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Thursday, 17 April 2025
THE GENIUS OF JANE AUSTEN (15 minutes) A talk to my wife's bookclub.
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A sketch of Jane Austen by her sister Cassandra. It is owned by the National Portrait Gallery. My wife is a member of a bookclub. They hav...
Thursday, 6 February 2025
The Tale of Jerry Abershawe, Highwayman.
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Jerry Abershawe (1773-1795) Not far from where I live, on the edge of Wimbledon Common where the Kingston Road passes, are some trees on the...
Wednesday, 11 December 2024
ENDURANCE & JOY IN THE EAST END 1971-1987. A review of David Hoffman’s book of photographs, (Exhibition at The Museum of The Home 15th October 2024 to 30th March 2025.)
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The cover photograph taken in Fieldgate Mansions , Whitechapel, in 1978 epitomises the contents of this book. Five Bengali boys clamber ...
Sunday, 29 September 2024
THE TOUR OF DR SYNTAX In Search Of The Picturesque by William Combe, illustrated by Thomas Rowlandson. (A REVIEW) Edited by Dr Ben Wiebracht and sixteen of his Stanford online High School Students.
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The title page of ,"Doctor Syntax in search of The Picturesque." This is the second volume of a series of 18th century books edit...
Saturday, 31 August 2024
JANE AUSTEN and THE ROYAL NAVY
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1787 portrait of Admiral Edmund Afflech. Jane Austen knew a lot about the Royal Navy of her time. Her novel Persuasion, is often referred to...
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