‘Tis the Dark Time of the Year…
but don’t worry, Jeremiah Carter is here 🎩

We’re delighted to welcome Toby Virgo and Carter the Cabman back for a special seasonal event in the Book Tree.

Hear extracts from the new Carter the Cabman story, The Dead Who Bury Us, and enjoy a warming mulled wine while you soak up the atmosphere. Toby will also share tales and anecdotes from Victorian London’s strange obsession with Death, gleaned from his extensive research of the period.

The Dead Who Bury Us is the third in the series of beautifully produced pamphlets set in the world and life of Carter the Cabman. Like the full length novel they accompany, each short story is complete with stunning illustrations together with immersive narration rich with historical detail evoking the streets of Victorian London and the realities of life for people of the time.

About the Book

Read about the story below, and watch the trailer on YouTube (here’s the link) for a taste of what to expect…

The Dead Who Bury Us is set on All Hallows’ Eve, 1888 and follows hansom cab driver Jeremiah Carter as he works the rain-lashed streets of Victorian London on the night when the veil between the living and the dead is said to be at its thinnest.

Visiting a small churchyard in the dead of night, Carter quickly discovers he is not alone. But in a world when men and women will stoop to almost any depths to survive another day in the Abyss, justice can be served in the strangest of ways.

Event Details

This event will start at 5pm, and the shop door will be open from 4.30 (we’ll close as usual at 4pm to set up).

Tickets are free and guarantee entry to the event. There’ll be complementary mulled wine on arrival.

We look forward to seeing you there!