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Writing tagged: ‘Arthur Ransome’

Spoonbills

Newsletter No. 1: ‘Kudos to youdos’

Patti Smith · W.G. Sebald · Sexual Selection · Roman chicken · Robert Graves · Swallows & Amazons · Thames Estuary · James Brindley · Spoonbills

Published 02-Sep-2016
Filed under: Writing Tags: Arthur Ransome, birds, Charles Darwin, GrrlScientist, Julian Hoffman, Patti Smith, Robert Graves, W.G. Sebald

Wild Cat Island

Three and a half decades after I first became enchanted by the place, I finally set foot on the island that inspired Arthur Ransome's ‘Swallows and Amazons’.

Published 17-Nov-2013
Filed under: Articles, Featured Writing, Published Pieces, Writing Tags: Arthur Ransome, Caught by the River, Cumbria, expeditions, favourite places, Lake District, Mike D, pilgrimages
Coniston Water
Coniston Water.

Jibbooms and bobstays!

In which I finally set eyes on Wild Cat Island.

Published 20-Dec-2012
Filed under: Articles, Writing Tags: Arthur Ransome, Cumbria, expeditions, favourite places, Lake District, pilgrimages, reading

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Gannet 2022: a year in photos My twelfth annual video slideshow.
‘Darwin in Conversation’ exhibition, Cambridge University Library Cambridge Darwin pilgrimage A trip to see a treasure-trove of Darwinalia.
Darwin’s study at Down House Charles Darwin’s note-making system An exploration of how Darwin kept track of his various notes, enabling him to produce a huge body of work.

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