You should all expereince spending midnight at Halloween up on the top of
the Abbey mound in Whitby on a seat by the graveyard - unforgettable and I
was only 11 (62 years ago!!) - the war was raging and the blackout prevailed
everywhere. Changed my undies when I got home - honest !

Peter



"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> jmcquown wrote:
>> Check your local PBS listings. No special food is required but spicy
>> Bloody Mary's and some sort of hot soup are are suggested
>>
>> Mary Shelley: The Birth of Frankenstein
>>
>> Exploring how the novelist's personal life impacted in her most
>> famous work, "Frankenstein," and why her ideas still resonate so
>> clearly nearly 200 years after its publication. Featured:
>> reenactments at locations influenced the author's life and work.
>>
>> Jill (BOO!)
>
> Too bad... it was an interesting show. I already knew the book came about
> as a challenge when she and Percy were in Geneva with Lord Byron as to who
> could write the best "ghost" story. I did not know she was only age 19 at
> the time. Goodness, if she'd been 20 she'd have been an old maid!
>
> OB Food: I wonder what they ate for dinner? I'm picturing roasted
> pheasant.
>
> Jill
>
>