and we are going to be tabling!
We will have new shiny editions of Albion to sell as well as new shiny collected editions of Ghost Stories of an Antiquary!
We are on Table D19 in Travelling Man hall, at the back by the doors you cant miss us.
We will have new shiny editions of Albion to sell as well as new shiny collected editions of Ghost Stories of an Antiquary!
We are on Table D19 in Travelling Man hall, at the back by the doors you cant miss us.
he's my before-bed reading surface
September 30, 2026 at 4:30 AM
he's my before-bed reading surface
Look close, but not too closely. M.R. James’s The Mezzotint is Gothic horror about a dull engraving that changes the more it is studied. The scholars who have it in their possession research it—yet still have no explanation for the phenomenon en.wikisource.org/wiki/Ghost_S... #GothicMoodShortStories
September 29, 2026 at 7:37 AM
Look close, but not too closely. M.R. James’s The Mezzotint is Gothic horror about a dull engraving that changes the more it is studied. The scholars who have it in their possession research it—yet still have no explanation for the phenomenon en.wikisource.org/wiki/Ghost_S... #GothicMoodShortStories
all my characters are charr lmao, but my main is a thief and i mostly play antiquary
September 27, 2026 at 3:52 PM
all my characters are charr lmao, but my main is a thief and i mostly play antiquary
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, MR James
The Willows, T Kingfisher
The Library at Mount Char, Scott Hawkins
The Willows, T Kingfisher
The Library at Mount Char, Scott Hawkins
September 25, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary, MR James
The Willows, T Kingfisher
The Library at Mount Char, Scott Hawkins
The Willows, T Kingfisher
The Library at Mount Char, Scott Hawkins
among the offerings were, remarkably, novels by Burney, Richardson, Smollett, Hogg, Scott, Radcliffe, and Sterne (I love that volume one--of a 2 vol set--of Tristram Shandy seems now to be missing, presumably read to death long before the library was re-opened as part of the Lead Mining museum.)
September 24, 2026 at 1:26 PM
among the offerings were, remarkably, novels by Burney, Richardson, Smollett, Hogg, Scott, Radcliffe, and Sterne (I love that volume one--of a 2 vol set--of Tristram Shandy seems now to be missing, presumably read to death long before the library was re-opened as part of the Lead Mining museum.)
Outside Boroughbridge, three monoliths are called the Devil's Arrows - a name first recorded in John Aubrey's 1687 papers. The antiquary Camden described them in 1586 and gave no legend. A fourth stone went into a bridge.
historicengland.org.uk
📷 Tom Jolliffe/Geograph, CC BY-SA
historicengland.org.uk
📷 Tom Jolliffe/Geograph, CC BY-SA
September 24, 2026 at 6:44 AM
Outside Boroughbridge, three monoliths are called the Devil's Arrows - a name first recorded in John Aubrey's 1687 papers. The antiquary Camden described them in 1586 and gave no legend. A fourth stone went into a bridge.
historicengland.org.uk
📷 Tom Jolliffe/Geograph, CC BY-SA
historicengland.org.uk
📷 Tom Jolliffe/Geograph, CC BY-SA
Horace Walpole, English antiquary, author of first gothic novel The Castle of Otranto, led gothic taste at 'gingerbread castle' Strawberry Hill House; born #OTD 1717.
Portrait by John Giles Eccardt, 1754, National Portrait Gallery (On Loan at Strawberry Hill)
Portrait by John Giles Eccardt, 1754, National Portrait Gallery (On Loan at Strawberry Hill)
September 24, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Horace Walpole, English antiquary, author of first gothic novel The Castle of Otranto, led gothic taste at 'gingerbread castle' Strawberry Hill House; born #OTD 1717.
Portrait by John Giles Eccardt, 1754, National Portrait Gallery (On Loan at Strawberry Hill)
Portrait by John Giles Eccardt, 1754, National Portrait Gallery (On Loan at Strawberry Hill)
Emperor Frederick III was the first Holy Roman Emperor of the Habsburg dynasty, and this video is about the extraordinary tomb he was buried in in Vienna. It has survived remarkably well and, in recent years, modern technology has revealed some of its hidden secrets.
youtu.be/QnTBZYoi23o
youtu.be/QnTBZYoi23o
Inside the Emperor's Tomb - A look inside the tomb of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III
YouTube video by Allan Barton - The Antiquary
youtu.be
September 24, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Emperor Frederick III was the first Holy Roman Emperor of the Habsburg dynasty, and this video is about the extraordinary tomb he was buried in in Vienna. It has survived remarkably well and, in recent years, modern technology has revealed some of its hidden secrets.
youtu.be/QnTBZYoi23o
youtu.be/QnTBZYoi23o
Interesting that you refer to Scott as an 'antiquary'. His novel 'The Antiquary' is an exceptionally funny and affectionate portrait of one such figure.
September 21, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Interesting that you refer to Scott as an 'antiquary'. His novel 'The Antiquary' is an exceptionally funny and affectionate portrait of one such figure.
“And now am I come, with this lost love of mine,
To lead but one measure, drink one cup of wine…”
Lochinvar, from Marmion, 1808, by Sir Walter Scott, Scottish Romantic poet, pioneer of modern historical novel, died #OTD 1832; antiquary, creator of Abbotsford, champion of Scottish heritage. ALT
To lead but one measure, drink one cup of wine…”
Lochinvar, from Marmion, 1808, by Sir Walter Scott, Scottish Romantic poet, pioneer of modern historical novel, died #OTD 1832; antiquary, creator of Abbotsford, champion of Scottish heritage. ALT
September 21, 2026 at 4:53 AM
“And now am I come, with this lost love of mine,
To lead but one measure, drink one cup of wine…”
Lochinvar, from Marmion, 1808, by Sir Walter Scott, Scottish Romantic poet, pioneer of modern historical novel, died #OTD 1832; antiquary, creator of Abbotsford, champion of Scottish heritage. ALT
To lead but one measure, drink one cup of wine…”
Lochinvar, from Marmion, 1808, by Sir Walter Scott, Scottish Romantic poet, pioneer of modern historical novel, died #OTD 1832; antiquary, creator of Abbotsford, champion of Scottish heritage. ALT
Margaret Stokes (March 1832 #Dublin -20 Sept 1900 #Dublin). Archaeologist, antiquary, illustrator & writer - most important Irish woman antiquarian of her day. 1876, honorary MRIA. After father died, studied ancient Irish art, monuments & saints full time. #medievalsky www.dib.ie/biography/st...
September 20, 2026 at 5:47 AM
Margaret Stokes (March 1832 #Dublin -20 Sept 1900 #Dublin). Archaeologist, antiquary, illustrator & writer - most important Irish woman antiquarian of her day. 1876, honorary MRIA. After father died, studied ancient Irish art, monuments & saints full time. #medievalsky www.dib.ie/biography/st...
Ayscoughfee Hall. Once home to Maurice Johnson, known as "the Antiquary" (1688–1755), who founded the Spalding Gentlemen's Society (the second oldest antiquarian society still in existence)
Maurice Johnson was a good friend of famous local antiquarian William Stukeley.
Maurice Johnson was a good friend of famous local antiquarian William Stukeley.
September 19, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Ayscoughfee Hall. Once home to Maurice Johnson, known as "the Antiquary" (1688–1755), who founded the Spalding Gentlemen's Society (the second oldest antiquarian society still in existence)
Maurice Johnson was a good friend of famous local antiquarian William Stukeley.
Maurice Johnson was a good friend of famous local antiquarian William Stukeley.
Portrait of
From racial segregation to the triumph of trumpism: in Detroit, Marvin Nash, the black antiquary that tells America
via Le Monde
(Translated)
From racial segregation to the triumph of trumpism: in Detroit, Marvin Nash, the black antiquary that tells America
via Le Monde
(Translated)
September 19, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Portrait of
From racial segregation to the triumph of trumpism: in Detroit, Marvin Nash, the black antiquary that tells America
via Le Monde
(Translated)
From racial segregation to the triumph of trumpism: in Detroit, Marvin Nash, the black antiquary that tells America
via Le Monde
(Translated)
Portrait of
From racial segregation to the triumph of trumpism: in Detroit, Marvin Nash, the black antiquary that tells America
via Le Monde
(Translated)
From racial segregation to the triumph of trumpism: in Detroit, Marvin Nash, the black antiquary that tells America
via Le Monde
(Translated)
Portrait of
From racial segregation to the triumph of trumpism: in Detroit, Marvin Nash, the black antiquary that tells America
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September 19, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Portrait of
From racial segregation to the triumph of trumpism: in Detroit, Marvin Nash, the black antiquary that tells America
via Le Monde
(Translated)
From racial segregation to the triumph of trumpism: in Detroit, Marvin Nash, the black antiquary that tells America
via Le Monde
(Translated)
Something I should probably address at this point, another ghost story comic anthology has just been released. Ghost Stories of an Antiquary came out recently, and it looks great. It has some fantastically talented creators involved, and I’m looking forward to reading it.
September 18, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Something I should probably address at this point, another ghost story comic anthology has just been released. Ghost Stories of an Antiquary came out recently, and it looks great. It has some fantastically talented creators involved, and I’m looking forward to reading it.
Ah, yes, the sequel to M.R. James's "Number 13"
en.wikisource.org/wiki/Ghost_S...
en.wikisource.org/wiki/Ghost_S...
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary/Number 13 - Wikisource, the free online library
en.wikisource.org
September 15, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Ah, yes, the sequel to M.R. James's "Number 13"
en.wikisource.org/wiki/Ghost_S...
en.wikisource.org/wiki/Ghost_S...
15 Sept 1580: Henry Spelman antiquary, admitted to Trinity College #Cambridge #otd (NPG)
September 15, 2026 at 9:52 PM
15 Sept 1580: Henry Spelman antiquary, admitted to Trinity College #Cambridge #otd (NPG)
Interested in Scottish history? This not-long piece contains a time-line (5 risings in context), 2 analytical essays, a bibliography, an itinerary, and an informed discussion in a pub (The Antiquary, Stockbridge). #History #Scotland
www.amazon.co.uk/Jacobites-Le...
www.amazon.co.uk/Jacobites-Le...
The Jacobites (Lectures in Scottish History Book 6) eBook : Harris, George: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
The Jacobites (Lectures in Scottish History Book 6) eBook : Harris, George: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
www.amazon.co.uk
September 13, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Interested in Scottish history? This not-long piece contains a time-line (5 risings in context), 2 analytical essays, a bibliography, an itinerary, and an informed discussion in a pub (The Antiquary, Stockbridge). #History #Scotland
www.amazon.co.uk/Jacobites-Le...
www.amazon.co.uk/Jacobites-Le...
Ooooh I didnt realise this was so soon! If you missed our adaptation of MR James Ghost Stories of an Antiquary the first time round, its going to be all collected into one handsome volume! 😁💀👻⚰️🪦🕷 #MRJames #ghoststories
It is nearly here - the ominous thing...
#GhostStoriesofanAntiquary: The Compendium, the collected edition of M. R. James' ghost stories in graphic novel form, arrives in ONE WEEK!
@leahmoore.bsky.social @johnreppion.bsky.social
#selfmadehero #graphicnovel #indiecomics #publishing #ghosts
#GhostStoriesofanAntiquary: The Compendium, the collected edition of M. R. James' ghost stories in graphic novel form, arrives in ONE WEEK!
@leahmoore.bsky.social @johnreppion.bsky.social
#selfmadehero #graphicnovel #indiecomics #publishing #ghosts
September 10, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Ooooh I didnt realise this was so soon! If you missed our adaptation of MR James Ghost Stories of an Antiquary the first time round, its going to be all collected into one handsome volume! 😁💀👻⚰️🪦🕷 #MRJames #ghoststories
No insider info on Antiquary filled rolls but the charity book shops on Raeburn Place and Vox Box records on St Stephen Street are favourite haunts.
September 10, 2026 at 8:57 AM
No insider info on Antiquary filled rolls but the charity book shops on Raeburn Place and Vox Box records on St Stephen Street are favourite haunts.
Henry Ferrers (1549-1633) was known as Henry the Antiquary. He inherited Baddesley Clinton Hall in 1570.
The epitaph,”A Vivid and Beautiful imagination.”is the title of the info on the desk in photo 3.
#PalacesandGardens
#PagesandPalaces
#Warwickshire
#Photography
#HistoricHouses
The epitaph,”A Vivid and Beautiful imagination.”is the title of the info on the desk in photo 3.
#PalacesandGardens
#PagesandPalaces
#Warwickshire
#Photography
#HistoricHouses
September 10, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Henry Ferrers (1549-1633) was known as Henry the Antiquary. He inherited Baddesley Clinton Hall in 1570.
The epitaph,”A Vivid and Beautiful imagination.”is the title of the info on the desk in photo 3.
#PalacesandGardens
#PagesandPalaces
#Warwickshire
#Photography
#HistoricHouses
The epitaph,”A Vivid and Beautiful imagination.”is the title of the info on the desk in photo 3.
#PalacesandGardens
#PagesandPalaces
#Warwickshire
#Photography
#HistoricHouses