Monthly Archives: August 2012

64 Clapham Road

Of property sales and the affairs of men…. As ever with house sales it is a series of highs and lows. Even so this one is a real estate nightmare. After one week on the market we were under offer. … Continue reading

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The Lady of Shalott

The Lady of Shalott   Alfred lord Tennyson, 1833 Part III A bow-shot from her bower-eaves, He rode between the barley sheaves, The sun came dazzling thro’ the leaves, And flamed upon the brazen greaves Of bold Sir Lancelot. A … Continue reading

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The US election – What the hell is Legitimate Rape?

Legitimate concerns about legitimate Rape The US election has taken a sharp swing into the politics of ethics. The campaign is now focused on the cultural divide that increasingly defines America both to itself and to the rest of the world. whatever the outcome … Continue reading

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Sunday 22/07/12 Buxton Pavilion Arts Centre

The Rape of Lucrece Williamm Shakespeare 1594 Dedicated to Henry Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton, who features in the quartet of novels I’ve written, with these words: The love I dedicate to your lordship is without end; whereof this pamphlet, without … Continue reading

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The Lady of Shalott Part II

Alfred lord Tennyson – The Lady of Shalott Part II There she weaves by night and day A magic web with colours gay. She has heard a whisper say, A curse is on her if she stay [5] To look … Continue reading

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The Lady of Shalott Alfred, Lord Tennyson

The Lady of Shalott PART I On either side the river lie Long fields of barley and of rye, That clothe the wold and meet the sky; And thro’ the field the road runs by To many-tower’d Camelot; And up … Continue reading

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