We’ve visited Rye in East Sussex before on this blog, looking at Lamb House which was associated with various literary figures, including Henry James and Rumer Godden.
Let’s now see a selection of who else with bookish leanings found so much to inspire them in this picturesque and historic town.
Because life is better served with a good book and a cup of tea. Book reviews and general bookish writings. I love many genres, so all manner of books may appear on my blog.
An utterly idiosyncratic view of the world, ancient and modern, with Peter Kruschwitz
a blog for all things bookish
Essays about books and the thoughts I have reading them
Old songs, new writing
Exploration of Literature, Cultures and Knowledge
Some of this. And some of that.
Read to live and live to read
diverse digressions and rambles on English archaeology, landscape and folk traditions with the occasional scenic diversions
"Vivre le livre!"
Thinking, writing, thinking about writing...
Classic Crime Fiction, Murder Mysteries, and Celebrated Sleuths
Adventures in reading
writing (v.) about writing (n.) - snippets from a literature MA graduate
Defusing bullying and raising self-esteem
Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads... And Books.
For award-winning, internationally-acclaimed author Rosemary Sutcliff (1920-92). By Anthony Lawton: godson, cousin & literary executor. Rosemary Sutcliff wrote historical fiction, children's literature and books, films, TV & radio, including The Eagle of the Ninth, Sword at Sunset, Song for a Dark Queen, The Mark of the Horse Lord, The Silver Branch, The Lantern Bearers, Dawn Wind, Blue Remembered Hills.
Where the work and legacy of the much-admired writer lives on
An Exploration Of Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, & Myth
News and reviews from the world of children's books and libraries
A site to discuss and celebrate great children's books
Thoughts on stuff that interests me
Exploring the World of the Brontës, their Juvenilia, and Brontë Inspired Literature.
'I'm just going to write because I cannot help it'
NOT the social anthropologist. Though confusingly I did an ethnographic PhD.
A personal quest into the world of Children's Literature.
"Very wild through the wood is the way they must take"
Children's Literature Critic and Author of Books for Children
Dr Lizzie Rogers, Historian & Writer
My quirky take on women, and history, and women in history
Discussing the Liberal Arts
Reviews of books...and occasional other stuff.
library lovin', backlist browsin', SFF reader...
“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” Mary Oliver
There's always room for one more...
la revue des Têtes Imaginaires
Cartoons by John Atkinson. ©John Atkinson, Wrong Hands
A quest for the magic in life, language, and literature
My photography and other stuff
A writer and her reading.
Writing for kids everywhere
Spending the year hunting out bookshops and reading plenty!
Noli domo egredi, nisi librum habes – Never leave home without a book.
