Mirror Writing
Chapter 6 of ‘Repeats its love’ my book on Mavisbank House As a child this writer could fall asleep whilst still standing (his grandmother’s chuckling reminiscence) and with innocent aplomb, … Continue reading Mirror Writing
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Gin a body meet a body
Chapter Seven of ‘Repeats its Love’: Gin a body meet a body 1907. This was the year that colour came to Mavisbank Institution for the Nervous. It was the year … Continue reading Gin a body meet a body
The architecture of the mind
Repeats its love, Mavisbank Chapter Eight: The architecture of the mind[1] After the Batty Tukes, there was a succession of Superintendents for Mavisbank (although it was still called New Saughton … Continue reading The architecture of the mind
A New scene of thought
Closing chapter to ‘Repeats its love’: A New scene of Thought [1] It was the philosopher Schelling who pointed out that “Nature opens its eyes . . . and notices … Continue reading A New scene of thought