#james how

What’s the perfect scary-not-scary book for Halloween reading? BUNNICULA, of course. This delightful, family friendly novel is available in a special edition with a fuzzy cover and beautiful end papers.  Bunnicula was published in 1979 and is considered a modern classic of children's literature.

You don’t have to take just our word for it- here are glowing  praises from some names you may recognize:

"As a kid, I saw the classic movie Dracula and became instantly afraid of vampires. Many years later, I read the classic children's book Bunnicula. Now—in addition to vampires—I am also afraid of bunnies. I hope you're happy, Jim." — Barbara Park, author of the Junie B. Jones series

"Bunnicula was one funny, scary, must-read vampire bunny when he first showed up. . . . He hasn't changed a bit. Very scary. Very funny." — Jon Scieszka

"James Howe is the king! Bunnicula rules!" — Dav Pilkey, creator of Captain Underpants

"Bunnicula is the kind of story that does not age, and in all probability, will never die. Or stay dead, anyway..." — Neil Gaiman

Uncanny Avengers #11 (2013)

“’A young fellow courted Mary East and for him she conceived the greatest liking; but he, going upon the highway, was tried for robbery and cast, but was afterwards transported.’ So writes one of the contemporary historians of a remarkable woman, giving, in these few lines, the reasons which lay behind the strange life of Mary East. The phrase, ‘going upon the highway,’ it should be remembered, meant that the man in question became a highway robber, and ‘cast’ was the colloquialism then current for being condemned to death. Shortly after the conviction of her lover, Mary East met another girl who had also suffered from a serious disappointment and the two of them determined to remain single the rest of their lives. But, in order to avoid the opprobrium attached to being ‘old maids,’ they decided to pose as man and wife--tossing a coin to see which should play the role of ‘husband.’ The male part fell to Mary East, and the couple settled in the neighborhood of Epping Forest, where, under the names of Mr. and Mrs. James How, they leased a small public house.  They later moved to London, and ‘James How’ took part in the public life of his locality, filling every parish office with the exception of constable and churchwarden. ‘He’ had been named for the latter office when a woman whom Mary East had known in her youthful days commenced a system of carefully calculated blackmail which finally resulted in a public discovery of “James How’s’ sex, but not until after Mary had kept up the deception for thirty-five years! Meanwhile, ‘Mrs. How’ had died and Mary East, resuming her own name, retired to the north of England to enjoy the substantial fortune which she had made by posing as a man during the greater part of her life.” 

Wolverine Annual #1 (2019)

Return of Wolverine #5 (2019)

The incredible story of an 18th century transgender couple who lived openly as pub landlords but were cruelly blackmailed by criminals - Tony McMahon investigates

I’m an avid collector of old – and I mean very old – newspapers. From the year 1766, I own a copy of The London Chronicle with the most extraordinary front page article. It recounts the story of a “female husband” – a woman who donned male apparel and lived openly as the ‘husband’ of another woman. Her name was Mary East and she changed her name for decades to James How. Along with her ‘wife’,…

The incredible story of an 18th century transgender couple who lived openly as pub landlords but were cruelly blackmailed by criminals - Tony McMahon investigates

I’m an avid collector of old – and I mean very old – newspapers. From the year 1766, I own a copy of The London Chronicle with the most extraordinary front page article. It recounts the story of a “female husband” – a woman who donned male apparel and lived openly as the ‘husband’ of another woman. Her name was Mary East and she changed her name for decades to James How. Along with her ‘wife’,…