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 31 Comments Permalink

G.K. Chesterton & The Donkey

Susannah 1 July 2020 31 Comments

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

01 Jul 2020

Susannah Authors, Newsletter 7 Comments Permalink

Arnold Bennett

Susannah 1 July 2020 7 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

01 Jun 2020

Susannah Books, Jane Austen, Newsletter, Reading, Recommended Reading 14 Comments Permalink

Books About Food

Susannah 1 June 2020 14 Comments

I’ve been listening to the fabulous Inspector Bruno books by Martin Walker which are set in the Dordogne. Read more

01 Jun 2020

Susannah Newsletter, Poem of the Month, Poems, Poets 12 Comments Permalink

Padraic Colum & An Old Woman of the Roads

Susannah 1 June 2020 12 Comments

This year in Australia many people lost their homes because of bush fires. Read more

01 Jun 2020

Susannah Newsletter, tours 14 Comments Permalink

Literary Travel – My Top Ten

Susannah 1 June 2020 14 Comments

In her gorgeous book 84 Charing Cross Road Helene Hanff states that she goes to England to find “the England of English Literature”. Read more

01 May 2020

Susannah Jane Austen, Newsletter, Reading 13 Comments Permalink

Literary Therapy Puzzles

Susannah 1 May 2020 13 Comments

I was interested to read in the paper that sales of jigsaw puzzles have taken off during this time of self-isolation. Read more