Witch Wood – old ways and old words Specific writers have the skill of reaching back to a historical past and breathing life and vitality onto its circumstances. This was certainly the role of Sir Walter Scott though in the novel ‘Witch Wood’, John Buchan brings to life the circumstances of life in Scotland in… Continue reading Witch Wood – A Novel by John Buchan
Month: November 2022
A Last Work of Eric Gill
In Coventry The city of Coventry has a preoccupation with looking into the past and also anticipating and planning for the future. It is today the ‘City of Peace and Reconciliation’. A link with the past has in recent years been removed from the city in the form of one of the last sculptures of… Continue reading A Last Work of Eric Gill
Chez Elrond – Elvish Spoken
In Oxford One Day….. It was rather difficult to find but at last, turning a corner within the winding alleys of Oxford – there it was – a cafe where Elvish was spoken – to be more specific the Elvish language Sindarin. The idea for such an innovation was down to John and Mary (not… Continue reading Chez Elrond – Elvish Spoken