Balloon Bridge Across the English Channel, c. 1850 April 25, 2015
Author: Beach Combing | in : Modern
This story appeared in British newspapers in September of 1850. It was one of several attempts, attempts that had been going on since Napoleon had considered invading England and that would continue until the Channel Tunnel was finally drilled through, to do away with the English Channel. Any dolt can build a tunnel or a […]
H.F.Morton and Boggarts August 5, 2013
Author: Beach Combing | in : Contemporary
Beach has previously noted what an unusual field fairy studies is: for example, it is one of the few fields where amateurs outnumber and where amateurs are clearly better than academic writers. Another curiosity is the peculiar history of some of the fairy books out there and their tortured path to publication and beyond. There […]
