Inspiring Older Readers
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The Boots Circulating Library posted on 28 Jul 2016
The Boots Circulating Library If you spend any time browsing around second-hand bookshops you are certain to come across cheaply bound, hardcover books
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The Archaeology of Working Class Writing : Part Four – Leslie Mitchell (Lewis Grassic Gibbon) posted on 06 Jul 2016
With a pen name like Lewis Grassic Gibbon ( a name derived from his mother’s side of the family) you would be excused for thinking that one of Scotland’s
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The joys of reading in bed posted on 26 Jun 2016
I've always thought that this modest little phrase is more redolent of indulgence than almost any other I can think of.
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Fear in the classroom: reading Lord of the Flies posted on 21 Jun 2016
Another in the series of occasional pieces about books that have had an important part in creating my reading identity.
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On Rereading posted on 13 Jun 2016
Guest writer, Alun Severn, considers the pleasures of returning to books read in his youth....
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Wonderful Wessex posted on 03 Jun 2016
My parents have lived very near Dorchester for over thirty years and before that we spent many happy family holidays in Dorset.
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The archaeology of working class writing : Part Three – Ralph Bates posted on 28 May 2016
Here’s a quiz question for you – name three famous people from Swindon.
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Spring Cleaning posted on 15 May 2016
Back in February the 'Clear Out Your Bookcase' campaign caught my eye but I was so deep in Winter gloom that I didn't really take too much notice
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The Ship : the book I couldn't read posted on 26 Apr 2016
In this series of occasional pieces about books that have had an important part in creating my reading identity
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The archaeology of working class writing : Part Two – Harold Heslop posted on 17 Apr 2016
Researching the issue of working class writers in the first half of the twentieth century seems to always lead back to the issue of adult education