Episode 123: Ghost Stories from the Year Without a Summer

On this week's show, I present a discussion of and readings from work that resulted in the companionship of Lord Byron, his physician John Polidori, and the Shelley's during the Year without a Summer, in which a ghost story challenge was undertaken.

Mary Shelley

Mary Shelley, by Richard Rothwell.

John William Polidori

John William Polidori as painted by F.G. Gainsford.

Lord Byron

Lord Byron, engraving by person unknown, colored by person unknown, as of press time.

Notes

Please give thanks to the amazing talents and efforts of this episode's two readers:

Chris Booth

August Evans