Tag Archives: Jane Austen

Photos of Bath

Today is sartorias a.k.a. Sherwood Smith’s birthday, so as a virtual present here are some photos I took during a trip to Bath, historic British spa town best known as the setting of some of Jane Austen’s novels and countless … Continue reading

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An Interview with Cora and a frosty linkdump

Tonight is shaping up to be the coldest night yet ever since the extreme frost period began more than a week ago with temperatures of minus 15 degrees Celsius. I already got out my flannel pyjamas and ultra-warm fluffy socks … Continue reading

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The double standard of content is alive and well

For me, awarding the Nobel Prize for Literature to VS Naipaul has always been one of the big “what the fuck” decisions of the Nobel committee and one of the very few that I vehemently disagree with. Because by all … Continue reading

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