01 Aug 2023 Susannah Literary Statues, Newsletter, Poets 2 Comments Permalink Book Addict Admires a Literary Statue – James Joyce Susannah 1 August 2023 2 Comments Few authors have so anatomised and celebrated a city as did James Joyce with the city of Dublin. Read more
01 Aug 2023 Susannah Books, Newsletter, Reading 28 Comments Permalink English Literature The Study of Literature Susannah 1 August 2023 28 Comments There’s a very worrying trend in universities at the moment – the over-pricing, devaluing and even dropping of an incredibly important subject Read more
01 Aug 2023 Susannah Books, Newsletter, Reading 13 Comments Permalink Embroidering her Truth: Mary Queen of Scots and the Language of Power by Clare Hunter Mary, Queen of Scots Susannah 1 August 2023 13 Comments There are moments in reading history when you are forced to take sides. Read more
01 Aug 2023 Susannah Books, Newsletter, Reading 19 Comments Permalink Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Cars in Literature Susannah 1 August 2023 19 Comments July saw a red-letter day in the Fullerton house – or rather, in the Fullerton garage, Read more
01 Aug 2023 Susannah Newsletter, Poem of the Month, Poems, Poets 2 Comments Permalink George Herbert, The Temple George Herbert & Easter Wings Susannah 1 August 2023 2 Comments Have you ever heard of concrete or shaped poetry? It’s where the physical shape of the poem on the page reflects the theme of the poem. Read more
01 Jul 2023 Susannah Newsletter, Poem of the Month, Poems, Poets 20 Comments Permalink William ‘Topaz’ McGonagall & The Tay Bridge Disaster Susannah 1 July 2023 20 Comments I try each month to give you a beautifully written and moving poem to enjoy. But this month, I’m going to give you a bad poem, Read more
01 Jul 2023 Susannah Literary Statues, Newsletter, Poets 4 Comments Permalink Book Addict Admires a Literary Statue – Astrid Lindgren Susannah 1 July 2023 4 Comments In the small Swedish town of Vimmerby you can see an unusual statue of the town’s most famous citizen, Astrid Lindgren (1907 – 2002). Read more
01 Jul 2023 Susannah Books, Newsletter, Reading 2 Comments Permalink Joshua Reynolds by Henry Bone,1804 Sir Joshua Reynolds Susannah 1 July 2023 2 Comments This month, July, sees the 300th birthday of a great artist – Sir Joshua Reynolds. Read more
01 Jul 2023 Susannah Books, Newsletter, Reading 6 Comments Permalink Eilean Bàn from the Skye Bridge & Island of Dreams by Dan Boothby An Island of Dreams Susannah 1 July 2023 6 Comments I love memoirs which entwine someone’s life with that of a great writer. Rebecca Mead’s book The Road to Middlemarch, Ruth Wilson’s The Jane Austen Remedy, Christopher Rush’s To Travel Hopefully, and Olivia Laing’s To the River are some excellent examples. Read more
01 Jun 2023 Susannah Books, Newsletter, Reading 10 Comments Permalink An Admirable Point: A Brief History of the Exclamation Mark by Florence Hazrat An Admirable Point Susannah 1 June 2023 10 Comments If you’ve been reading my newsletter for some years, you might have noticed that I’m fond of using exclamation marks. Read more
01 Jun 2023 Susannah Books, Newsletter, Reading 9 Comments Permalink Queen Mary Dolls' House library A Tiny Library Susannah 1 June 2023 9 Comments There’s a fascinating library inside Queen Mary’s dolls’ house, which is on permanent display at Windsor Castle. Read more
01 Jun 2023 Susannah Newsletter, Poem of the Month, Poems, Poets 10 Comments Permalink Emily Dickinson & ‘Hope’ is the Thing with Feathers Susannah 1 June 2023 10 Comments Very, very few of Emily Dickinson’s poems were published in her lifetime. Read more
01 Jun 2023 Susannah Books, Newsletter, Reading 8 Comments Permalink Folio Society edition of The Dukes Children by Anthony Trollope The Duke’s Children Susannah 1 June 2023 8 Comments I recently had the enormous pleasure of reading a new, first edition of Anthony Trollope. It was a book called The Duke’s Children Read more
01 Jun 2023 Susannah Literary Statues, Newsletter, Poets No Comments Permalink Book Addict Admires a Literary Statue – Samuel Taylor Coleridge Susannah 1 June 2023 No Comments On 21 October last year (2022) a new statue was unveiled in a little English village. Read more
01 May 2023 Susannah Books, Newsletter, Reading 8 Comments Permalink Shakespeare's First Folio Shakespeare’s First Folio Susannah 1 May 2023 8 Comments Did you know that this year is the 400th birthday of Shakespeare’s First Folio? Read more
