Literary Britain

  • Agatha Christie

    Agatha Christie

    Agatha Christie is famed throughout the world for her murder mystery stories: 66 novels and fourteen…

  • Jules Verne and Amiens

    Jules Verne and Amiens

    “I am settling in Amiens, a wise and polite town, of equal temperament. The society there…

  • Exeter

    Read about my recent visit to Exeter, to discover the literature of Devon

  • Ulysses

    Ulysses

    Read about my recent trip to Dublin, in search of James Joyce…

  • Sandycove

    Sandycove

    Literary Britain takes a trip to the seaside Sandycove is a gorgeous little seaside town in…

  • Dublin

    Dublin

    Literary Britain takes its first trip to distant shores

  • We Do Things Differently Here

    We Do Things Differently Here

    A walk around Manchester in search of libraries and pubs Mrs. P and I love a…

  • The Beatles

    The Beatles

    I was late. The minibus was already at the stop. I did something I very rarely…

  • “Auld Ayr, wham ne’er a town surpasses, for honest men and bonnie lasses”

    “Auld Ayr, wham ne’er a town surpasses, for honest men and bonnie lasses”

    Robert Burns was born in Alloway, near Ayr on January 25th, 1759. For the first years…

  • Lichfield

    Lichfield

    Lichfield is a pleasant little midlands town. In fact, I’ve liked all the little towns I’ve…