Once upon a time there was a boy. His name was Luke and he was twelve years old. Luke had fair hair and grey eyes and he was slim and clever. He was good at maths. So good at maths … Continue reading
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The first chapter of Peter Ackroyd’s London Under is entitled Darkness Visible and it begins ‘Tread carefully over the pavements of London for you are treading on skin, a skein of stone that covers rivers and labyrinths, tunnels and chambers, streams … Continue reading
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So to a small, but perfectly formed, North East London museum, the William Morris Gallery in Water House, Walthamstow (closest Underground station, Walthamstow Central, Victoria Line, see directions on web-site ). The gallery, re-opened in 2012 after extensive refurbishment is … Continue reading
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Celebrate the book! Today – 23rd April – is World Book Day, celebrated in over 100 countries world-wide. Begun in Spain in 1923, by the Valencian writer Vincente Clavel Andres to honour the memory 0f Miguel de Cervantes ( 23rd … Continue reading
Authentic – adjective genuine, authoritative, true; (of writing) trustworthy, as setting forth real facts. Verisimilitude – noun the quality of seeming real or true; an appearance of truth or reality. Fiction writers know about both and this has a specific … Continue reading
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