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- Mon October 12th, 2015, 8:15 pm
- Forum: Who Wrote It? What's the Title?
- Topic: Restoration-era novel (Charles 11) - help me find it?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 1603
Re: Restoration-era novel (Charles 11) - help me find it?
Hi, I am looking for a novel I read years ago and can't remember author or title! Set in Restoration-era England (mainly Oxford), the novel is divided into 3 parts, each from a different POV. The first introduces a young scholar (I think physician?) who befriends an Italian traveller. The scholar a...
- Wed August 12th, 2009, 1:08 pm
- Forum: Movies, Television, Radio, and Music
- Topic: What Movies Have You Seen Lately?
- Replies: 3275
- Views: 195327
- Wed August 5th, 2009, 10:22 am
- Forum: Historical Mystery
- Topic: Shardlake Series
- Replies: 20
- Views: 11675
For those of you in the UK, Sansom was on Bookclub on the Radio on Sunday. You can catch his question and answer session with an audience on the BBC iPLAYER. I think he mentioned what happened with the proposed series, but I've forgotten what he said :o . It's only been a few days, so that's a bit w...
- Sun July 19th, 2009, 11:28 am
- Forum: Debate/Rant Forum
- Topic: History? Sugar coat it or keep it real?
- Replies: 61
- Views: 6203
[quote=""SarahWoodbury""]Regarding the expellation of Jews from Spain and the rest of Europe. England was the first to take that course. Edward began with a series of pograms designed to reduce their ability to secure a livelihood. He and his predecessors encouraged the Jews of England to become phy...
- Sun July 19th, 2009, 11:07 am
- Forum: Classics
- Topic: Wuthering Heights
- Replies: 29
- Views: 4844
[quote=""Lady Macbeth""]I really do adore Wuthering Heights and I can bore for Britain on the subject. It's one of my most read novels and I find something new and feel differently every time I read it. As a teen, I thought this was a romance but I feel quite differently about it now. In the classic...
- Thu July 9th, 2009, 11:05 pm
- Forum: Movies, Television, Radio, and Music
- Topic: Robin Hood (TV series)
- Replies: 50
- Views: 3304
[quote=""Libby""]Well as it was aimed at children I doubt that this board reflects its target audience. ;) [/quote] The kids I talk to at school haven't been watching it. You can usually pick up on what's popular, and all they ever talk about is Dr Who, which seems to be almost universally loved by ...
You're not alone Keny. My last holiday was in 2000. I got divorced shortly after so finances are tight, and I have a list of jobs to do on the house. A holiday would be lovely, but to be honest, I look forward to all the school holidays, (I work in a school), to enjoy pottering around the place. I'm...
- Sun June 21st, 2009, 8:44 pm
- Forum: Movies, Television, Radio, and Music
- Topic: BBC2 The Supersizers Eat....
- Replies: 2
- Views: 804
- Sun June 21st, 2009, 8:36 pm
- Forum: Movies, Television, Radio, and Music
- Topic: What Movies Have You Seen Lately?
- Replies: 3275
- Views: 195327
[quote=""Ken""]Watched a great old (1969) classic of British cinema last night - 'Goodbye Mr, Chips'! Starring Peter O'Toole and Petula Clarke. It tells the story of a crusty old latin teacher at Brookfield school, falling in love and marrying a music hall singer (Katherine Bridges) and introducing ...
- Sun May 10th, 2009, 9:52 pm
- Forum: Chat
- Topic: Happy Mother's Day!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 833