London Calling

A Penguin book using the original colour system. Marilyn went off to her usual Saturday morning car boot sale in Raynes Park this m...

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

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

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

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