Conversations with Ghosts (Trade Book‪)‬

These comics are short tales from lives lived, a saint, an opera singer, a lonely ghost and a cautionary tale. They take inspiration from the folklore of Britain as well as a science fiction and fantasy tradition.



Each story has been taken from a poem by HA Thorpe and illustrated by Sarah Peploe. This is the first time they have been collected together. Henry’s poems take inspiration from folk tales, science fiction and fantasy whilst eliciting emotional responses from fear and loneliness to pride and arrogance.



This collection takes us from the darkest depths of space to secrets in Anglo Saxon barrow treasures. It takes us to a Victorian vaudeville theatre show and ruined abbey, introducing us to their vengeful ghostly inhabitants. These ghosts are vengeful, lonely, and curious, a product of the time that they are remembering.





The Barrow Downs - a quick tour across the remnants of Anglo Saxon history, with a warning about the curses of ancient treasure.



Saint Osgyth - an anglo-saxon abbess is betrayed, but through faith finds her revenge.



Instructions for Successful Teleportation - Space and science fiction add more questions with every new invention. Here we contemplate the intricacies of teleportation technology through a series of instructions.



Lighthouse Keeper - What happens when a lonely soul finds kinship with an ancient lighthouse ghost, waiting for the return of a long lost loved one?



Valkyrie - Taken to a run down theatre away from the main streets, we are introduced to an opera singing ghost who has been performing on the busiest night of the year for over a hundred years.





“A sumptuous feast of words and pictures

Enriched by Sarah Peploe’s opulent, dramatic graphics, the stories told by these poems leap from the page. By turns hilarious and poignant, the words paint pictures of past splendour, past sins, and the need to pay attention to the ‘now’. A majestic pamphlet to read and to behold. Encore!” Rose Drew February 2021