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Saturday, 29 August 2015

A Collection of Edwardian Postcards

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I'm quite glad I don't have the collecting old postcards gene. I imagine it's like Pringles (as in, you just can't stop...)....
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Sunday, 16 August 2015

Withnail & I is the 13th Best Film Of All Time, According to a Bunch of Thespians

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Recently Time Out New York published yet another one of those '100 Best Movies Ever' lists, but this time with an interesting twist:...
Sunday, 9 August 2015

Discovered: Is This The Original Publication Of What Became The Folk Song The Horn Of The Hunter?

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In Cumbria, "D'ye ken John Peel?" is not a question about your knowledge of the late bearded DJ. This John Peel w...
Sunday, 2 August 2015

224 Year-Old News From London's General Evening Post

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Back in June 1791, William III was King (as in Madness of...), and William Pitt the Younger was PM. Leafing through a recent arrival in ...
Sunday, 26 July 2015

James Bond, eh? 007 Is Out Of Copyright In Canada, And What That Means

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Here's an interesting one. In Canada, copyright in a book expires just 50 years after the author's death. Ian Fleming die...
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Tuesday, 21 July 2015

The Perfect Double Bill? Withnail and An American Werewolf At Somerset House

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"You’ll be thankful to be spending a night on the town after this double-bill reveals the dangers of the countryside" says the...
Sunday, 12 July 2015

B.A.P.: The Penrith Swimming Club Jubilee Souvenir 1881-1931

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It's been a while since we've had a B.A.P. (Books About Penrith) entry on this blog, so here's a look at an extremely rare,...
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