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When Rex Met Joseph 1922
Below is a link to an article I wrote for "The Gazette" which is the journal of The Wolfe Pack the official literary society devoted to...
Dr Clive Beautyman
Aug 24, 20191 min read
What Shall I Say ? - 1925
Letter-writing enjoyed a renaissance during World War II. Letters became the only means of communication between friends and family...
Dr Clive Beautyman
Aug 23, 20191 min read
A Cabinet of Curiosities
A miscellany of links to other websites. The photograph is of Louis Cartigny (1791-1892) the last surviving combatant in the Battle of Trafalgar (1805). It is taken from BabalColour on Twitter (@StuartHumphryes) who has many other historic photographs Another striking photograph from @StuartHumphryes taken in the 1850's. A witness to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln 1865 appears on 1956 Game Show "I've Got A Secret" Another eye-witness account (audio) of the assassinatio
Dr Clive Beautyman
Feb 17, 20197 min read
A Commonplace Book
Assorted quotes from miscellaneous sources. The Spectator In his Notes of 2 March, Charles Moore confesses that he is a sucker for...
Dr Clive Beautyman
Feb 16, 201923 min read
Brief Lives
It is a Golden Age for readers of John Aubrey's Brief Lives. The definitive and monumental John Aubrey: Brief Lives with An Apparatus for...
Dr Clive Beautyman
Feb 14, 20195 min read
North Dakota 1936
Speaking about his home state the journalist Eric Sevareid called North Dakota "a large rectangular blank in the national consciousness"....
Dr Clive Beautyman
Feb 5, 20192 min read
Perrie Mans 48
Perrie Mans - Snooker Kings Sticker Card On 10th March 2019 the snooker player Ronnie O’Sullivan made his 1,000th break of 100 or...
Dr Clive Beautyman
Mar 11, 20182 min read
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