If you mention Chawton to any Jane Austen fan, they will immediately think of her home, an unassuming cottage in the village. But in this post we visit Chawton House, the home of Jane’s brother Edward. Sited just down the… Continue Reading →
Obviously we’re not be able to visit some places in London at the moment. But once we can, you may be interested in trying some more unusual (and less busy) ideas. Unsurprisingly, some of these have a literary connection, and… Continue Reading →
Stourhead library is one of my favourite “big, old house” libraries. My favourite part of any big, old house always is the library (shocker), and frankly, a grand house without a library is just a waste of time. Stourhead in… Continue Reading →
The Charles Dickens Museum in London is based in number 48 Doughty Street, where Dickens’ lived from 1837 to 1839. It’s where he wrote some of his most famous works including Oliver Twist and Nicholas Nickleby. It opened as a museum… Continue Reading →
It was my birthday a few weeks ago and I got some lovely things, including these two fab literary gifts. I’ve had to get them framed and hung on the wall of my little study (which has altered a bit… Continue Reading →
Today is a sad day. Writer Iain Banks announced he has terminal cancer and isn’t expected to live beyond the end of the year. My previous post talked about my five favourite books and just nudging the outside of those… Continue Reading →
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