Professor of Modern British Literature and Culture, Trinity College Dublin. M. R. James, H. G. Wells, Arthur Conan Doyle - and fountain pens.https://bsky.app/profile/profdarryljones.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/profdarryljones.bsky.social/post/3mzhvu34drk2phttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bEeaS6fuUoA&list=RDbEeaS6fuUoA&start_radio=1&pp=ygUXYmlsbCB3aXRoZXJzIGxvdmVseSBkYXmgBwHSBwkJKQwBhyohjO8%3D&ra=m04 Nov 2026 08:13 +0000at://did:plc:cstemi7prfmfdyq2hevsel3a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzhvu34drk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/profdarryljones.bsky.social/post/3mzhtlppf622pWell, this is jolly good.04 Nov 2026 07:32 +0000at://did:plc:cstemi7prfmfdyq2hevsel3a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzhtlppf622phttps://bsky.app/profile/profdarryljones.bsky.social/post/3mywp3g2yi22fOn the beach at Felixstowe. A wind is blowing bitter from the north. Who is this who is coming?28 Oct 2026 11:57 +0000at://did:plc:cstemi7prfmfdyq2hevsel3a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mywp3g2yi22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/profdarryljones.bsky.social/post/3myruuak76c2dJust got an email from “Anthony Horowitz” telling me how much he admired my writing, and keen to find out more. I know there’s also one from “Thomas Pynchon” doing the rounds. Anybody else getting fan mail from famous writers??26 Oct 2026 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:cstemi7prfmfdyq2hevsel3a/app.bsky.feed.post/3myruuak76c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/profdarryljones.bsky.social/post/3myp2jigywk26Hem hem. “A fine biography of James that combines deep insights with a light touch. It makes for thoughtful reading that goes down easily.” https://freebeacon.com/culture/a-terrifyingly-talented-ghostwriter/25 Oct 2026 11:00 +0000at://did:plc:cstemi7prfmfdyq2hevsel3a/app.bsky.feed.post/3myp2jigywk26https://bsky.app/profile/profdarryljones.bsky.social/post/3mxszztiml22xI am on strike.14 Oct 2026 07:37 +0000at://did:plc:cstemi7prfmfdyq2hevsel3a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxszztiml22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/profdarryljones.bsky.social/post/3mxblpixils2yTaking inspiration from @jfmachin.bsky.social, I find myself reading L. Sprague de Camp, a man with an even Garth Marenghier name than Garth Marenghi himself. As with Oliver Onions, I’m finding it difficult to get past his name, which is wrong of me.07 Oct 2026 09:05 +0000at://did:plc:cstemi7prfmfdyq2hevsel3a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxblpixils2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/profdarryljones.bsky.social/post/3mwlmwlbups2jHem hem. A seriously gratifying review from someone who really knows what they’re talking about. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Sep 2026 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:cstemi7prfmfdyq2hevsel3a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwlmwlbups2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/profdarryljones.bsky.social/post/3mw3qxad3c223Congratulations to @cferguson.bsky.social on her amazing scholarly edition of Conan Doyle’s unforgettably bizarre spiritualist novel. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Sep 2026 07:58 +0000at://did:plc:cstemi7prfmfdyq2hevsel3a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw3qxad3c223https://bsky.app/profile/profdarryljones.bsky.social/post/3mw2dqsitm223Hem hem. Me and him again. https://crimereads.com/darryl-jones-on-discovering-the-remarkable-ghost-stories-of-m-r-james/21 Sep 2026 18:29 +0000at://did:plc:cstemi7prfmfdyq2hevsel3a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw2dqsitm223https://bsky.app/profile/profdarryljones.bsky.social/post/3mvqm26y64k26Hem hem. Me and him have an advert. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Sep 2026 21:31 +0000at://did:plc:cstemi7prfmfdyq2hevsel3a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvqm26y64k26https://bsky.app/profile/profdarryljones.bsky.social/post/3mvdckgzljs2mHem hem. ‘An excellent new biography by Darryl Jones. … A very good book about a very interesting man’ https://unherd.com/2026/09/mr-james-still-haunts-england/?set_edition=en&tl_inbound=1&tl_groups%5B0%5D=18743&tl_period_type=3&utm_source=UnHerd+Today&utm_campaign=026904dec4-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_12_08_53&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_79fd0df946-026904dec4-3487990612 Sep 2026 14:36 +0000at://did:plc:cstemi7prfmfdyq2hevsel3a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvdckgzljs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/profdarryljones.bsky.social/post/3mvcvbioz422xThings I was frightened of as a child: 1. Iain Cuthbertson in Children of the Stones 2. Asbestos 3. The Green Death 4. Whenever the heroes split up to look for something on TV. Never ends well. 5. Phantom Hounds 6. Rabies 7. Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep - a song about child abandonment 8.The Black Nun [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Sep 2026 10:38 +0000at://did:plc:cstemi7prfmfdyq2hevsel3a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvcvbioz422xhttps://bsky.app/profile/profdarryljones.bsky.social/post/3mva656jflk23Spotted in the wild: Heffer’s, Cambridge.11 Sep 2026 08:39 +0000at://did:plc:cstemi7prfmfdyq2hevsel3a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mva656jflk23https://bsky.app/profile/profdarryljones.bsky.social/post/3mv5gi5jqns2v‘For the Dead Remember: The Life of M. R. James’ is published today! Seven years in the writing, many more in the planning, and - here it is!10 Sep 2026 06:30 +0000at://did:plc:cstemi7prfmfdyq2hevsel3a/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv5gi5jqns2v