15 Jul 2024

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Mark Twain Bourbon

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In this occasional series, we are sharing literary tipples – the drinks enjoyed by our great writers. Read more

01 Jul 2024

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The Dress Diary of Mrs Anne Sykes

Susannah 1 July 2024 2 Comments

I picked up a book in a museum shop on my recent travels which I have found unusual and interesting. Read more

01 Jul 2024

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Two Superb Short Stories

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A few months ago, I compiled a list for Gold Class members of what I thought were the five greatest short stories of all time. Read more

01 Jul 2024

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2024 UNESCO World Book Capital

Susannah 1 July 2024 2 Comments

Did you know that the 2024 UNESCO World Book Capital is Strasbourg in France? Read more

01 Jul 2024

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Two tours this year

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I’ve just come back from leading a tour group visiting some amazing literary locations found in Northern France. Read more

01 Jul 2024

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Literary Hotels – Craig’s Royal Hotel

Susannah 1 July 2024 2 Comments

Craig’s Royal Hotel on Lydiard Street in Ballarat is a legendary Australian gold-rush era hotel. Read more

01 Jul 2024

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Rudyard Kipling & The Glory of the Garden

Susannah 1 July 2024 1 Comment

One of my favourite gardens anywhere in the world is at Bateman’s, Rudyard Kipling’s glorious home in East Sussex. Read more

24 Jun 2024

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24 June 1842: Ambrose Bierce is born

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Ambrose Bierce was the tenth of thirteen children, all of whom were given names by their father beginning with the letter “A”: in order of birth, the Bierce siblings were Abigail, Amelia, Ann, Addison, Aurelius, Augustus, Almeda, Andrew, Albert, Ambrose, Arthur, Adelia, and Aurelia. Read more

01 Jun 2024

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The Travelling Cat Chronicles

Susannah 1 June 2024 7 Comments

I’m an emotional wreck! I’ve just finished reading Hiro Arikawa’s The Travelling Cat Chronicles, a Japanese novel published in 2012 Read more

01 Jun 2024

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Jane Austen & Crime

Susannah 1 June 2024 1 Comment

Many years ago, I wrote my first book. Jane Austen and Crime was the first ever examination of crime and punishment in the novels of Jane Austen. Read more

01 Jun 2024

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James

Susannah 1 June 2024 2 Comments

Did you know that Mark Twain’s masterpiece The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has recently been ‘updated’? Read more

01 Jun 2024

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Reader’s Digest

Susannah 1 June 2024 9 Comments

I’m sure that, like me, you have spent time in a doctor or dentist’s waiting room leafing through the pages of a Reader’s Digest magazine. Read more

01 Jun 2024

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Literary Hotels – The Algonquin

Susannah 1 June 2024 4 Comments

I cannot do a series on literary hotels around the world without including the fabulous Algonquin Hotel in New York. Read more

01 Jun 2024

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Mr Bingley’s White Soup

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“If you mean Darcy,” cried her brother, “he may go to bed, if he chuses, before it begins—but as for the ball, it is quite a settled thing; and as soon as Nicholls has made white soup enough I shall send round my cards.” Read more

01 Jun 2024

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Sir John Suckling & The Constant Lover

Susannah 1 June 2024 1 Comment

Sir John Suckling (1609 – 1641) was an English poet and dramatist who adored playing cards and is said to have invented the game of cribbage. Read more