Category Archives: Books

Jewel inn the Court… Stuart France

Posted on May 24, 2018 by

* * It was not as though we could have stumbled across it unawares… * * Even following the map we emerged into the square, which held the round, like mice from a labyrinth… * * Continue reading at Stuart … Continue reading →

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A Voice Called Can’t III… Stuart France

Posted on May 20, 2018 by

* … “The Matter of Britain!” “I know,” muses Wen, pensively, “People think it’s just Arthur and all that.” “But before Arthur was a king or a British War Hero, ‘he’ was a constellation.” “I know,” says Wen, again. “The … Continue reading →

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Albion… Stuart France

Posted on May 19, 2018 by

* …And then we come across the church. Cue mass excitement as we take in all the Giants, which appear to sprout from every orifice… The body of the church you see is an education in itself. You probably already … Continue reading →

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Of Truth and Legend… Stuart France

Posted on May 18, 2018 by

* ‘The Silver Well: Legend says that St Augustine once visited Dorset. While there he met some shepherds grazing their flocks and asked them whether they would prefer beer or water to drink. The temperate shepherds replied ‘water’ whereupon St. … Continue reading →

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Others like us… Stuart France

Posted on May 17, 2018 by

* … ‘Remind me again, why we are going to Cadbury?’ Part of my reluctance for these, what might be called, impromptu assignations are the inevitable ruptures they make in the overall scheme of things. Once a pattern has started … Continue reading →

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What, no boots! … Stuart France

Posted on May 16, 2018 by

* ‘…all the great thinkers recognise the importance of rational thought and also the importance of getting beyond the rational and that’s where the myths and fairy stories come in… Plato spends the greater part of his master work ‘The … Continue reading →

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A Voice Called Can’t II … Stuart France

Posted on May 15, 2018 by

* Uffington, we decided on the way up there, is a ‘biggie’. A Big Hitter. Major League. Top Drawer. Or any other of the many hackneyed phrases the Tee Vee Heads like to summon in order to express quality. If … Continue reading →

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