Author and Renaissance wannabe
A Carol Symphony – Victor Hely-Hutchinson [CD – Naxos 8.557099] This is quite an unusual recommendation from me for several reasons, partly because it’s a classical music CD, which isn’t usually my main taste in listening, partly because it’s very Christmas related, and I’m not …
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I adore this film! I couldn’t even tell you how many times I’ve watched it and the cinematography, the score, the acting and the story are absolutely wonderful. In this 1983 film, Tom Conti (who I was lucky enough to meet and gush over about …
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This short novella is quite simply one of the most enchanting things I’ve ever read. Don’t be put off if you’ve seen the film version with Kiera Knightly, take that as an indication that sometimes books just can’t be made into films and retain their …
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This 1908 novel, which along with We by Yevgeny Zamyatin, birthed the modern dystopian novel, and without it there would be no 1984, A Clockwork Orange or Brave New World, all of which have the influence of London’s novel stamped all over them. This book …
Read MoreIt’s always a challenge knowing how to introduce yourself, and hopefully the welcome page will do that a little, but welcome to the beginning of an awfully big adventure, for me anyway. So what do you need to know? I’ve held a variety of jobs, …
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