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Monthly Archives: May 2019
Early days with the Professor of Literature
Dennis Walder, Emeritus Professor of Literature When I used to travel to Walton Hall for meetings I was fortunate to have Arnold Kettle, the Head of Department and sole Professor, sometimes invite me stay in the rambling old Kettle house … Continue reading
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Voices from the Past: Peterloo and New Historical Fiction
It’s exciting to hear that Hilary Mantel’s novel The Mirror and the Light will be published in March 2020. Like many thousands of historical fiction fans, I am impatient to see how she concludes her epic trilogy about the life … Continue reading
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Tagged Emma Darwin, Hilary Mantel, historical fiction, history, Jacqueline Riding, Mike Leigh, Peterloo
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