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A Literary Map of London
Now for something completely different. This literary map of London turned up from one or other of my Facebook friends, and I think it is fantastic, and I love the way it uses names to build up a picture of the… Continue reading
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Of Pies and Penguins…
Simple Simon met a Pieman, Going to the fair; Says Simple Simon to the Pieman, Let me taste your ware. Says the Pieman to Simple Simon, Show me first your penny; Says Simple Simon to the Pieman, Indeed I have… Continue reading
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Swans, Snow and a Talking Mole
Edred and Elfrida walking down the street before their adventures begin. Oh Lordy, I must be getting old. Or growing up or something. That’s three children’s ‘classics’ I’ve read recently, and I hated all of them, even though they ticked… Continue reading
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Girl in the Dark
Imagine yourself forced to live in total darkness. Not the normal curtains-pulled sort of night-time darkness, but total, impenetrable blackness, so dark that you must feel your way around. That’s what happened to Anna Lindsey (a pseudonym) when she developed… Continue reading
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The Gipsy in the Parlour
In the heat of a spacious August noon, in the great summer of 1870, the three famous Sylvester women waited in their parlour to receive and make welcome the fourth. The three famous Sylvester women – Charlotte, Grace and Rachel… Continue reading
The Book Trunk 