Darryl Jones
@profdarryljones.bsky.social
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Professor of Modern British Literature and Culture, Trinity College Dublin. M. R. James, H. G. Wells, Arthur Conan Doyle - and fountain pens.
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We have a cover!

‘For the Dead Remember: The Life of M. R. James’ will be published by Oxford University Press on 10 September 2026. Set your watches, mark your calendars, and spread the word!
profdarryljones.bsky.social
Old, short, Welsh professors? They do not exist.
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amndw2.bsky.social
I couldn't resist. #pleasingterror
A bingo card for the ghost stories of M.R. James. Boxes read:
"Spiders
Terrible hotel stay
Narrator makes fun of golf
Latin passages
Eerie disembodied voices
Confirmed bachelor main character
Vengeful spirit
Evil magician
Working-class character as comic relief
Bleak East Anglian coast
Visit to an archive
Narrator in guidebook mode
FREE SPACE
Unholy doings in a church
Frogs or toads
Queen Anne style house
Cursed artifact
Don't buy that rare book!
Something hairy and horrible
Someone gets too curious
Tentacles
Story told via old manuscript
Research trip gone horribly wrong
Beds are scary
Tactile horror
profdarryljones.bsky.social
Look what finally arrived! Hooray!!
profdarryljones.bsky.social
Anaconda, with Jennifer Lopez and Jon Voight?
profdarryljones.bsky.social
Ahem, runs in the family….
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dorianlynskey.bsky.social
I think this analysis is correct but more importantly it uses a Night of the Demon analogy for a leadership challenge. It's in the trees! It's coming!
profdarryljones.bsky.social
Now that’s what I call political analysis! (Full disclosure: it’s written by my daughter.)
profdarryljones.bsky.social
I imagine Keir Starmer must feel a little like Karswell at the end of the film, only instead of a demon approaching to draw things to a close, it’s probably a by-election in the greater Manchester area, a fizzing cloud of Andy Burnham on the horizon.

www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Where are Starmer’s friends?
Labour MPs have abandoned the Prime Minister
www.newstatesman.com
profdarryljones.bsky.social
We have a cover!

‘For the Dead Remember: The Life of M. R. James’ will be published by Oxford University Press on 10 September 2026. Set your watches, mark your calendars, and spread the word!
Reposted by Darryl Jones
keithwilson.eu
Oxford has fallen. Repeat: Oxford has fallen… 🤖 #HigherEducation #academia
ox.ac.uk
NEW: Oxford will be the first UK university to give all staff and students free ChatGPT Edu access, from this academic year.

ChatGPT Edu is built for education, with enhanced privacy and security.
Graphic from the University of Oxford, featuring an image of a glowing, digital brain with the text: 'Generative AI at Oxford'. Highlights that ChatGPT Edu is now available to all staff and students. Includes a link for more information: ox.ac.uk/gen-ai
profdarryljones.bsky.social
That’s quite a committee!
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janiceflux.bsky.social
I am absolutely delighted to be taking part in this panel discussion with @murphgothic.bsky.social, @ordonnel.bsky.social, @profdarryljones.bsky.social, and @drdara.bsky.social. I'll be talking about Gertrude Barrows Bennett. It's part of @tlrhub.bsky.social's research festival. Free & open to all!
A poster for the Lost Souls event that shows a black and white picture of a medium in a black gown tied into a chair while spooky-looking spirits crowd around her. Information for the event is given: A panel discussion exploring the life and work of neglected figures associated with Horror and the Gothic. Featuring panellists from the School of English Trinity College Dublin. An Irish Network for Gothic and Horror Studies event. Thursday 
25 September
12 pm
TCD Long Room Hub
For more information: https://tinyurl.com/y9hdepeh
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profdarryljones.bsky.social
If ever you’re passing that way…
profdarryljones.bsky.social
“I have given you the room in the tower…”
profdarryljones.bsky.social
It’s amazing. There’s a hotel in Llanthony Priory itself, amongst the ruins. You can stay there!
profdarryljones.bsky.social
Capel y Ffin is just an extraordinary place. Mystical.