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Authors, Literary Birthdays

16 Oct 2017

Günter Grass – German novelist, playwright and poet, born on 16 October 1927

HAPPY BIRTHDAY - Günter Grass, born 16 October 1927 "Art is accusation, expression, passion. Art is a fight to the…

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Authors, Literary Birthdays

15 Oct 2017

P.G. Wodehouse – English novelist, born on 15 October 1881

HAPPY BIRTHDAY - P.G. Wodehouse, born 15 October 1881 "There is no surer foundation for a beautiful friendship than a…

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Authors, Literary Birthdays

14 Oct 2017

Katherine Mansfield – New Zealand short story writer, born on 14 October 1888

HAPPY BIRTHDAY - Katherine Mansfield, born 14 October 1888 "I want to be all that I am capable of becoming."…

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Authors, Literary Birthdays

03 Oct 2017

James Herriot – English vet and writer, born on 3 October 1916

HAPPY BIRTHDAY - James Herriot, born 3 October 1916 "I could do terrible things to people who dump unwanted animals…

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Authors, Literary Birthdays

02 Oct 2017

Graham Greene – English novelist, born on 2 October 1904

HAPPY BIRTHDAY - Graham Greene, born 2 October 1904 "Most things disappoint until you look deeper." Graham Greene was born…

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Authors, Books, Newsletter

01 Oct 2017

Claire Tomalin and Biographies

In the lectures I give, I love to provide background to a novel or poem by telling my audience something…

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Newsletter, Poem of the Month, Poems, Poets

01 Oct 2017

John Masefield & Cargoes

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Authors, Books, Monograph, Newsletter

01 Oct 2017

A Reader’s Guide

Have you read Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman? It is her first novel and is quirky, different…

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Authors, Books, Lectures, Newsletter, Recommended Reading, Talks

01 Oct 2017

The 18th Century – When the English Novel Began

I am fascinated by the 18thC. It was bawdy, raucous and rough – the age of Hogarth and Fielding. Yet…

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Authors, Literary Statues, Newsletter

01 Oct 2017

Statues of Literary Figures

A rather topical issue at the moment is the pulling down of statues of controversial historical figures. When I travel…

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Authors, Literary Birthdays

29 Sep 2017

Elizabeth Gaskell – English novelist, born on 29 September 1810

HAPPY BIRTHDAY - Elizabeth Gaskell, born 29 September 1810 "I'll not listen to reason... reason always means what someone else…

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Authors, Literary Birthdays

28 Sep 2017

Kate Douglas Wiggin – American novelist, born on 28 September 1856

HAPPY BIRTHDAY - Kate Douglas Wiggin, born 28 September 1856 "Miranda Sawyer had a heart, of course, but she had…

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Authors, Literary Birthdays

25 Sep 2017

William Faulkner – American novelist, born on 25 September 1897

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Authors, Literary Birthdays

24 Sep 2017

F. Scott Fitzgerald – American novelist and short story writer, born on 24 September 1896

HAPPY BIRTHDAY - F. Scott Fitzgerald, born 24 September 1896 "Draw your chair up close to the edge of the…

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Authors, Literary Birthdays

21 Sep 2017

H.G. Wells – English novelist, born on 21 September 1866

HAPPY BIRTHDAY - H.G. Wells, born 21 September 1866 "If we don’t end war, war will end us." Herbert George…

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