Literary Britain

  • Nancy Blackett

    Nancy Blackett

    In which I discover Arthur Ransome’s favourite boat…

  • Harlington

    Harlington

    When travelling around Bedfordshire last year, on the trail of John Bunyan, there was one place…

  • Life During Lockdown

    Life During Lockdown

    In which I take a lonely drive through the countryside…

  • Portsmouth

    Portsmouth

    In which I visit one of the country’s foremost literary towns…

  • Fenland

    Fenland

    In which I discover a wilderness on my doorstep and possibly meet a celebrity…

  • Down in Kent

    Down in Kent

    In which I catch up with an auld acquaintance…

  • Beware the stinking fish

    Beware the stinking fish

    “Beware my Laura (she would often say) Beware of the insipid Vanities and idle Dissipations of…

  • Amwell’s distant bow’rs

    Amwell’s distant bow’rs

    In which I reminisce about the old days when we were allowed outside…

  • A Fine City

    A Fine City

    In which I return to the city of my youth…

  • Steep!

    Steep!

    In which I discover the most aptly named village in Britain…