The following are chapter-by-chapter illustrated notes on the historical correctness of my novel The Spyders of Burslem. I have tried to avoid spoilers where possible:
Just a few of the other historical articles on this blog:
On Tolkien at the Butts, near Newcastle-under-Lyme and J.R.R. Tolkien in Stoke
A survey of the novels and fictions set in Stoke
“Staffordshire folk and their lore” (1896) — some extracts and notes
Some possible archaic survivals in North Staffordshire folklore