George Mallory on Everest
Reading Into The Silence: The Great War, Mallory and the Conquest of Everest, by Wade Davis last year, really fired my interest on …
My mind is in a state of constant rebellion
George Herbert Leigh Mallory (18 June 1886 – 8 or 9 June 1924) was an English mountaineer who took part in the …
He’s got the look (redux)
I’m having to call this post ‘redux’ as, what with this blog being five years old, history tends to repeat itself and …
“I know of these romantic friendships of the English and the Germans”
I know of these romantic friendships of the English and the Germans. They are not Latin. I think they are very good …
So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past
(via khakisoul) That unforgettable last line from F.Scott-Fitzgerald’s – The Great Gatsby
Costume pictures from Dancing On The Edge
Pictures showing off the costumes and luscious 1930s period detail from Dancing On The Edge. All pictures from the website of Lindsay …
Hilary Mantel: ‘You have to experience it to know what fat is like’
A particularly interesting piece I came across in The Guardian, which is an extract from Hilary Mantel’s autobiography. She talks very candidly …
Review: ‘Dancing On The Edge’ – Stephen Poliakoff’s sumptuous new drama, set in the 1930s
I enjoyed Dancing On The Edge – Stephen Poliakoff’s major new five-part period drama set in the 1930s – which aired on …