There is hardly a pioneer’s hut which does not contain a few odd volumes of Shakespeare. Alexis de Tocqueville (1831) A slightly belated film in honour of the Bard’s birthday. On the subject of suburban and Shakespearean activity, Sir Frank Dicksee (1853-1928), President of the Royal Academy, who painted this famous Pre-Raphaelite image of …
Bright baffling Soul, least capturable of themes, Thou, who display’dst a life of common-place, Leaving no intimate word or personal trace Of high design outside the artistry …
We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first …
Home is a name, a word, it is a strong one; stronger than magician ever spoke, or spirit ever answered to, in the strongest conjuration. Charles Dickens Part II coming soon …
Apologies for the hiatus in weekly posting. A bumper Easter edition of the blog, in two cinematic parts, is coming very soon. STAY TUNED. Photo by EP
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