As the smoky dark sweeps across the capital, strange stories emerge from the night. A séance reveals a ghastly secret in the murk of Regent’s Canal. From south of the Thames come chilling reports of a spring-heeled spectre, and in Stoke Newington rumours abound of an opening to another world among the quiet alleys.

Join Elizabeth Dearnley on this atmospheric tour through a shadowy London, a city which has long inspired writers of the weird and uncanny. Waiting in the hazy streets are eerie tales from Charlotte Riddell, Lettice Galbraith and Violet Hunt, along with haunting pieces by Virginia Woolf, Arthur Machen, Sam Selvon and many more.

We will be meeting online using Zoom. Attendees do not need to download the Zoom application to participate.

LMA Book Group meets monthly to discuss works of fiction and non-fiction where London is the setting, the subject or even a central character. We meet online and use material sourced from our archive collections to stimulate discussion. In December, we will be meeting to discuss the anthology "Into the London Fog: Eerie Tales from the Weird City" edited by Elizabeth Dearnley.