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Friday, May 24, 2024

Master of Trinity College

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William Whewell - scientist, philiosopher, college administrator, polymath - was born 230 years ago today. He defied his humble origins to b...
Sunday, May 19, 2024

One vast To-Let sign

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‘Discussions of the evening. Carter on the partition of Germany: “Partition her? Why, we’re going to rent her out! This country is going to ...
Sunday, May 12, 2024

A city in handcuffs

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‘There was a drama involving two alleged Chinese dissidents who can’t be kept in Hong Kong but have been denied entry to the UK. This had al...
Saturday, May 11, 2024

Rhinoceros, who are you?

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‘I, Dali, deep in a constant introspection and a meticulous analysis of my smallest thoughts, have just discovered that, without realising i...
Friday, May 3, 2024

Diary of a Harvard president

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‘William Bosson having bin formerly Expelled the College for fornication, this day (as well as one before) offer’d his humble Confession ...
Friday, April 26, 2024

My dear Lord Harvey’s body

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‘Put my dear Lord Harvey’s body on board the Centurion. The great Cabin was hang’d and the floor cover’d with mourning; round about were fas...
Friday, April 19, 2024

The pleasures of this life

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’If this had been begun ten years ago, and faithfully kept!!! - heigho! there are too many things I wish never to have remembered, as it is....
Friday, April 12, 2024

Beautiful blueberries

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Happy 70th birthday Jon Krakauer, US author of several best-selling true-story books. I have no idea whether Krakauer is a diarist himself, ...
Sunday, April 7, 2024

Breeches have vanished!

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‘Tide low, big lumbering vessels crowding up the little dock, a juvenile Celt waiting there, perchance in the desperate hope that some one i...
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