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Tag Archives: Britain
Almost as good as being there
The modern poster dates back to the late 19th century when the printing industry perfected color lithography. This advance in printing allowed the whole new art form of color posters to flourish. Advertising agencies were quick to exploit the new … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Europe, Public Transport, Tourism, Travel Writing
Tagged Brighton, Britain, poster art, Travel Posters
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Christmas In Europe
The Christmas holiday season can be magical throughout Europe. You can experience a flying tour of nine European nations with the video below from the National Geographic. The 45-minute-long episode gives heartwarming glimpses of places like Finnish Lapland, where half a … Continue reading
Posted in Air Travel, Architecture, Art, Europe, Film, Tourism
Tagged Britain, Christmas, Finland, Germany
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Smaller than a breadbox, bigger than a TV remote
Smaller than a breadbox, bigger than a TV remote, the average book fits into the human hand with a seductive nestling, a kiss of texture, whether of cover cloth, glazed jacket, or flexible paperback. – John Updike Today is international Paperback Book … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, History, Writing
Tagged Bookselling, Britain, paperbacks, Penguin, Publishing
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A Really Long Walk
Long term readers of Travel Between The Pages are likely aware that I am unabashedly a Britophile. So, of course I was gobsmacked when I stumbled upon “The Perimeter” which is a photography project by Quintin Lake based on walking … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Photography, Public Transport, Tourism
Tagged Britain, England, Scotland, Wales
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“LIBRARIAN – HAPPY EASTER X”
“LIBRARIAN – HAPPY EASTER X”, just three words and a signature X was all it took to once again open one of Britain’s most intriguing literary mysteries of the 21st century. In November 2000, a pair of notebooks belonging to … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, History, Libraries, Museums, Writing
Tagged Britain, Cambridge University, Charles Darwin, Science, UK
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Experience Some Peace
It has been a difficult week for anyone who has been paying attention. Here’s a pleasant break from the depressing news of the world with some soothing, bucolic scenes from the Lake District, a mountainous region in NW England that … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, Film, Museums, Tourism
Tagged Beatrix Potter, Britain, England, Victoria and Albert Museum
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Van Gogh’s London
As I have previously mentioned, I have long been an enormous fan of London as a travel destination. In fact, during the previous century I even wrote a travel guidebook for budget travel to the British capital. But I was … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Europe, Museums, Tourism
Tagged Britain, London, Vincent Van Gogh
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Why Fall Into Autumn
Yesterday’s post got me thinking about why we English speaking folks in North America use both Fall and Autumn to describe the season between Summer and Winter. Why does it have two acceptable and apparantly interchangable names? And why do British speakers of English … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, History, USA, Writing
Tagged Britain, Colonial America, English language
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A Mild Case of Bibliomania
In this charming video below, Raymond Russell tells the story of his bibliomania, how his book collection has grown and changed over the years, and how it led to the founding of the Tartarus Press, which has published rare … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, Writing
Tagged Book collecting, Britain, Fiction, Publishing
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Banksy and Bob
By now, you have likely seen photos of Banksy ‘s latest work painted on the wall of a historic British prison. The elusive street artist officially owned the piece by posting some footage of Bob Ross narration from The Joy … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Europe, Freedom of Speech, History
Tagged Banksy, Britain, censorship, Oscar Wilde, Street Art
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