‘Let it be boldly admitted’
I recently read Father and Son by Edmund Gosse. Edmund Gosse wrote this book in 1907 and it describes his early years in an exceptionally devout [stifling] Plymouth Brethren … Continue reading ‘Let it be boldly admitted’
Category: Two cultures
A door handle with a label
I recently read Letters to Camondo by Edmund De Waal. It is a very special and deeply affecting book about this Parisian museum: One of the rooms has a label … Continue reading A door handle with a label
Longmeadow
The family garden of Monty Don.