01 Oct 2020

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

The Secret Garden 2020

Susannah 1 October 2020 8 Comments

I went the other day to watch the movie of The Secret Garden, based on the much-loved novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Read more

01 Oct 2020

Susannah Books, Newsletter 8 Comments Permalink

The House by the Lake

Susannah 1 October 2020 8 Comments

I do love to read history told in an accurate and highly readable way, and that’s exactly what you get with British author, Thomas Harding. Read more

01 Oct 2020

Susannah Authors, Books, Movies, Newsletter, Screen versions 16 Comments Permalink

Black Beauty

Susannah 1 October 2020 16 Comments

Two hundred years ago this year a woman was born in Norfolk who would bring about an interesting change in fiction. Read more

01 Oct 2020

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

William Carlos Williams & This Is Just to Say

Susannah 1 October 2020 9 Comments

American poet William Carlos Williams (1883 – 1963) was a paediatrician, and a poet who did much to promote the development of modern poetry in America. Read more

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