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diff --git a/content/lit/occult-london/index.en.md b/content/lit/occult-london/index.en.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..1847dba --- /dev/null +++ b/content/lit/occult-london/index.en.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ ++++ +title = "Occult London" +date = 2020-07-26 + +[taxonomies] +authors = ["harald"] +tags = ["history", "occultism", "london"] + +[extra.book] +authors = ["Merlin Coverley"] +publisher = "Oldcastle Books" ++++ + +{% figure(img="occult-london-cover.jpg", alt="Occult London cover art") %} +_Occult London_ by Merlin Coverley, Oldcastle Books +{% end %} + +I picked up this book at an exhibition of the works of William Blake at Tate +Britain, London late 2019. Not sure if it was there on the occation of the +exhibition, or if i it's a regular merchanise at the museum store. In any case +it looked interesting, and so it followed me out. + +The book is roughly divided into two sections. First a historical section +detailing the many and colourful persons and stories related to the subject — +and that has some connection to the city. Then a section listing the many sites +of the city with some occult historical significance. + +Both sections are entertaining, and contains a wealth of information for the +tourist wanting to explore this side of London. The author seems to know both +the city and it's occult history well, but also keeps a somewhat ironic distance +to the subject. + +I found _Occult London_ to be an entertaining read, and definitely one that +will be part of the planning on my next trip to the city. diff --git a/content/lit/occult-london/occult-london-cover.jpg b/content/lit/occult-london/occult-london-cover.jpg Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..ca964c0 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/lit/occult-london/occult-london-cover.jpg |
