Episode 123: Ghost Stories from the Year Without a Summer
The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life · John King
October 26, 20141h 45m
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Show Notes
On this week's show, I present a discussion of and readings from work that resulted in the companionship of Lord Byron, his physician John Polidori, and the Shelley's during the Year without a Summer, in which a ghost story challenge was undertaken.
Mary Shelley
Mary Shelley, by Richard Rothwell.
John William Polidori
John William Polidori as painted by F.G. Gainsford.
Lord Byron
Lord Byron, engraving by person unknown, colored by person unknown, as of press time.
Notes
Please give thanks to the amazing talents and efforts of this episode's two readers:
Chris Booth
