Inspiring Older Readers
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The Works of James Joyce in a 10 Volume Box Set posted on 15 Jul 2017
I have to admit that this is a rather peculiar artefact but, as a great James Joyce fan, one I couldn’t resist.
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Do Miners Read Dickens? posted on 06 Jul 2017
I think that one of the greatest achievements of the 20th century was the establishment of a workers education movement...
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A Boy At The Hogarth Press posted on 25 Jun 2017
In 1928 public schoolboy, Richard Kennedy left Marlborough school at the age of 16 with no qualifications...
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Peer Gynt posted on 11 Jun 2017
I actually first came to read Ibsen’s Peer Gynt as a result of hearing Grieg’s famous suite of music..
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Adrian Wiszniewski posted on 08 Jun 2017
Adrian Wiszniewski was a new name to me before I came across Kidson’s beautifully produced introduction to his work.
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After The Off posted on 25 May 2017
There’s always a risk in bringing two very different masters in their own form together ...
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The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan posted on 17 May 2017
It just goes to show that you never know what you’re going to find when you make a casual visit to a flea market in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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Ulysses by James Joyce published by Folio Society Books and illustrated by Palladino posted on 11 May 2017
For many years now I have had a ready answer for that parlour game where you are required to name the single book you’d choose to have with you ..
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Dockers: The ’95 To ’98 Liverpool Lockout posted on 22 Apr 2017
In September 1995 Liverpool dockers working for the Mersey Docks and Harbour Company (MDHC) refused to cross an official picket line
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The Blitz: The photography of George Rodger posted on 09 Apr 2017
George Rodger (1908 – 1995) was one of the great pioneering British photo-journalists...