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On Chesil Beach (opens the original)
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One of the strangest superstitions I have ever come across during my travels through this land is Portlanders’ insistence that long-eared, furry creatures are unlucky. They won’t even use the common name of an Oryctolagus cuniculus. The superstition is related to the fact that the Lagomorphs abandon their warrens at the sound of a rockfall, so their appearance was not welcomed by quarry workers. At least, that’s what the Bournemouth Echo says. A journal of record, if ever there was one. The name
Super Cowper (opens the original)
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William Cowper (yes, it is pronounced “Cooper”), born in 1731, was an early Romantic poet. He was partly responsible for shifting the focus of poetry away from religious experience towards personal, human experience. He was admired by Coleridge, Wordsworth and Jane Austen, and is best known today for phrases such as “the Lord moves in mysterious ways and the anti-slavery motto, “Am I not a man and a brother?”. He was also inspired by a deep love for nature, especially animals, including his thre
A Pilgrim’s Progress (opens the original)
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As I walked through the wilderness of this world, I came upon a certain place where there was a den; and I lay down in that place to sleep; and as I slept I dreamed a dream...Find the village of Harrowden, on the southern outskirts of Bedford and, if you drive west, beyond the village along a narrowing farm track, you should find Bumpy Lane. It really is the most aptly named road you will ever come across: full of puddles and bumps and little used except by dog walkers and farm traffic. Walk alo
Into Dark Soho (opens the original)
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In Keith Waterhouse’s play, Jeffrey Bernard, reminiscing about his life having been locked into the Coach and Horses, imagines himself at the bedside of the dying Soho, mourning the loss of this once unique and vibrant corner of London:“Sitting by the bedside of dying Soho, holding her hand but wondering, wouldn’t it be kinder to switch off the life support system”Keith Waterhouse, ‘Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell‘Soho, squeezed between the bright lights of theatreland and the busy, crowded shopping s
A Fine City (opens the original)
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So, here was the plan: I had been unsuccessful in locating a copy of Poppyland by Clement Scott when we toured the North Norfolk coast last year, so I would find a copy in Norwich. It does have, as I was told by a very excited bookseller, “more bookshops than Oxford and Cambridge combined,” so it shouldn’t be too hard. I would wander around some of the fine rare and antiquarian booksellers, ask for the book, discuss literature with them and take in some of the sights on the way. Brilliant plan.
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