25 Sep 2020

Susannah Books, Movies, Newsletter, Talks 2 Comments Permalink

Talks by Zoom

Susannah 25 September 2020 2 Comments

The Author, the Book and the Movie

Is the movie ever as good as the book? How do you compare a 2-hour film, with a more extended TV adaptation of a beloved novel? Read more

01 Sep 2020

Susannah Newsletter, tours 1 Comment Permalink

Literary Travel – Top Ten in France

Susannah 1 September 2020 1 Comment

No country has won as many Nobel Prizes for Literature as has France – 15 in total. The first winner ever was Frenchman Sully Prudhomme (barely heard of today), Read more

01 Sep 2020

Susannah Newsletter 47 Comments Permalink

Are you a Grammar Nazi?

Susannah 1 September 2020 47 Comments

Are you a Grammar Nazi? Do you stress over misplaced apostrophes? Read more

01 Sep 2020

Susannah Jane Austen, Newsletter, videos No Comments Permalink

Saving Jane Austen’s House

Susannah 1 September 2020 No Comments

“Let me introduce you to a heroine. Her name was Dorothy Gwynnyd Darnell. It is thanks to this remarkable woman that we can today visit the Jane Austen House Museum in Chawton.”

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01 Sep 2020

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

The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

Susannah 1 September 2020 2 Comments

Omar Khayyam was a Persian poet, born in the late 11th century. From what little we know, he must have been a remarkable man Read more

01 Sep 2020

Susannah Movies, Newsletter, Screen versions 19 Comments Permalink

New Adaptations

Susannah 1 September 2020 19 Comments

I am excited to hear that a new TV adaptation of Nancy Mitford’s The Pursuit of Love is to be made. Read more

01 Aug 2020

Susannah Authors, Newsletter 4 Comments Permalink

Mask’d

Susannah 1 August 2020 4 Comments

If one must wear a face mask, then it’s a nice idea to find one that advertises your love of books. Read more

01 Aug 2020

Susannah Books, Jane Austen, Newsletter 8 Comments Permalink

Who is charming?

Susannah 1 August 2020 8 Comments

I have been thinking about ‘charm’ in literary characters. I think this is, of almost all qualities, the hardest for an author to portray. Read more

01 Aug 2020

Susannah Books, Movies, Newsletter, Screen versions 8 Comments Permalink

The Booksellers

Susannah 1 August 2020 8 Comments

It was just fabulous to go and see a movie again recently, and what a good choice I made for my first post-Covid film! Read more

01 Aug 2020

Susannah Newsletter, Poem of the Month, Poems, Poets 6 Comments Permalink

Lawrence Durrell & Swans

Susannah 1 August 2020 6 Comments

Swans by Lawrence Durrell Read more

01 Jul 2020

Susannah Newsletter, Poem of the Month, Poems, Poets 29 Comments Permalink

G.K. Chesterton & The Donkey

Susannah 1 July 2020 29 Comments

It’s not every day you find a poem narrated by a donkey! Read more

01 Jul 2020

Susannah Authors, Newsletter 5 Comments Permalink

Arnold Bennett

Susannah 1 July 2020 5 Comments

When novelist Arnold Bennett died, aged only 63, in 1931, his memorial service was attended by all the leading politicians, Read more

01 Jul 2020

Susannah Authors, Newsletter, videos 4 Comments Permalink

The Inimitable Georgette Heyer

Susannah 1 July 2020 4 Comments

I have a special birthday this month (the whole of the French nation celebrates my birthday) and one way in which I feel I am celebrating Read more

01 Jul 2020

Susannah Authors, Newsletter 10 Comments Permalink

I am not a ‘political’ being

Susannah 1 July 2020 10 Comments

I am not an especially ‘political’ being, but I am currently feeling enraged! How can the Australian government suddenly drastically raise the costs of doing a humanities degree? Read more

01 Jun 2020

Susannah Books, Newsletter, Reading, Recommended Reading 20 Comments Permalink

To Serve Them All My Days

Susannah 1 June 2020 20 Comments

I’ve decided in the past week that I suffered from a deprived adolescence. Read more