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James Bond and the 39 Steps
I've been reading John Buchan's 39 Steps again, which I've done numerous times since I first encountered it as a boy. It's an exciting...
On Mortality
We are all passing into the darkness, that twilight zone, where death is approaching.
The Tragedy of Shylock in Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice
The excellent historie of the Merchaunte of Venyse!
Beethoven's Eroica and Me
The Eroica was the first piece of music which really got through to my uncertain, adolescent self.
Inkwell Serenade
Dedicated to the memory of my oldest friend, Tony Smith (Sept 1944 - Dec 2022).
Memories of a place: Salthouse Norfolk
Holt is still my ‘place to go to’ in Norfolk, and I have grown to know and love the north Norfolk coastline.
Benjamin Britten: The War Requiem
Britten’s War Requiem is about the tragedy and futility of war.
Myasthenia nearly killed me
In January 2019, Myasthenia nearly killed me, and one day in the future, it probably will.
Sibelius and the Mystery of the Forests
Sibelius and the Development of Finnish Nationalism.
Ma Vlast: Smetana and the spirit of Czech Nationalism
About Bedrich Smetana and his inspirational masterwork Ma Vlast.
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