We travel for various purposes — to explore the culture of soils — to view the curiosities of art — to survey the beauties of nature — and to learn the manners of men; their different polities, and…| This Reading Life
Heaven is never-ending light. It is jasper and crystal, pearls and gold. It is lightning and rainbos and a great, rushing river. It is white horses and doves and angels singing holy holy holy and t…| This Reading Life
It began in every town and every city at the same time, in every dark and twisted corner of our world. One third of the earth’s citizens were asleep at the time. Their awakening was marked by…| This Reading Life
For Cathy’s Reading Ireland month I determined to read a few more of the short stories from Edna O’Brien’s Mrs Reinhardt and other stories (1978) as it also happens to intersect n…| This Reading Life
Bo Delafort had just turned twelve when she pulled the moon from the mud of the Thames. She hadn’t been looking for it, and that made all the difference. It’s 1918 and WWI is drawing to…| This Reading Life
The small village of Kolotovka once belonged to a lady known in the neighbourhood by the nickname of Skin-flint, in illusion to her keen business habits (her real name is lost in oblivion), but has…| This Reading Life
OutsideDid you knowthat seahorseshave two skeletons:one on the insideand one on the outside?Imagine being able towear your skeleton on the outsidelike armour,making sure that predators knownot to c…| This Reading Life
During her short lifetime, which ended prematurely at the the tender age of forty-one, Jane Austen gifted the world with six timeless novels, each bearing the indelible imprint of her literary geni…| This Reading Life
Photo by Fleur on Unsplash After writing my recent post about Louisa Lawson and the elegant new statue now on display in her hometown of Mudgee (NSW), I found myself wondering how ma…| This Reading Life
Blackboards chalked ‘Positions Vacant’ hang against the wall. She feels like she has walked all morning to get here. She hurries past loiterers with worn faces and sagging hats. They sp…| This Reading Life
They found him through an advertisement on Gumtree. “For sale: nine-week-old fawn-coloured male mini lop in search of his forever home. Lovely temperament, well handled. Comes with transition…| This Reading Life