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  • Posted on: 04/09/2020

Our Muriel & Jasper Blog is set exactly 60 years ago from now, using historical material woven into the fabric of the story. This week the narrator introduces us to September 1960….  The Narrator’s Introduction It is September 1960. The …

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Wise Words From Muriel

  • Posted on: 28/08/2020

This week we return to 1960 with Muriel Wylie as she gives advice on moving to rural Scotland after a fortnight’s holiday…. One Hit Wonder in Blackpool “There you are Mrs Wylie, a nice cup o’ Fortnum’s Assam.” “Thank you …

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An Introduction to Georgian Conversation

  • Posted on: 27/08/2020

18th Century Conversation Having a conversation in 18th century Britain was a lot more complicated than just talking. First of all you had to think how to enter the room in an appropriate fashion and then there was the issue …

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Sebastian’s World: Plagued

  • Posted on: 21/08/2020

Time: August 2020 Place: The Home for the Terminally Over-dressed, in Slough a much-maligned town of hidden depths quite close to “that London.” Things Ain’t What They Used To Be Isolation has made little difference to the residents of a …

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