Oscar Wilde once stated that the only thing worse than being talked about was NOT being talked about. This illustrated video talk tells the amazing story of his life. Read more
I recently read and was hugely impressed by Alexandra Harris’s book Weatherland about the ways in which the English weather has influenced and inspired painters and writers. Read more
For 2021 I am starting a new segment of my newsletter – ‘Meet a Book Addict’. I’d like to introduce you to some fellow readers and book collectors from the past and the present. Read more
This is one of my favourites, a poem which captures the topic in the very rhythm of its words. One can hear the clip-clop of the ponies in its lines. Read more