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Plaque spotting: John William Polidori (1795 – 1821)
English writer and physician John William Polidori (1795 – 1821), like several others in his Romantic social circle, led a short but colourful life. His name may not be familiar to many, but his influence lives on to this day in popular culture. A plaque commemorating Polidori can be found at 38 Great Pulteney Street W1, between the southern […]
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
October 1, 2011
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