Dr John Cameron Hartley
@drjchartley.bsky.social
"He's not a philosopher, that's just the name of the degree, dear."
Excited to receive this from my good friend Trevor Grahamslaw, his exhaustively researched history of the Cumbrian market town of Wigton.
Mainly set in the Georgian era of the Hanoverian Kings, it's a labour of love, lavishly illustrated from his vast collection of photographs.
Mainly set in the Georgian era of the Hanoverian Kings, it's a labour of love, lavishly illustrated from his vast collection of photographs.
September 25, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Excited to receive this from my good friend Trevor Grahamslaw, his exhaustively researched history of the Cumbrian market town of Wigton.
Mainly set in the Georgian era of the Hanoverian Kings, it's a labour of love, lavishly illustrated from his vast collection of photographs.
Mainly set in the Georgian era of the Hanoverian Kings, it's a labour of love, lavishly illustrated from his vast collection of photographs.
At last I have it!
'New Worlds' #191, 1969.
The 'Jerry Cornelius' issue, with cover art by the late, great, Mal Dean!
Jerry!
Jerry!
Jerry!
'New Worlds' #191, 1969.
The 'Jerry Cornelius' issue, with cover art by the late, great, Mal Dean!
Jerry!
Jerry!
Jerry!
August 19, 2025 at 8:21 PM
At last I have it!
'New Worlds' #191, 1969.
The 'Jerry Cornelius' issue, with cover art by the late, great, Mal Dean!
Jerry!
Jerry!
Jerry!
'New Worlds' #191, 1969.
The 'Jerry Cornelius' issue, with cover art by the late, great, Mal Dean!
Jerry!
Jerry!
Jerry!
He also did this brilliant cover for a Pertwee 'Dr Who' serial.
July 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
He also did this brilliant cover for a Pertwee 'Dr Who' serial.
'The Black Cap' (1928), a collection of murder & mystery stories edited by Lady Cynthia Asquith.
The title of the anthology obviously refers to the headgear adopted by a judge passing sentence of execution.
The title of the anthology obviously refers to the headgear adopted by a judge passing sentence of execution.
March 27, 2025 at 12:36 PM
'The Black Cap' (1928), a collection of murder & mystery stories edited by Lady Cynthia Asquith.
The title of the anthology obviously refers to the headgear adopted by a judge passing sentence of execution.
The title of the anthology obviously refers to the headgear adopted by a judge passing sentence of execution.
'The Ghost Book' (1926), edited by Lady Cynthia Asquith, her story 'The Corner Shop' appears under the pseudonym C. L. Ray. The story would later be included in the anonymously edited anthology 'A Century of Creepy Stories' (1934), under her own name.
March 27, 2025 at 12:24 PM
'The Ghost Book' (1926), edited by Lady Cynthia Asquith, her story 'The Corner Shop' appears under the pseudonym C. L. Ray. The story would later be included in the anonymously edited anthology 'A Century of Creepy Stories' (1934), under her own name.
Bless you Eureka!
(insert own Propaganda track).
(insert own Propaganda track).
March 23, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Bless you Eureka!
(insert own Propaganda track).
(insert own Propaganda track).
The Melancholy of Lost Clothes.
March 23, 2025 at 10:36 PM
The Melancholy of Lost Clothes.
These guys!
First hint of sun, & stripping off in their yard!
Mind you, no fake tan.
First hint of sun, & stripping off in their yard!
Mind you, no fake tan.
March 23, 2025 at 10:33 PM
These guys!
First hint of sun, & stripping off in their yard!
Mind you, no fake tan.
First hint of sun, & stripping off in their yard!
Mind you, no fake tan.
The Valley of Lost Clothes.
March 20, 2025 at 9:53 PM
The Valley of Lost Clothes.
February 17, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Post about books - nothing.
Post about movies - nothing.
Post about a possibly stray cat looking through our window, & the notifications go crazy.
In case anyone missed it - this still isn't our cat, we've got one thanks.
Post about movies - nothing.
Post about a possibly stray cat looking through our window, & the notifications go crazy.
In case anyone missed it - this still isn't our cat, we've got one thanks.
February 9, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Post about books - nothing.
Post about movies - nothing.
Post about a possibly stray cat looking through our window, & the notifications go crazy.
In case anyone missed it - this still isn't our cat, we've got one thanks.
Post about movies - nothing.
Post about a possibly stray cat looking through our window, & the notifications go crazy.
In case anyone missed it - this still isn't our cat, we've got one thanks.
This is not our cat.
February 8, 2025 at 10:36 PM
This is not our cat.
Pruned the poor old apple tree, hope it can find it in its bark to forgive me.
February 7, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Pruned the poor old apple tree, hope it can find it in its bark to forgive me.
Trotsky sheltered from the frost.
February 7, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Trotsky sheltered from the frost.
Movie night!
Decisions, decisions.
'Fantômas' I think.
Decisions, decisions.
'Fantômas' I think.
February 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Movie night!
Decisions, decisions.
'Fantômas' I think.
Decisions, decisions.
'Fantômas' I think.
Sort of referenced this in my story 'A Protest Against Reality',
in 'The Dadaville Riots', just saying.
in 'The Dadaville Riots', just saying.
January 31, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Sort of referenced this in my story 'A Protest Against Reality',
in 'The Dadaville Riots', just saying.
in 'The Dadaville Riots', just saying.
I'd forgotten Marianne was in this.
It's the Olly Grail!
It's the Olly Grail!
January 31, 2025 at 2:25 PM
I'd forgotten Marianne was in this.
It's the Olly Grail!
It's the Olly Grail!
Thawing, but consequently 'a bit slape', as we say in the Cumbrian patois.
January 13, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Thawing, but consequently 'a bit slape', as we say in the Cumbrian patois.
The Valley of Lost Clothes.
January 13, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The Valley of Lost Clothes.
Well, not a great picture..
The raptor flew out from a copse next to the bridle-path, & my phone is very old, so it's a poor zoom.
Sparrowhawk? Too big to be a Kestrel methinks?
Anyway, love when this happens.
The raptor flew out from a copse next to the bridle-path, & my phone is very old, so it's a poor zoom.
Sparrowhawk? Too big to be a Kestrel methinks?
Anyway, love when this happens.
January 12, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Well, not a great picture..
The raptor flew out from a copse next to the bridle-path, & my phone is very old, so it's a poor zoom.
Sparrowhawk? Too big to be a Kestrel methinks?
Anyway, love when this happens.
The raptor flew out from a copse next to the bridle-path, & my phone is very old, so it's a poor zoom.
Sparrowhawk? Too big to be a Kestrel methinks?
Anyway, love when this happens.
Crime!
Conspiracy!
Captions!
More fiendish plots than encountered on social media.
Hours of harmless fun!
Conspiracy!
Captions!
More fiendish plots than encountered on social media.
Hours of harmless fun!
January 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Crime!
Conspiracy!
Captions!
More fiendish plots than encountered on social media.
Hours of harmless fun!
Conspiracy!
Captions!
More fiendish plots than encountered on social media.
Hours of harmless fun!
Snow moustache
January 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Snow moustache
It can actually be enlightening to misread things, I do it all the time, it's a glimpse into the alternatives. That said, we should all be receiving important messages about Freud (& the other guy).
December 20, 2024 at 8:40 PM
It can actually be enlightening to misread things, I do it all the time, it's a glimpse into the alternatives. That said, we should all be receiving important messages about Freud (& the other guy).
In 2025 I must resume work on this chap #JohnStagg 'The Blin' Bard' in the Cumbrian patois, author of #TheVampyre (1810), one of the earliest vampire tales in English.
All the vampire tropes are here, fear of 'The starting ray, the bursting light', & staking, plus some curious theories as to origin!
All the vampire tropes are here, fear of 'The starting ray, the bursting light', & staking, plus some curious theories as to origin!
December 19, 2024 at 6:11 PM
In 2025 I must resume work on this chap #JohnStagg 'The Blin' Bard' in the Cumbrian patois, author of #TheVampyre (1810), one of the earliest vampire tales in English.
All the vampire tropes are here, fear of 'The starting ray, the bursting light', & staking, plus some curious theories as to origin!
All the vampire tropes are here, fear of 'The starting ray, the bursting light', & staking, plus some curious theories as to origin!