Inspiring Older Readers
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The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam posted on 06 Oct 2015
There are literally hundreds of editions of The Rubaiyat but this one, published by Siegle, Hill & Co is my favourite.
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What does war do to photographers? posted on 05 Oct 2015
What does war do to photographers? At this year’s Cheltenham Literature Festival I had the great good fortune to spend some time listening to Don McCullin
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Purity posted on 04 Oct 2015
I have to admit it - I failed. 200 and something pages into this 560 slab I just had to give up..........
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Dazzling Stranger : Bert Jansch and the British folk and blues revival posted on 01 Oct 2015
There’s something genuinely affecting about witnessing the passing of the generation of musicians I grew up listening to
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Jaffe & Neale, Chipping Norton posted on 30 Sep 2015
It's a fair distance from where I live to Chipping Norton and it's a journey into the backyard of the likes of Jeremy Clarkson...
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The People posted on 29 Sep 2015
I have had a long term interest in the history of what might be called ‘working class studies’ and I’m always intrigued...
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John Martin Apocalypse Now! posted on 29 Sep 2015
Back in 2011 whilst on a visit to Newcastle Upon Tyne, I had an afternoon to kill taking in the sites of the city....
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The Cheltenham Literary Festival posted on 28 Sep 2015
The Cheltenham Literary Festival For book lovers, The Times and The Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival is the only place to be this autumn.
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The Woodstock Bookshop posted on 27 Sep 2015
Small but perfectly formed. This small independent bookshop is situated on the main road that snakes through the delightful ...
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Capital posted on 26 Sep 2015
This is a good meaty read with a satisfyingly varied cast of characters who all live in the same London road.