A Riddle Wrapped in a Mystery ‘Begin at the beginning,’ the King said gravely. And ‘go on till you come to the end; and then stop.’ (Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll)
Travels with My Otter A reader, John Tuffin, recommended Douglas Botting’s biography of Gavin Maxwell when there was an ottery post in August.
The Big Shave Yesterday, on a rainy Saturday afternoon in London, I went to see Martin Scorsese’s latest at the very comfy cinema within the Riverside Studios.
From Jefferson to Blinken We live in a democracy, others, poor things, live in totalitarian states governed by Fascists, Communists and the rest.
In Memory of Shane, 5th Viscount Gough To the Guards’ Chapel this morning for a Service to remember Shane Gough.
Gold Run I remember enjoying the 1995 film version of Richard III with Ian McKellen as the Duke of Gloucester, later the eponymous king.
Tommy’s Tales of Jenkinstown “Many were the cheery happenings I witnessed in that most hospitable house (Jenkinstown).
A Dear Old Fashioned Irish House I have been re-arranging some books to make more room for biography and fiction and came across this niche memoir published in 1932 by J Catherall & Co (Printers) Ltd in Hexham.
From A to Z “Stop the world I want to get off’ – it’s the title of a 1961 musical – and it’s what I’d like to do sometimes.
Allenby’s Entry into Jerusalem I cannot improve on John D Grainger’s account of Allenby’s entry into Jerusalem extracted from The Battle for Palestine 1917, published in 2006.