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01 Jun 2025
Susannah Newsletter No Comments Permalink
The Leopard, Netflix
The Leopard, Netflix

The Leopard on Netflix

Susannah 1 June 2025 No Comments
In 1958, Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa’s novel The Leopard was published. Its author was not alive to see his book in print, Read more

01 Jun 2025
Susannah Newsletter 2 Comments Permalink
Charles Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber
Charles Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber

The Eraser

Susannah 1 June 2025 2 Comments
Most homes and offices have somewhere in them a rubber or eraser. But this useful device for removing an error is a fairly recent invention. Read more

01 Jun 2025
Susannah Literary Pets, Newsletter 1 Comment Permalink
Thomas & Florence Hardy with Wessex
Thomas & Florence Hardy with Wessex

Literary Pets – Wessex, a wire fox terrier

Susannah 1 June 2025 1 Comment
There are few dogs that have sunk their teeth into as many famous literary legs as Wessex, a wire fox terrier. Read more

01 Jun 2025
Susannah Newsletter, Poem of the Month 4 Comments Permalink
Oscar Wilde & Requiescat
Oscar Wilde & Requiescat

Oscar Wilde & Requiescat

Susannah 1 June 2025 4 Comments
Oscar Wilde was only two when his little sister, Isola Francesca Emily Wilde, was born in 1857. Read more

01 May 2025
Susannah Books, Newsletter, Recommended Reading 6 Comments Permalink
David Crystal's Bookish Words & their Surprising Stories
David Crystal's Bookish Words & their Surprising Stories

Words: their surprising stories

Susannah 1 May 2025 6 Comments
Some years ago, I really enjoyed reading David Crystal’s By Hook or by Crook; a Journey in Search of English so I was delighted when I saw he had a new book out – Bookish Words and their surprising stories, published this year. Read more

01 May 2025
Susannah Jane Austen, Newsletter 4 Comments Permalink
Filmmaking Outdoors Crew
Filmmaking Outdoors Crew

New Screen Adaptations

Susannah 1 May 2025 4 Comments
I am not generally a fan of sequels, prequels, continuations and modernisations of Jane Austen’s novels – why mess with perfection, I ask? Read more

01 May 2025
Susannah Books, Newsletter, Recommended Reading 8 Comments Permalink
The Green Light, The Great Gatsby
The Green Light, The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby is 100

Susannah 1 May 2025 8 Comments
On 10 April this year, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby turned 100. Read more

01 May 2025
Susannah Literary Pets, Newsletter 2 Comments Permalink
Dr John McCrae with Bonfire, and his dog Bonneau
Dr John McCrae with Bonfire, and his dog Bonneau

Literary Pets – Bonfire the horse

Susannah 1 May 2025 2 Comments
Poet John McCrae did not have to volunteer to serve in World War I. At nearly 42, he was older than most of the men enlisting. Read more

01 May 2025
Susannah Newsletter, Poem of the Month 4 Comments Permalink
A Time to Talk

Robert Frost & A Time to Talk

Susannah 1 May 2025 4 Comments
I love Robert Frost’s poems. This one is about the importance of friendship. Read more

01 May 2025
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Tempting Travel
Tempting Travel

Tempting Travel

Susannah 1 May 2025 No Comments
I have many lovely events and tours coming up, and I wanted to let you, my faithful newsletter readers, know so you have an early chance to book if you are interested. Read more

24 Apr 2025
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Mothers in Books
Mothers in Books

Mothers in Books

Cheryl 24 April 2025
From wise and warm to wicked and absent, mothers in literature have appeared in every imaginable shape and style. Read more

01 Apr 2025
Susannah Books, Children's Books, Newsletter 5 Comments Permalink
The Story of Ferdinand the Bull
The Story of Ferdinand the Bull

The Story of Ferdinand

Susannah 1 April 2025 5 Comments
Did you read The Story of Ferdinand as a child? Written by Munro Leaf, with illustrations by Robert Lawson, it was first published in 1936. Read more

01 Apr 2025
Susannah Books, Children's Books, Newsletter 10 Comments Permalink
Babies Need Books by Dorothy Butler
Babies Need Books by Dorothy Butler

Babies Need Books

Susannah 1 April 2025 10 Comments
Whenever I go shopping for a gift for a new baby, I head straight to the bookstore. Babies tend to get dozens of toys, and they soon grow out of a tiny outfit, Read more

01 Apr 2025
Susannah Books, Jane Austen, Newsletter No Comments Permalink
Jane Austen in 41 objects by Kathryn Sutherland
Jane Austen in 41 objects by Kathryn Sutherland

Jane Austen’s Objects

Susannah 1 April 2025 No Comments
2025 will see a myriad of new publications about Jane Austen – some will be very rubbishy, and others the result of serious scholarship. Read more

01 Apr 2025
Susannah Literary Pets, Newsletter No Comments Permalink
Alexander Dumas and Diogenes
Alexander Dumas and Diogenes

Literary Pets – Diogenes Jugurtha the Vulture

Susannah 1 April 2025 No Comments
Alexandre Dumas was always a larger-than-life figure. Playwright, historical novelist, travel writer, and even the author of a cookbook, he flung himself into life with enormous enthusiasm. Read more

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