The British Book of Spells and Charms by Graham King

Published by the excellent Troy Books

Damn Those Digits

As a one person band I do everything from designing, layout, editing, etc;  all except writing. I am currently experiencing rather severe RSI so am unable to get the old digits working long enough to set things up on my InDesign program, hence there will be no new books from RedThread for a little while. Hopefully the hands will improve soon or I may just focus on books with no pictures as doing all the work on the pics seems to give me the most problems. Watch this space.

New Poetry CD for The Museum of Witchcraft and Magic by Circle of Spears Productions

Produced in conjunction with the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic in Boscastle, Cornwall, the CD Poems of Witchcraft and Magic features a collection of readings of poems and prose on the themes of Witchcraft and Magic, all set to some haunting and beautiful music tracks.

50% of the money from sales of this item are donated directly to the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic.

Tracklist:1. I Saw Three Witches -Walter de la Mare
2. The Witch Bride - William Allingham
3. A Midsummer Night's Dream Extracts -William Shakespeare
4. Tam O'Shanter- Robert Burns
5. La Belle Dame Sans Merci - John Keats
6. The Witch's Child - Edith Matilda Thomas
7. The Witch's Daughter - John Greenleaf Whittier
8. Macbeth Extract - William Shakespeare
9. Meg Merrilees - John Keats
​10. The Witch - Walter de la Mare

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Circle of Spears

Also available from The Museum of Witchcraft & Magic

RIP Mike Howard

It is with great sadness that I have just learnt of the death of the author of The Witches' Herbal. Mike Howard died after a short illness, in the company of his friends and family. He was editor of the well-respected esoteric journal The Cauldron and author of over 30 books. He and his work will be greatly missed. 

RIP Mike.

Edward Lovett Looking Relaxed

Edward Lovett's grandson, Bill Lovett, kindly supplied this photograph of his grandfather for the book Magic In Modern London 1925 with Folklore & Legends of the Surrey Hills and the Sussex Downs & Forests 1928. He looks very dapper as he's transported along the waterway. 

Tattooing a Girl's Arm

I am keen to share Lovett's snippets so am occasionally putting sample pages from his book on this blog. This one shows how, even over the span of a century, things don't really change. Thank heavens for creative tattooists.

Paypal Buttons Not Working

Thanks to one of my customers who has pointed out the Paypal buttons on my site are not working at the moment. I think a recent upgrade to the site has caused the problem. I'm hoping to get my webmeister on the case shortly so if, in the meantime, you would like to order either Magic in Modern London... or The Witches' Herbal please email me at redthreadbooks@aol.co.uk and I will send a Paypal invoice.

Apologies for this problem but I hope to have it sorted soon.