Inspiring Older Readers
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Edward Gorey: His book cover art & design posted on 17 Aug 2017
Edward Gorey died in 2000 at the age of 75 and I think it’s fair to say that he’s now a bigger cult figure than he was even when he was alive ...
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Remember the journey to School Integration posted on 07 Aug 2017
On 17th May 1954 the Supreme Court heard the case of Brown v Board of Education in Topeka ....
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The Works of James Joyce in a 10 Volume Box Set posted on 15 Jul 2017
I have to admit that this is a rather peculiar artefact but, as a great James Joyce fan, one I couldn’t resist.
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Do Miners Read Dickens? posted on 06 Jul 2017
I think that one of the greatest achievements of the 20th century was the establishment of a workers education movement...
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A Boy At The Hogarth Press posted on 25 Jun 2017
In 1928 public schoolboy, Richard Kennedy left Marlborough school at the age of 16 with no qualifications...
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Peer Gynt posted on 11 Jun 2017
I actually first came to read Ibsen’s Peer Gynt as a result of hearing Grieg’s famous suite of music..
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Adrian Wiszniewski posted on 08 Jun 2017
Adrian Wiszniewski was a new name to me before I came across Kidson’s beautifully produced introduction to his work.
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After The Off posted on 25 May 2017
There’s always a risk in bringing two very different masters in their own form together ...
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The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan posted on 17 May 2017
It just goes to show that you never know what you’re going to find when you make a casual visit to a flea market in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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Ulysses by James Joyce published by Folio Society Books and illustrated by Palladino posted on 11 May 2017
For many years now I have had a ready answer for that parlour game where you are required to name the single book you’d choose to have with you ..