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Discoveries and stories
Bram’s story is still being researched. Family papers and library collections preserve material that can change what we know about his writing and the world around it.
Gibbet Hill
A newspaper supplement held a story absent from established accounts of Bram’s work. Discover Brian Cleary’s find and the route from an 1890 publication to new readers.
The Lost Journal
A notebook preserved among family papers reveals observations and ideas from Bram’s early working years. Read about its emergence and publication.
Bram and the sea
Follow the coasts, crossings and maritime stories that recur through Bram’s life.
Bram in person
Meet the theatre organiser and father through his own recollections.
Bram’s obituaries in 1912: a reputation already being debated
Explore the contrasting notices and tributes published after Bram’s death.