No sooner do I begin writing about one author whose birthday it is, – another pops up! Over the past three days Anne Bronte, A.A. Milne, Raymond Briggs and Edgar Allen Poe have all celebrated birthdays, or to be exact, they have had their birthdays celebrated for them – apart from Raymond Briggs who at 78, is stillContinue reading “The Bronte, Pooh, Poe, Briggs birthday party!”
Category Archives: period drama
Exhibition Review ‘From Hamlet to Hollywood’ The Barley Hall York
There promises to be a lot more activity on Bookstains this year – and a lot of changes. It seems that these days that everyone and their wives are doing poetry challenges, so I feel that it is time to close mine in order to retain some originality. I shall still be featuring poetry but it shallContinue reading “Exhibition Review ‘From Hamlet to Hollywood’ The Barley Hall York”
Watched – Enid (Blyton)
Bonham Carter as Enid Blyton When I was a child, Enid Blyton was my favorite author. She was beloved of most children: a wonderful storyteller whose stories kept you entranced. But I often wondered what Blyton was like as a person. Helena Bonham Carter was, at first glance, a surprising choice, to play Blyton in thisContinue reading “Watched – Enid (Blyton)”
Throwback Friday: Watched ‘Barchester Chronicles’
I have never read an Anthony Trollope book, and I know there are many of them. I have however seen the series ‘The Way we Live Now’ starring David Suchet and greatly enjoyed it. So when I spotted ‘The Barchester Chronicles‘ DVD I was quite looking forward to watching it. The series was first shown in 1982Continue reading “Throwback Friday: Watched ‘Barchester Chronicles’”
Happy Birthday Dear Jane Austen!
Today is the 235th birthday of British writer Jane Austen b. 1775 -1817. In her short lifetime Austen completed 6 books. I have read all of them, and have to say that Pride and Prejudice is my very favorite (followed closely by Emma). To celebrate her birthday see my Echostains which explores her portraits. Meanwhile overContinue reading “Happy Birthday Dear Jane Austen!”
Hawksmoor by Peter Ackroyd
I wrote this short review quite a while ago – and forgot all about it. I just found it again in my drafts so…… It has taken me quite a while to read Hawksmoor by Peter Ackroyd. this isn’t because it was boring – quite the contrary. It is a strange novel – even forContinue reading “Hawksmoor by Peter Ackroyd”
The empty Bookcase (nearly)
Well I finished my Flashback challenge a while ago, and I shall be writing about it (eventually). I’ve read an assortment of books lately like ‘The worse Street in London’ by Fiona Rule (introduction by Peter Ackroyd) and the Dukan Diet by Dr pierre Dukan. Talking of Ackroyd I have just bought Ackroyds ‘Hawksmoor’ and ‘Wolf Hall’ byContinue reading “The empty Bookcase (nearly)”
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