Netherwood 3rd Edition now available

 

Despairing that sellers are asking up to £400 for a copy of Netherwood online?

The gnashing of teeth can cease as the third edition was delivered from the printer yesterday and it looks great.  Expanded from earlier editions, with extra illustrations and a set of enclosures (postcards, bookmark, guesthouse brochure facsimiles) this beautifully designed paperback (Accumulator Press 2026) can be yours for a mere £25.00. I've reverted to the original green cover, which I preferred.

Only 500 printed.

MY FAVOURITE REVIEW OF NETHERWOOD HERE

At the moment the only shop selling Netherwood: Last Resort of Aleister Crowley is:

TADHG MAE  51a George Street Hastings East Sussex: HERE and HERE

I'm doing a book signing there on Sunday 4 October 13:00 to 17:00.

Two places it can be purchased online:

The Big Cartel HERE and HERE for a great deal with Mansion of Gloom

eBay HERE

A very limited Red Cover Edition is now available from Big Cartel. It contains an extra postcard as well as the same enclosures as the Green Cover Edition. 93 signed copies are available.

See HERE

1 Million

 

The number of hits on this blog passed the 1 million mark today - thanks to 11000 yesterday so thank you to everyone who has ever had a look at The Antonine Itineraries. It gives me motivation to carry on posting.

Crowley in Cornwall Again

 

Just returned from a wonderful break in Cornwall, one of my favourite places, this time staying in the former tin mining village of Pendeen (a visit to the defunct mine of Geevor is recommended). I reread the interesting if preposterous The Tregerthen Horror by Paul Newman as I realised our cottage was very close to Zennor which features heavily in that book. See my earlier posts HERE and HERE

Early one evening we visited Zennor to admire the mermaid carving in the church. For the local folklore see HERE. We also dined in the beer garden of The Tinners Arms a lovely old-fashioned pub with very friendly staff and great food. 

While I was up at the bar ordering food I asked the young barman if it was true that DH Lawrence had drunk there. He confirmed that he had adding 'and you know Aleister Crowley lived up the hill?' I said I had read something about that and he went on to say that the site was a ruin now and that it was subject to mysterious fires - what's more the house stands on 'a gateway to the underworld.' This was fantastic! Just the kind of folklore I love that accrues round certain notorious sites and not something I'd come across before. The barman even abandoned his post to show us outside how to reach the house. Also a woman sitting at the end of the bar warned us not to go up there after dark and mentioned the numerous fires. Sadly, by the time we tried to approach the dreaded spot, darkness was descending and the path was not clear, although I'm sure we saw it on the horizon. Of course, it's extremely unlikely that Crowley ever stayed there. 

On this trip we also paid a visit to the St Buryan's Church in St Buryan, where according to Denys Val Baker, AC performed 'dozens of black masses' (in his book A View from Land's End). 

The 3rd edition of Netherwood: Last Resort of Aleister Crowley is at the printers (in Cornwall as it happens) and I'm hoping will be available to buy online in the next week or so. See HERE and HERE

There will also be an official launch at the Tadhg Mae Gallery on Sunday 4 October