If I’m being honest, I’d never heard of Fitzrovia until about thirty years ago. Then one afternoon, I caught the back end of a play on Radio 4 called Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky. Not a lot on the Dial-Up Internet back then, only the authors’ name, Patrick Hamilton and a list of books… Continue reading Patrick Hamilton
Tag: Books
In the beginning was the word
And the word was “Doves“. I was skimming through a book that I was given for Christmas, the excellent A Field Guide to Larking by Lara Maiklem. I’d wanted this book as it’s packed with loads of information regarding a new hobby I’m starting, that of Mudlarking on the banks of the river Thames. As… Continue reading In the beginning was the word
Patrick Hamilton
If I’m being honest, I’d never heard of Fitzrovia until about twenty five years ago. Then one afternoon, I caught the back end of a play on Radio 4 called Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky. Not a lot on the Dial-Up Internet back then, only the authors’ name, Patrick Hamilton. I called in at… Continue reading Patrick Hamilton
I fought the Law (and the Law won)
Ask anyone who has ever walked through the legal areas of London, be it Inner or Middle Temple, Lincoln’s or Gray’s Inn what’s most striking about them and generally the answer will be the quietude. Given that they all sit next to major roads the atmosphere is one of calmness. I can remember the first… Continue reading I fought the Law (and the Law won)
“It’s a coffee table book”
That’s how I usually explain away a purchase when it first arrives. As if anyone other than me is going to delve into a copy of a 19th century London street guide or a pamphlet on City of London churches. The thing is that over the last few weeks it’s becoming increasingly hard to actually… Continue reading “It’s a coffee table book”
In the beginning was the word
And the word was “Doves“. I was skimming through a book that I was given for Christmas, the excellent A Field Guide to Larking by Lara Maiklem. I’d wanted this book as it’s packed with loads of information regarding a new hobby I’m starting, that of Mudlarking on the banks of the river Thames. I… Continue reading In the beginning was the word
Patrick Hamilton
If I’m being honest, I’d never heard of Fitzrovia until about twenty years ago. Then one afternoon, I caught the back end of a play on Radio 4 called Twenty Thousand Streets Under The Sky. Not a lot on the Dial-Up Internet back then, only the authors’ name, Patrick Hamilton. I called in at my… Continue reading Patrick Hamilton
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