Category Archives: Cult of Alfred H Lister

Welcome to the second installment of the most wonderfully-crafted bundles of wisdom from Alfred H Lister, long-standing literary treasure and ‘letters columnist’ of north-east England. (Read Part I here.) Police are yet to establish Alfred’s motive for this letter inexplicably … Continue reading →

The Cult of Alfred H Lister was founded in 2007 when I discovered the most baffling newspaper letter ever penned while reading the Evening Gazette in the bath. Middlesbrough Evening Gazette,  8 August 2007: Cleverness of laughing clown IT TAKES … Continue reading →