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“Me too” history
“Me too” history FRANK ELLIS finds that the best that can be said about a new biography of Hitler is that it adds nothing to our understanding Hitler: A Short Biography A. N. Wilson, Harper Press, London, 2012, pp.190, Notes, Bibliography … Continue reading
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ENDNOTES – Vaughan Williams from Oregon – and an elegy by Herbert Howells
ENDNOTES STUART MILLSON enjoys Vaughan Williams from Oregon – and an elegy by Herbert Howells American conductors and orchestras have long been interested in British music. The two Leonards, Bernstein and Slatkin, both made memorable recordings of Elgar; Robert Shaw … Continue reading
Photographs from last summer
Photographs from last summer I The blossoms of bindweed Strewn on Towton field like Meissen plates. Delicate dirt; if I turn them, Will there be crossed swords on their base? II Deer-prints point to the sea, Sharp-stepped, firm-pressed, precise; … Continue reading
English as she is spoke
English as she is spoke A commentator says that sloppy speaking means sloppy thinking When I took up computer programming, I realised how important it is for the language to be as simple and clear as possible. Any syntactical rule that … Continue reading
Turner – visionary or conservative?
Turner – visionary or conservative? SELBY WHITTINGHAM rides to the rescue of Turner’s legacy Ever since 1966, when Sir Lawrence Gowing organised a Turner exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art at New York, it has been widely accepted in … Continue reading
Beryl Bainbridge’s ‘major phase’
Beryl Bainbridge’s ‘major phase’ STODDARD MARTIN burns incense to a great 20th century chronicler, and her literary mentors The second half of the 20th century had no ‘Bloomsbury Group’ as such. In his first book, The Movement, Blake Morrison tried … Continue reading
ENDNOTES – Farewelling Aldeburgh 2013
ENDNOTES – Farewelling Aldeburgh 2013 STUART MILLSON enjoys the last weekend of the 2013 Aldeburgh Festival and several enticing new CDs Durham Cathedral Choristers at Aldeburgh * New work by Wolfgang Rihm performed at Snape * Cello sonatas by Rachmaninov, … Continue reading
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EpiQR – Greyhound-on-the-Test, Stockbridge & King’s Arms, Lockerley, both Hants.
Greyhound-on-the-Test, Stockbridge, Hants. King’s Arms, Lockerley, Hants. EM MARSHALL-LUCK The Greyhound-On-The-Test is situated on the broad, handsome high street in the Hampshire village of Stockbridge. Immediate appearances from the outside are attractive and inviting, and this appearance is not deceptive; … Continue reading
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Child dancer – a poem by Peter Stark
Child Dancer by Peter Stark (For KJS) So strangely proud She steps so light By private cloud Conveyed secretly across the night So easily she moves in carefree grace She sails invisible in plain sight, Conceding nothing to the Spring, … Continue reading
Leslie Jones’ latest review for “History Today”
Leslie Jones’ latest review for History Today QR Deputy Editor Leslie Jones reviews Tim Grady’s The German-Jewish Soldiers of the First World War in History and Memory for History Today www.historytoday.com/blog/2013/06/german-jewish-soldiers-first-world-war