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September 16, 2016 Susan Elkin

An early look at Cook (Daft Essays no 6)

(A few years ago I was commissioned to write a series of light hearted articles about British icons for an American publication....

September 12, 2016 Susan Elkin

The Chronicles of Derek Dunstable (Susan Elkin reviews)

The Chronicles of Derek Dunstable by HG Sansostri, Tiger Publications Ltd, 2016 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Chronicles-Derek-Dunstable-H-G-Sansostri-ebook/dp/B01J8UDEXM How many young adult novels have you read in...

September 1, 2016 Susan Elkin

No Lie They Fly (Daft Essays no 4)

Most birds fly. So do insects and bats. But did you know that some squirrels, lizards,  frogs  and snakes have also taken...

August 25, 2016 Susan Elkin

The Bankes of Dorset

There can be few more romantic and stirring stories in the history of British landed gentry than that of Dorset’s Bankes family...

August 10, 2016 Susan Elkin

Addered Value

‘You spotted snakes with double tongues’ Shakespeare called adders in A Midsummer Night’s Dream with their ‘enamelled skin, weed enough to wrap...