Victorian readers devoured sensational little pamphlets known as penny dreadfuls. Thrilling tales of strange discoveries, dangerous adventures, and the darker corners of the world. Halfpenny Dreadfuls carries on that spirited tradition.
Not all of history sits quietly in books. Some stories are buried beneath the sand, hidden in curious artefacts, or waiting in the forgotten corners of the past.
Archaeologist and adventurer Seika Groves, BSc, delights in uncovering them.
And when the subject matter grows suitably grim, audiences may also invite her Victorian alter-ego, Missus Mooney: a most peculiar lecturer with a fondness for history’s more macabre curiosities.
Live talks, mummy unwrapping presentations, and curious historical adventures for museums, historic sites, festivals, and the delightfully curious!
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