The Cock Lane Ghost: with Emma Clery

About this episode

Dominic Gerrard and Prof. Emma Clery explore the sensational story of The Cock Lane Ghost and its impact on literature and society.

Dominic is joined by the inimitable Prof. Emma Clery - author of The Rise of Supernatural Fiction 1762-1800 and Professor of English Literature at Uppsala University, Sweden. They continue this month’s theme of the supernatural, taking you on a journey into the heart of an event that caused a sensation in Georgian London, and would inspire Dickens decades later … The real life story of The Cock Lane Ghost set the stage for an earnest debate between Anglicans and Methodists - the former skepti...

People in this episode

Host: Dominic Gerrard

Guest: Emma Clery

Topics covered

• supernatural
• Georgian London
• ghost stories
• literature
• Dickens
• Anglicans
• Methodists

Keywords

• Cock Lane Ghost
• Emma Clery
• supernatural fiction
• Dickens
• Georgian London
• Anglicans
• Methodists
• ghost stories

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Uppsala University

Books & works: The Rise of Supernatural Fiction 1762-1800

Places: Georgian London

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