A remarkable undated drawing by Edward Lear (1812–88) blends natural history and whimsy.
Angus's latest Trumbology is accompanied by the following caveat: 'This one is reeeeeeally geeky.'
Where do we draw a line between the personal and the historical? Although she died in Melbourne in 1975, when I was not quite eleven years old, I have the vividest memories of my maternal grandmother Helen Borthwick.
It may seem an odd thing to do at one’s leisure on a beautiful tropical island, but I spent much of my midwinter break a few weeks ago re-reading Bleak House.