ONE WORD THAT CHANGES LIVES
Wandering through art galleries and museums, bookshops, parks and gardens, why not pause to consider who it was or what it was that inspired the creation of each work of art.
Visionaries who Tried to Warn the World
I feel that the nightmare of Nineteen Eighty-Four is destined to modify into the nightmare of a world having more resemblance to that which I imagined in Brave New World.; ~ From a letter to George Orwell, dated 21 October 1949. From Letters of Aldous Huxley, ed. Grover Smith; Harper & Row, 1969.
The Last Woman to be Imprisoned for Witchcraft
Duncan was remanded in custody by Portsmouth magistrates. During her séance, she spoke to a sailor’s spirit. He claimed to have lost his life as a consequence of his battleship, HMS Barham, being torpedoed. Considered a threat to security, the medium was arrested, and sent to trial.
A PENNY FOR THE GUY
One day, Russian writing legend Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) was standing on the platform of the Tula station when a courier train made a brief stop. A gentleman quickly exited a first-class carriage and dashed toward the buffet. Moments later, a lady emerged from the carriage and called after […]
THE SECRET OF TIFFANY
The mysterious Tiffany is the stunningly beautiful and effervescent heiress of a Russian oligarch’s Spanish bordello named Sex Fest at Tiffany’s. The heart-warming novel is the sequel to The Dovetails Hotel by Michael Walsh. The ultimate light-hearted holiday romance unfolds when Gareth, Leonora and Felicity celebrate their ménage […]
DAVID COPPERFIELD
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens is a classic bildungsroman novel that follows the life and adventures of its supposed protagonist, David Copperfield, from his childhood to adulthood, as he navigates the trials and tribulations of the highs and lows of Victorian society. The novel begins with David’s birth […]
KNOW YOUR TRUE WORTH
You are the same talented person as you will be when you are a household name. Never forget your true worth is not dependent upon tomorrow but on what you are today.
WHERE THE SKYLARKS SING
WHERE THE SKYLARKS SING . The summer breezes balmy, Brought cotton clouds to rest, They drifted aimless, some were caught, Upon the mountain crest, The maid was plucking flowers, Her shoulder turned aside, To hide the blush upon her cheek, Was it a flush of pride? That I […]
Wise Words of Yesterday
Ernest Hemingway, the war correspondent during Spain’s civil war, had a message for today’s politicians: ‘No one man nor group of men incapable of fighting, or exempt from fighting, should in any way be given the power, no matter how gradually it is given them, to put this […]
Tea for Two at Tiffany’s
The photograph of women having tea in New Zealand in 1890 captures a moment that reflects the social customs and cultural practices of the time. During the late 19th century, afternoon tea became a popular ritual, especially among Victorian society’s middle and upper classes. It served as a […]
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