Episode 71 – An Antiquary’s Ghost Story by Augustus Jessopp
A Podcast to the Curious - The M.R. James PodcastShow Notes
This episode Mike & Will kick off Season 3 with ‘An Antiquary’s Ghost Story’ by Augustus Jessopp! Scroll down for a full list of the ‘James Gang’ authors we will be covering over the next 15 episodes.
Big thanks to our reader for this episode, Debbie Wedge!
Show notes:
Collected writings of Augustus Jessopp (gothictexts.wordpress.com)
The ghostly writing of Augustus Jessopp and more can be downloaded for free on Kindle, Epub and PDF here, courtesy of friend of the show Dewi Evans.
The Antiquarian of Arcady, Augustus Jessopp (Violet Books)
This brief biography of Jessopp by Jessica Amanda Salmonson touches on his life, work and relationship with M.R. James.
Augustus Jessopp’s obituary (The Times)
Jessopp’s obituary mentions the supernatural experience described in this story, and its part in drawing Henry Walpole to the public’s attention.
The Arcadian Club newsletter archive (derehamhistory.com)
The Arcadian Club is a specialist group dedicated to Augustus Jessopp. You can download back issues of the clubs newsletter from their website.
‘One generation of a Norfolk House’ by Augustus Jessopp (archive.org)
Augustus Jessopp’s book about the Walpole family.
William of Norwich (wikipedia)
The 1144 murder of William or Norwich was the topic of ‘The Life and Miracles of St William of Norwich’, the book M.R. James and Augustus Jessopp collaborated on and published in 1896.
Velázquez ‘Dead Soldier’ (nationalgallery.org.uk)
This is the story that Jessopp mentions in this story. Check out that hand!
Mannington Hall, Norfolk (manningtongardens.co.uk)
This picturesque country estate is the location for this story.
Images of Henry Walpole (Google Images)
Let us know your thoughts on whether you think the available paintings of Henry Walpole match Jessopp’s description of the ghost he encountered!
Season 3: The James Gang
Over the next 15 episodes we will be looking at stories from ‘The James Gang’, the group comprising authors which were either personal acquaintances of M.R. James, or whose stories were directly inspired by his work. The authors we are covering are:
Augustus Jessop
Adrian Ross
Arthur Benson
Robert Hugh Benson
E.F. Benson
E.G. Swain
Ingulphus (Arthur Gray)
H. Russell Wakefield
R.H. Malden
M.P. Dare
Andrew Caldecott
L.T.C Rolt
A.N.L Munby
Christopher Woodforde
Noel Boston
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