Tag: percy thompson

• A ‘Futureless Paradise’ Pt. 3: A Different Fate: Alternative Reality

  A boy, the spit of Freddy when he was little, charging about the lawn of 41 Kensington Gardens with a football, Edith proudly sitting by in a lawn chair and calling out “Pass it to Uncle Percy!” Percy, not particularly inclined to sports, runs around after the child gently, and when passed the ball kicks…

  The Hopeful Edwardian

  June 6, 2022

  Writings & Scribbles

  alternative reality, edith, Edith Thompson, frederick bywaters, Holborn, isle of wight, london, percy thompson, shanklin

• A ‘Futureless Paradise’: Tales of Edith Thompson

  *This is actually the first chunk of my dissertation, there are three, more to come* A Ghost in Shanklin Chapter 1 Betty Haunt Lane Won’t you tell me the story of Betty Haunt Lane? A young woman rests there whose love was her bane What else holds this Isle of the past’s refrain … I’ve…

  The Hopeful Edwardian

  June 6, 2022

  Writings & Scribbles

  arreton manor, betty haunt lane, dissertation, edith, Edith Thompson, frederick bywaters, isle of wight, osborne house, percy thompson, shanklin