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London’s best address? (The) Albany, Piccadilly
The Albany is discreetly positioned in Albany Court Yard, just off bustling Piccadilly, but it might be another world away. Drawing above, circa 1830, by Thomas H. Shepherd (1792 – 1864). The only difference between then and now seems to be the mode of transport, and the changing fashion for putting a “the” in front of the word […]
The Josephine Hart Poetry Hour
April 16, 2011
The Josephine Hart Poetry Hour has become something of an institution in London. Running for many years in various locations and guises, it settled into its current home at the British Library in 2004, where readings are now held roughly once a month. Josephine Hart (below), an author with a background in the publishing world, hosts […]
Bloomsbury Bytes
- Dirty Wars: Jeremy Scahill @ Doughty St May 16, 2013
- In Search of Classical Greece April 3, 2013
- View of the week: UCL’s Institute of Making March 16, 2013
June 14, 2011
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