Books, Newsletter Children on the Beach of Guernsey (1883) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir. 28 May 2016 The Book of Ebenezer le Page This month I will be visiting one of my favourite islands – Guernsey, one of the Channel Islands. The lovely… Susannah 8 Comments
Media, Talks Mark Twain at Breakfast in 1895 on the US leg of round the world tour. Photographer probably Major J. B. Pond. steamboattimes.com 17 May 2016 Twain and Trollope in Oz Susannah No Comments
Newsletter, Poem of the Month, Poems James Hopkinsons Plantation slaves planting sweet potatoes (c. 1862) By Henry P. Moore - Library of Congress (Image page), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4853695 01 May 2016 Roy Campbell & The Zulu Girl Susannah 8 Comments
Books, Newsletter Sir Harold Nicolson with his wife, the poet and novelist Vita Sackville-West, in 1960 at their home, Sissinghurst, Kent. Photograph: Corbis 01 May 2016 The Nicolson Family Susannah 10 Comments