Monthly Archives: November 2015

Maternity and Melville

Two recent completed books at Project Gutenberg: the first was “Maternity”, a collection of letters by working class women, published in 1915. The writers were officials of the Women’s Co-operative Guild, so typically rather better off than the average manual … Continue reading

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Shades of Brown

After a long, hot summer, autumn has finally arrived in Slovakia. Soft colours: Herons take to the fields: and the skies: The usual raptors are around. Buzzards: And kestrels: As the leaves start to fall, it gets easier to see … Continue reading

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