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Saturday, 21 June 2014

HORACE WALPOLE AND STRAWBERRY HILL

Strawberry Hill, the Twickenham retreat of Horace Walpole. "Heaven nor hell shall impede my designs," said Manfred, ...

Saturday, 17 May 2014

THEATRICALS AT MANSFIELD PARK

Penguin Classics, Mansfield Park (Penguin New Zealand) The novel, Mansfield Park, is a portrayal of three conflicting social fo...

Monday, 21 April 2014

CHARLOTTE BRONTE

Charlotte Brontë was born 198 years ago today. Jayne Eyre is one of my favourite books. Charlotte Brontë, writing through the persona o...

Wednesday, 2 April 2014

VIKINGS: LIFE AND LEGEND

Exhibition poster displayed in the portico of The British Museum. Recently my brother Michael and I, who incidentally lives near...

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TONY: Tony is a retired teacher. He is a volunteer at The Museum of The Home (Geffrye Almshouses) in Shoreditch, where he gives tours of the almshouses. He also supports the education work the museum carries out with local schools. Tony enjoys writing his blog which covers subjects he feels strongly about. He also writes posts about Jane Austen for Austen blogs world wide.

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About Me

TONY: Tony is a retired teacher. He is a volunteer at The Museum of The Home (Geffrye Almshouses) in Shoreditch, where he gives tours of the almshouses. He also supports the education work the museum carries out with local schools. Tony enjoys writing his blog which covers subjects he feels strongly about. He also writes posts about Jane Austen for Austen blogs world wide.

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