Daily Archives: May 23, 2010

An Appeal for Phil’s Fund

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Great North West Books, one of Portland’s oldest second-hand bookstores, specialising in rare and antique books, was housed in a fine old church building. The photograph shows what was left last week after a fire of unknown cause began in … Continue reading →


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Writers on Writing: Manners and Wit

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As I was growing up, I became aware of people talking about how witty this book was, or that movie, or a famous person sitting in a famous cafe in Manhattan or Paris.   I began to read Jane Austen, and … Continue reading →


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