01 Jun 2022

Susannah Newsletter, Poem of the Month, Poems, Poets 9 Comments Permalink

Sir Walter Raleigh & The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd

Susannah 1 June 2022 9 Comments

Last month I discussed Christopher Marlowe’s poem A Passionate Shepherd to his Love, and this month I’d like to discuss the famous reply Read more

01 Jun 2022

Susannah Books, Library of the Month, Newsletter 2 Comments Permalink

Book Addict Visits a Library – Atlanta Central Library

Susannah 1 June 2022 2 Comments

In the city of Atlanta, Georgia, there’s a wonderful special collection in the Central Library (part of the Fulton County Library system). Read more

01 Jun 2022

Susannah Books, Newsletter, Reading 8 Comments Permalink

Writing about war

Susannah 1 June 2022 8 Comments

The news from Ukraine every day is so grim. We ache for the families who have lost loved ones, Read more

01 May 2022

Susannah Books, Newsletter, Reading, tours 20 Comments Permalink

Walking with Patrick Leigh Fermor

Susannah 1 May 2022 20 Comments

Have you ever gone walking with Patrick Leigh Fermor? When he was a young man, he decided to go for a very long walk Read more

01 May 2022

Susannah Books, Newsletter, Reading 4 Comments Permalink

Index, A History of the

Susannah 1 May 2022 4 Comments

Last month I wrote about books with amusing titles and soon afterwards, I was attracted by a notice of a book with a fabulous title Read more

01 May 2022

Susannah Newsletter, Poem of the Month 8 Comments Permalink

Christopher Marlowe & The Passionate Shepherd to his Love

Susannah 1 May 2022 8 Comments

In 1599, six years after its young author was killed in a brawl in a tavern in Deptford, Christopher Marlowe’s poem The Passionate Shepherd to his Love was published. Read more

01 May 2022

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Book Addict Visits a Library – The John Murray Archive

Susannah 1 May 2022 No Comments

Whenever I am in Edinburgh, I visit the John Murray Archive at the National Library of Scotland. Read more

01 May 2022

Susannah Books, Newsletter, Reading, tours 4 Comments Permalink

The atmosphere, or the book?

Susannah 1 May 2022 4 Comments

Which comes first – the atmosphere, or the book? Read more

21 Apr 2022

Susannah Books, Events, Newsletter 13 Comments Permalink

Woodlands Open Day

Susannah 21 April 2022 13 Comments

This year, on 14th and 15th May, the Ku-ring-gai Heritage Festival is including Ethel Turner’s home ‘Woodlands’ in its event. Read more

01 Apr 2022

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I love literary quizzes

Susannah 1 April 2022 2 Comments

I love literary quizzes, so here’s one for all of you this month. Read more

01 Apr 2022

Susannah Books, Newsletter, Reading 18 Comments Permalink

Unusual Titles

Susannah 1 April 2022 18 Comments

When F. Scott Fitzgerald worked on The Great Gatsby he planned to call his book ‘Trimalchio in West Egg’. Read more

01 Apr 2022

Susannah Newsletter, Poem of the Month, Poems, Poets 13 Comments Permalink

Thomas Hardy & When I set out for Lyonnesse

Susannah 1 April 2022 13 Comments

Thomas Hardy is one of my favourite poets. He was so versatile and so brilliant, and if you listen to Richard Burton reading Hardy’s poems, you know there is little better that life can offer than that! Read more

01 Apr 2022

Susannah Books, Newsletter, Reading 4 Comments Permalink

O, to be in England, now that April’s there …

Susannah 1 April 2022 4 Comments

In my longing for England, I am turning to books about the countryside and towns that have literary connections. Read more

01 Apr 2022

Susannah Books, Library of the Month, Newsletter 16 Comments Permalink

Book Addict Visits a Library – St Helier’s Bay Library

Susannah 1 April 2022 16 Comments

I hope that many of you have special memories of childhood visits to the library? Read more

01 Mar 2022

Susannah Books, Newsletter, Reading, tours 6 Comments Permalink

Painted with Feeling Mini Tour

Susannah 1 March 2022 6 Comments

The very first purchase ever made by the National Portrait Gallery in London was the Chandos portrait of William Shakespeare. Read more