Only upon posting these photos did I take the trouble to find out who the artist responsible for this work is … and to my complete surprise, it’s Lady Marcelle Quinton, who I encountered several times over the first few years of my London residency. I knew her as a semi-regular visitor to my (then)… [Read more…]
March 29, 2011
Question: What do Sydney, New Zealand, the antipodean novelist Katherine Mansfield, Prussian aristocracy, Bertrand Russell’s brother, Bloomsbury, Bette Davis, H. G. Wells and Hollywood all have in common? Answer: Elizabeth von Arnim. The woman who links all these things was born Mary Annette Beauchamp (1866 – 1941), in the New Zealand township of Kiribilly Point. Her parents, Henry Herron Beauchamp… [Read more…]
March 24, 2011
After tumbling out of the British Museum with your head full history, cap off your mind feast with a detour along Bury Place. This quiet corner of south-west Bloomsbury is home to several points of interest to stimulate the intellectual traveller. It’s All Greek, on the corner opposite the Museum, is a delight for window-shoppers or… [Read more…]
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January 2, 2012
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