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Apr 18, 2022

Some thoughts on reading Ulysses

If you haven’t read Ulysses, and if you’re not keen on the idea of doing so, it might be said that I’m reading the book so that you don’t...

Jan 27, 2022

Some thoughts about Ancient Rome, and its dawn

I listened to and watched Sam Laird’s interesting presentation on 11 January with much pleasure and not a little nostalgia – I had almost...

Nov 24, 2021

This is Jávea...

I could feel it seeping through my trousers. There I was, minding my own business, at one of Trevor’s memorable wine appreciation...

Nov 2, 2021

Two Writers in Worlds of their Own

Grahame Greene and Iris Murdoch Two of my favourite novelists are Grahame Greene and Iris Murdoch. They are very different but they have...

Sep 30, 2021

A Further Note re Magic Realism

Almost as if following a theme for the day, things became curious as I approached my house around midnight returning from our session on...

Sep 28, 2021

Magical Realism and the absolutely surreal

A zoom discussion with friends about the strange, fascinating and occasionally puzzling work of José Luis Borges led to an observation...

Aug 31, 2021

Roman Holiday Notes

Roman Holiday Notes by Sam Laird Republic to Empire - History, Fiction and Fun – to pass your enforced vacation There is reading for all...

Aug 22, 2021

Hay-on-Wye 2021 online

By Nina Davies In May 2020, the Hay literary festival beamed directly into my house in Jávea and it brought the world with it. If you...