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The Land of the Two Rivers

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Visit Mesopotamia by way of Great Russell Street and the British Museum. I did exactly that a few weeks ago when I availed myself of one of the Museum’s Eye Opener Tours. These take place in a range of the … Continue reading

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Vive la Revolution!

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Two remarkable books about the French Revolution, one fiction, one non-fiction. If you haven’t read them and you like a meaty read, you might like to give them a try. ‘A Place of Greater Safety‘ is a glorious feast of … Continue reading

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Naval Novels

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Adventure stories have always been one of my guilty pleasures as an adult. Not so as a child when I devoured them unashamedly (and I sometimes re-read ‘The Three Musketeers’, or ‘The Riddle of the Sands’ even now, though usually … Continue reading