Inspiring Older Readers
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Dockers: The ’95 To ’98 Liverpool Lockout posted on 22 Apr 2017
In September 1995 Liverpool dockers working for the Mersey Docks and Harbour Company (MDHC) refused to cross an official picket line
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A Train in Winter: A Story of Resistance, Friendship and Survival posted on 21 Apr 2017
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn, finds the story of the brave women of the French Resistance both heart-rending and rewarding
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Thin Air posted on 17 Apr 2017
What’s the best way to spend a rather cold, dismal Easter day when the shops are closed and there’s no real incentive to set foot out of doors
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That George Orwell Look posted on 12 Apr 2017
When it came to his private life Eric Blair liked to keep himself to himself.
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In Place of Fear posted on 12 Apr 2017
In general terms, it has not been my experience that political tracts travel well down through time.
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Cheltenham Poetry Festival 2017 posted on 11 Apr 2017
Cheltenham Poetry Festival 2017
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Ariel: A Literary Life of Jan Morris posted on 11 Apr 2017
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn, gets a glimpse into the literary heritage of the great Jan Morris.
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An Interview With Ken Preston posted on 10 Apr 2017
An Interview With Ken Preston
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The Blitz: The photography of George Rodger posted on 09 Apr 2017
George Rodger (1908 – 1995) was one of the great pioneering British photo-journalists...
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The Chrysalids posted on 09 Apr 2017
I’m not sure how well the name of John Wyndham (1903 – 1969) is remembered these days ...