The Book Trunk

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  • A House on Stilts

    Ledbury, in Herefordshire, is one one of those beautiful, historic, little towns where everything in the town centre seems to be hundreds of years old. It’s where my mother lives, so while she was ill and I was looking after… Continue reading

  • Kilmeny of the Orchard

    Kilmeny had been, she knew not where, And Kilmeny had seen what she could not declare; Kilmeny had been where the cock never crew, Where the rain never fell, and the wind never blew. That’s the only bit I can… Continue reading

  • Wordsworth’s French Lover

    My Virago edition of ‘Fair Exchange’. Personally I’m not keen on the cover, but I often whinge about front coverss, so feel free to disagree! I’ve always been fascinated by William Wordsworth’s youthful espousal of revolutionary French politics, and his love affair… Continue reading

  • October Reading – and Writing!

    To celebrate the start of October, hereis the the illustration for the month fromthe Duc de Berry’s Book of Hours, whichwas created in the 15th century. Well, October is upon us, and what with holidays, various trips, visits from my… Continue reading

  • Birmingham’s Spectacular Catacombs

    Looking down on the Catacombs at Warstone Lane Cemeteryin Birmingham. For three decades or more I have lived a 20-minute train from Birmingham (England, not Alabama) and I had NO IDEA the city has its own Catacombs until Younger Daughter… Continue reading