A few personal thoughts on writing in dialect. The thing I most admire about D. H. Lawrence is his use of langauge, not just the written word but also his spoken dialect. He must have had a very musical ear for his characters always sound "right". Writing historical fiction I struggle over whether to use… Continue reading D. H. Lawrence, poetry and dialect – The Collier’s Wife.
From the very beginning I enjoyed reading this.
Written in 2019 this is a biography of Shelagh Delaney the author of "A Taste of Honey" https://www.amazon.co.uk/Taste-Honey-Modern-Plays/dp/0413316807/ "A Taste of Honey" play by Shelagh Delaney Delaney wrote "A Taste of Honey" when she was 19, and it premiered on stage in London in 1958. It was one of the first plays to be written… Continue reading Tastes of Honey: the Making of Shelagh Delaney and a Cultural Revolution – Selina Todd
Review of Sylvia Plath's The Bell Jar written in 1963 under the pseudonym Victoria Lucas
Liverpool 1854 on the quayside - "'Gather round, gather round all. My name is Billy Botcher. Second Mate on the Princess Rose, It's my job to welcome you today. They've chosen me because I've got such a loud voice. I've been with the Hudson's Bay Company since I was fifteen. I'm an Orcadian by birth… Continue reading It’s 1854, meet Orcadian Billy Botcher.
Prepare to be totally engrossed in this novel. It's one of those books you should begin in the morning and cancel all engagements for because you're not going to want to put it down. If you don't begin reading it until later in the day you'll be up way past your bedtime to see how… Continue reading LK Wilde – “Queenie of Norwich” Book Review:
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