Carboard London

15 Tuesday Mar 2016

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Agas map, Charles Dickens, Museum of London, Simon Costin, The Gentle Author, William Raban

Last night my friend M. sent me this image:

CostinBW

It’s the cardboard diorama Continue reading →

Wrong Side

19 Thursday Feb 2015

Posted by la Clarina in History, Scribbling

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Agas map, Bishopsgate, first draft, historical novel, Holborn, London

Bishopsgate.

Bishopsgate, damn it – not Holborn. Bishopsgate.

I seem to suffer from a curious affliction that makes me read “Bishopsgate” and understand “Holborn.” Repeatedly. For weeks – and, what’s worse, for chapters. Continue reading →