The Tradition of the Christmas Ghost Story - West Norwood Guided Walk #2

The literary tradition of the Christmas ghost story dates back to Dickensian London as well as the Victorian and Edwardian eras. The tradition remains very much alive and well today with the annual puplication of new Christmas chillers by contemporary writers, for example the recent recent release of the novella by Brixton born, Kim Newman (A Christmas Ghost Story).

In the period between Christmas and New Year, get in a bit of exercise and join Lambeth Tour Guides, Senina Rice and David Turnbull, on the second of their curated walks through the local history of West Norwood, where, in tandem, the tradition of the Christmas Ghost story past and present and its leading exponents such as MR James and E Nesbit will be explored. There will also be some excerpts from David's own published uncanny stories.

Be prepared for some seasonally spooky tales of ghostly manifestations and other paranormal phenomenon, alongside the history of the area's local landmarks.

The walk begins at West Norwood Library / Picture House and ends at the entrance to the magificent West Norwood Cemetary where you are free to carry on your own winter's day exploration.

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Host or Publisher David M Turnbull