Here and There – Italy
Here and There – Italy It is easy to believe that Italy was a country designed for tourists. Not all of Italy, perhaps. There [...]
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time Looking back twenty years, it’s difficult now to remember the first time I read Mark [...]
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07, 2023
Here and There – New Zealand
Here and There – New Zealand I am not really clear why I have spent so little time in New Zealand. Just across the [...]
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06, 2023
Centuries of Childhood
Centuries Of Childhood There was a time, back in the 1960s, when any student wanting to show they were conversant with the latest thinking [...]
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06, 2023
Here and There – Maryland, USA
Here and There – Maryland, USA To explain why I spent time in Maryland requires something of a detour, both in time and place. [...]
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05, 2023
The Empty Raincoat
The Empty Raincoat The Age of Unreason first appeared in bookshops in 1989. The front cover illustration was of a frog with a placard [...]
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03, 2023
Here and There – France
Here and There – France I wonder how often a blogger asks, “how much do I want to disclose?” Everything you write can offer [...]
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02, 2023
Here and There – Norway
Here and There – Norway Norway holds a special place in my heart, for reasons that go back to my school days. Recollections from [...]
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02, 2023
Bridge to Terabithia
Bridge to Terabithia Some books remain stuck in your memory, while others gently fade away. There is a moment at the beginning of Wind [...]
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01, 2023
Theodore Zeldin
Theodore Zeldin Why am I attracted to people who deliberately place themselves out of the mainstream? As an undergraduate studying social anthropology, I had [...]