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Category Archives: Books
Pride and Prejudice at the Theatre
I was lucky enough on Monday to get to see the first night of Pride and Prejudice, which was being performed at His Majesty’s Theatre, and starring Susan Hampshire as Mrs Bennet. Those of you who have been reading this … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Places to go, Theatre
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Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters
A chance comment on the radio today about a film being made of the book Pride and Prejudice and Zombies reminded me of this cool trailer for the next book that I saw some time ago, Sense and Sensibility and … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Videos
7 Comments
The Cameo, Plus Other Pictorial News
As promised in my previous post, here amongst other things is the early plastic (probably early twentieth century) cameo brooch I bought at the antiques/collectibles shop at Haddo. It is dark brown, detailed and gorgeous! Didn’t hurt that it only … Continue reading
Posted in Antique, Art, Books, Jewellery
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A Few Loose Ends
Here’s the part where I finally get to update on lots of things that I’ve been either doing or attempting to do this year. With reference to castle visits. I managed to visit Delgatie Castle again, and it was sunny … Continue reading
Posted in BlahBlahBlah, Books, Eleanor, Films, History, Places to go, TV
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Georgette Heyer Revisited
I’ve mentioned the novels of Georgette Heyer a few times on this blog, and am back to re-reading my way through her historical books. Powder and Patch again, to be exact. I will carry on in publishing order from there … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Films, Videos
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History Books I’d Like to Get My Hands On
Been thinking about these a lot lately, keep updating and trimming the list. Have absolutely no space in the house either, but who cares… Here are my top books that I want to own: Sir Thomas Lawrence: the Artist by … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Books, Costume, History
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New Films: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Well, this new film needs no introduction. Though I should say that it is only the first part of the story, part two coming next year I think. Anyhow, I do want to see it, even though I’ve heard they’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Films, Videos
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Classic Historic Film and TV
I’ve been making this list for a while, and it is neither exaustive nor finished at the moment. I feel that it is ready to begin to share and gather comments. I should also point out that I have included … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Films, TV
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New Moon
Well, I caved. After watching the film version of Twilight (from the novel by Stephenie Meyer), I was talked into reading the next book in the series, New Moon. For those of you that have been asleep or dead (or … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Films, Videos
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You Know When You’ve Been Twilighted
Back in early December I talked about getting around to reading the book Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. Well, I have to confess I have given up for now, as I couldn’t get into it. I am thinking of skipping to … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Films
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