The Barry Humphries auction made over £4 million and some items went for way more than estimated.
Meanwhile, rather than working on another book this year I intend to do some promotional events, mainly for Mansion of Gloom. Copies will be for sale at all events (not sure about the walks!).
Copies of Mansion of Gloom can be purchased here.
So far we have:
The Last Tuesday Society online talk on Mansion of Gloom April 10 20:00 to 21:30.
The Dracula Society April 26. A talk about Mansion of Gloom. See here.
Salon For The City October 30. See here. An in-person talk at the Horse Hospital on the artist Whistler and his life in London, together with Dr Ian Mudway from Imperial, who will talk about London fogs, so prevalent in the artist's works. Tickets not yet available.
I've agreed to do a talk for the Sohemian Society at some point this year - they are moving from the Wheatsheaf pub to the Fitzroy Tavern over the next few weeks and a new programme is being arranged.
I also said that I'd do a few walks for the Sohemians (probably my last) covering Decadent London, Whistler's Chelsea, and with the expert accompaniment of Bill Redwood and Jim Pennington, William Burroughs in the West End of London. Dates in the summer to be confirmed.
There will also be a Poe-related event for The London Month of the Dead in October. See here for 2024.
In the autumn I'm hoping to screen the Jean Epstein silent Usher film at a venue in Hastings with live accompaniment by a local musician. Details when available.
Don't forget the Nick Drake event at Westminster Music Library with Richard Morton Jack, James Wilson and Cathi Unsworth. Tickets are getting low so a good time to book through Eventbrite here.
