Beachcombed 87 September 1, 2017
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Dear Reader, August was gentle and productive but the summer is now running out… Existential angst with the Barcelona attack: family on same street the day before. There follow the most interesting words sent in to StrangeHistory. Thanks to all contributors and linkers… Enjoy September!
An Immortal in Venice: precious stuff from R. Labanti on the background to Gualdi…
Christ’s Wife: Arthur on the climbdown….
French Werewolves Sell Fat: RoL with an extensive bibliography…
Gaston Ouvrieu and Blind Driving: Chris from Haunted Ohio Books on muscle reading…
Generosity Repaid: R. Labanti on a generous butcher and Southern Man with the Tintin skit…
Les Compagnons: Morten on the translation I forgot (actually never knew about)…
Letter from the Enemy: Ruth in WA on motives…
London Fairy Roadrunner: Chris from Haunted Ohio Books on parallels…
Married Life with a Mermaid: Filip G. on the sexual dimension (or lack thereof)…
Missing Urban Legends: Chris S. to their defence…
Myths of Twentieth-Century History: Stephen D. disagrees with everything…
New England Mermaid: Peter Muise on three other New England examples, and Henry on a recent case of mermaiditis…
Red Hair Off Mull: Bruce T. plays the seal card…
The End of German Bohemia: Louis K sees Russian soldiers (and much more), and Stephen D. cites Hitler and Yalta…
Joys of Supermarket Shopping in the Soviet Union: Filip G on the date and Chris S on Yeltsin…
The Ghost of Ludgvan: R. Labanti solves the ghost mystery….
The Man Who Wore His Wife: Lots of emails on this…
Trafficking in Human Fat! RoL with a correction and, crucially, the original source…
Transvestite Hunt for Fake Ghost: Ruth from WA calls Beach out…
Winged Ninth-Century Elves?! Bruce T on cherubs, angels and devils…
