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  • Beachcombed 91 January 1, 2018

    Author: Beach Combing | in : Beachcombed , trackback

    Dear Reader, A great December and a fun Christmas. Even better the family is about to go off skiing so a few days of writing… Thanks for all good wishes. There follow the most interesting words sent in to StrangeHistory. Thanks to all contributors and linkers…

    Note that the new email address is drbeachcombing AT gmail DOT com

    Have a brilliant 2018!

    Beach

    An Experiment in Transmission: Floodmouse with a tale…

    Big Brother Urban Legends: Lewis and Max helping out here…

    Christmas Fairy Trees: Chris from Haunted Ohio Books on fairies on trees…

    Devil Wings Mystery: Leif cries fake… (interesting argument)

    Eating Mermaids: Chris from Haunted Ohio Books with another eaten mermaid…

    Foch and the Twenty Year Armistice: Frank P drags us back twenty years…

    Ghost Wreck and Murdered Monkeys: NH gives us the historical dirt on Glooscap…

    Iowa Vampire: Ruth from OK on modern werewolf killers…

    Katharine Briggs: Southern Man drags Brian Froud in…

    Lady Vanishes: Chris from Haunted Ohio Books with an early example…

    Lavoisier Blinks: Dan tracks down a pirate lord (who loses his head and walks)…

    Lobasha, A Psychic Boy Detective: Bruce T. with some thoughts and Khat…

    Marco Polo Meets a Dragon: Bruce T with some candidates…

    Mermaid Tail in Argyll: Chris from Haunted Ohio Books on supernatural oaths… (fascinating stuff)

    Missionary Tales: Filip brings in Borges…

    Mysterious Carnivorous Plant Animal: Chris and Craig with candidates…

    The Lady of the Key: Lisa L with that text…

    The Missing Clock: Roberto Labanti with the correct bibliographical details…

    Tibetan soldiers in the Second World War: Tim points to Cambodia (does anyone have the missing text)…

    WW1 Christmas Pics: Floodmouse with a racy doubt…