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01 Oct 2021

Susannah Newsletter, Poem of the Month, Poems, Poets 2 Comments Permalink

James Stephens & Hate

Susannah 1 October 2021 2 Comments

James Stephens (1880 – 1950) was an Irish novelist and poet. He was a friend of Thomas MacDonagh, one of the men executed for the Easter Rising in Dublin, 1916. Read more

01 Oct 2021

Susannah Book Addict, Books, Newsletter 4 Comments Permalink

Meet A Book Addict – William Gladstone

Susannah 1 October 2021 4 Comments

British Prime Minister (4 times), William Gladstone was a total book addict. When he was a boy, the author Hannah More presented him with a copy of her book Sacred Dramas and that started his lust for collecting. Read more

01 Oct 2021

Susannah Books, Newsletter 12 Comments Permalink

The first popular diet

Susannah 1 October 2021 12 Comments

I have been dieting through September in an attempt to lose some of those Covid kilos. Read more

01 Oct 2021

Susannah Books, Movies, Newsletter, Screen versions 20 Comments Permalink

The Forsyte Saga

Susannah 1 October 2021 20 Comments

One hundred years ago a fabulous series of books came to end, with the publication of the last volume of John Galsworthy’s The Forsyte Saga. Read more

01 Sep 2021

Susannah Authors, Books, Newsletter, Reading 36 Comments Permalink

Street Names

Susannah 1 September 2021 36 Comments

A city’s street names can give us a glimpse into its cultural value system. Read more

01 Sep 2021

Susannah Authors, Newsletter, videos No Comments Permalink

Jim Caviezel, Guy Pearce, Henry Cavill, and Dagmara Dominczyk, The Count of Monte Cristo, 2002

The Count of Monte Cristo – A Video Talk

Susannah 1 September 2021 No Comments

Few novelists have been such master storytellers as was Dumas. This great tale of love, imprisonment, Read more

01 Sep 2021

Susannah Authors, Books, Newsletter 14 Comments Permalink

John Murray (1745–1793), founder of the John Murray publishing house

John Murray Publishing House

Susannah 1 September 2021 14 Comments

In 1920 an editor of the Times stated: “people who care greatly for literature … do not as a rule notice or care by whom a book is published.” Read more

01 Sep 2021

Susannah Book Addict, Books, Newsletter 2 Comments Permalink

An exhibit featuring Thomas Jefferson's library

Meet A Book Addict – Thomas Jefferson

Susannah 1 September 2021 2 Comments

Some Presidents of the USA have written books, others have been keen readers and posted blogs about their favourite books, Read more

01 Sep 2021

Susannah Newsletter, Poem of the Month, Poems, Poets 28 Comments Permalink

Harold Monro & Milk for the Cat

Susannah 1 September 2021 28 Comments

This newsletter does not come to you from me alone. I have an amazing assistant, Read more

01 Sep 2021

Susannah Authors, Books, Newsletter, Reading 24 Comments Permalink

The Cazalet Chronicles

Susannah 1 September 2021 24 Comments

Why have I never come across the novels of Elizabeth Jane Howard before? Read more

25 Aug 2021

Cheryl Books, Reading Permalink

Laura and Almanzo — Laura Ingalls and Almanzo Wilder, in 1885 and in 1948

25 August 1885: Laura Ingalls marries Almanzo Wilder

Cheryl 25 August 2021

Laura Ingalls stated that she would not say the word “obey” in her wedding vows. “I cannot make a promise that I will not keep,” she told her husband to be, and “even if I tried, I do not think I could obey anybody against my better judgement.” [1]

15-year-old Laura Ingalls was working as a teacher when she met Almanzo Wilder, aged 25 and they began courting. Three years later, on 25 August 1885, they were married Read more

22 Aug 2021

Susannah Authors, Books, Jane Austen, Newsletter No Comments Permalink

The Best Books about Jane Austen

Susannah 22 August 2021 No Comments

There are thousands of books available about Jane Austen. Books on her life, on the era in which she lived, Read more

01 Aug 2021

Susannah Authors, Books, Newsletter, Reading 6 Comments Permalink

Hemingway

Susannah 1 August 2021 6 Comments

Oh, I do hope that all of Australia has watched the SBS Australia TV series, Ernest Hemingway – it was honestly the best thing we’ve had to watch for years! Read more

01 Aug 2021

Susannah Authors, Books, Newsletter, Reading 4 Comments Permalink