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Literary Britain: Dorchester-on-Thames
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Inspired by The Oxford Illustrated Guide to Literary Britain. Sunday, 8 March 2009. I set off intending to visit the Barley Mow, which was featured in Jerome K Jerome's Three Men in a Boat. I was going to walk along the Thames, but it was raining so I sought refuge in Dorchester Abbey. I like this abbey I think the archicture and history of the area is amazing. I went to visit the grave of Sarah Fletcher, who is said to be our local ghost. There are some ancient mediaeval tombs of knights inside the abbey.
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Literary Britain: January 2009
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Inspired by The Oxford Illustrated Guide to Literary Britain. Sunday, 18 January 2009. Minster Lovell is the setting for Clara Reeve's gothic novel The Old English Baron. The ruins are steeping in mystery and intrigue. They have a fairy tale quality which lends itself well to the many ghost stories which are associated with the place. Song of Beren and Lúthien. The leaves were long, the grass was green,. The hemlock-umbels tall and fair,. And in the glade a light was seen. Of stars in shadow shimmering.
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Literary Britain: February 2009
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Inspired by The Oxford Illustrated Guide to Literary Britain. Sunday, 22 February 2009. Angels of Highgate Cemetery. Highgate Cemetery in London was described by the poet John Betjeman as "Victorian Valhalla". There are many graves of famous artistic and literary people, most notably the Pre Raphaelites. I found this grave of Frederick Warne, publisher of Beatrix Potter. As can be soon from the photo, the graves are very overgrown and some almost in perpetual shade. Saturday, 14 February 2009. To-day, am...
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Literary Britain: The Cobb, Lyme Regis
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Inspired by The Oxford Illustrated Guide to Literary Britain. Sunday, 10 May 2009. The Cobb, Lyme Regis. It's a wonky pier! 10 May 2009 at 09:52. Ooo what a fab place - still on my list of places to visit - yes I remember it from 'Persuasion' where Louisa jumps but Captain Wentworth fails to catch her! 10 May 2009 at 11:51. For Lyme Regis tourist information visit The Official Tourist Guide to Lyme. 25 January 2010 at 07:44. 12 October 2010 at 01:12. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Literary Britain: Stonehenge
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Inspired by The Oxford Illustrated Guide to Literary Britain. Thursday, 14 May 2009. The first time I went to Stonehenge was when the Tess of the d'Urbervilles TV series finished. At the end of the story, Tess and Angel go on the run and they are finally caught by the police at Stonehenge, where Tess is sleeping. Having read the novel as well I am convinced Tess is supposed to be a nature goddess. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Dracula - Bram Stoker. Lord of the Rings - Tolkien. The Cobb, Lyme Regis.
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Literary Britain: May 2009
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Inspired by The Oxford Illustrated Guide to Literary Britain. Thursday, 14 May 2009. The first time I went to Stonehenge was when the Tess of the d'Urbervilles TV series finished. At the end of the story, Tess and Angel go on the run and they are finally caught by the police at Stonehenge, where Tess is sleeping. Having read the novel as well I am convinced Tess is supposed to be a nature goddess. Sunday, 10 May 2009. The Cobb, Lyme Regis. It's a wonky pier! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Literary Britain: June 2009
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Inspired by The Oxford Illustrated Guide to Literary Britain. Thursday, 4 June 2009. I went to the Golden Cap in Dorset back in May, and the views over the Dorset countryside were stunning. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Dracula - Bram Stoker. Lord of the Rings - Tolkien. Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte. The Wind in the Willows - Kennneth Grahame. The Mysteries of Udolpho - Ann Radcliffe. The Old English Baron - Clara Reeve. View my complete profile.
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Literary Britain: Arabella's Cottage
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Inspired by The Oxford Illustrated Guide to Literary Britain. Saturday, 28 March 2009. This week I went to Letcombe Bassett, a village near Wantage which is called Cresscombe in Thomas Hardy's novel Jude the Obscure. It was genuinely old fashioned. I went to the Vale and Downland museum. I also spoke to a villager who pointed me in the direction of Arabella's Cottage by the watercress beds and told me, "it was where he came undone". 10 April 2009 at 02:25. Encore un bien curieux blog!
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Literary Britain: The Barley Mow in Clifton Hampden
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Inspired by The Oxford Illustrated Guide to Literary Britain. Sunday, 15 March 2009. The Barley Mow in Clifton Hampden. Jerome K Jerome, Three Men in a Boat (1889). Inside the church was very quaint with many interesting features, the best of which was a 12th century sculpture of a boar hunt, which had apparently been found during renovation work of the church and was now built into one of the walls. 7 May 2009 at 03:09. Beautiful photos, you must post more! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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Literary Britain: Stratford-Upon-Avon
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Inspired by The Oxford Illustrated Guide to Literary Britain. Friday, 13 March 2009. This week I visited Stratford and saw the Shakespeare houses. I visited four of them, but I was most impressed with Anne Hathaway's cottage. The cottage is outside of Stratford in a very peaceful area and the gardens are everything you would expect of the perfect cottage garden. I even bought some of the flowers for my mother which had been potted for people to take home. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
