Have been reading Marina Warner’s book on the history of the Arabian Nights…
Writings: Magic
The Charismatic Ghost Of Enid Porter
Sometimes it’s the small museums that have the biggest ideas, the best back stories – and the biggest wonders.
Mummies, Curses And The British Museum
It’s midwinter and London is deep in darkness and freezing fog. The streets are muffled up with silence…
Museums, Things and Fairy Tales
Through my letter box there comes by serendipity a review copy of Stephanie Victoire’s fairy tales for grown ups, ‘The Other World, It Whispers’.
Temples of delight
We are just back from Turin (city of baroque streets and shops selling hand-made, mens’ pyjamas)
Dolls Houses and Little Worlds
Once upon a time, when I was much stroppier than I am now, I would have looked down my nose…
