The Haunted Library

One day, when some yet unborn Islamic theologian or Aborigine explorer 'shall, in the midst of a vast solitude, take his stand on a broken arch of London Bridge to sketch the ruins of St Pauls' they might also attempt a concluding audit on English Literature. If so, justice should dictate that they mention Rosemary Pardoe as the late 20th century salvatrix of the English Ghost-story tradition. Or, at the very least, say that she gave it the kiss of life and a firm-but-fair talking to. Instigator and Head Librarian of the 'Haunted Library' and self-effacing but wisely-guiding editor of 'Ghosts and Scholars' and its numerous siblings, Rosemary was justly honoured by a grand celebratory gathering on that journal's twentieth birthday in 1999.

Conceivably less to her credit is Rosemary's early championing of my 'Binscombe Tales' - for which I shower blessings upon her.

The Haunted Library have published four chapbooks of my tales.
   
Haunted Library Binscombe Tales

Binscombe Tales: John Whitbourn: 1989

Contents:
His Holiness Commands
It Has Been Said
No Truce With Kings
Let The Train Take The Strain
Afterword

Artwork: Alan Hunter

These stories are included in Binscombe Tales and More Binscombe Tales
   

Rollover Night: John Whitbourn: 1990

Contents:
Introduction
Rollover Night
I Could a Tale Unfold
The More It Changes
Appendix: A Complete List of Binscombe Tales

Artwork: Alan Hunter

These stories are included in Binscombe Tales and More Binscombe Tales
   
Binscombe Tale for Xmas

A Binscombe Tale For Christmas: John Whitbourn: 1994 ISBN 0 906153 28 X

Contents:
Only One Careful Owner

Artwork: Alan Hunter

This story is included in Binscombe Tales: Sinister Saxon Stories

 
   

Popes and Phantoms: John Whitbourn: 1992 ISBN 0 906153 24 7

Contents:
Introduction
Be Assured, He Is Not There
The Flowering of the Reformation

Artwork: Alan Hunter

Haunted Library Psychic Sleuths Booklet No. 4

Subsequently included in Popes And Phantoms

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