@Alswitha

Italophile librarian and fan of Charlotte Yonge, Victorian best-selling novelist and educator. As well as reading her books I love to spread the word about her.

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Joined February 2011
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I'm bopping away and singing along to #ManicMonday while it gets deep intellectual analysis from @BBCRadio4 #Addtoplaylist
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This rediscovered cushion is nearly ready to be installed in the Quire.
Charlotte M Yonge Fellowship@m_yonge13 Apr 2024
hampshirechronicle.co.uk/new… featuring #CharlotteMYonge and other Hampshire authors @WinCathedral @Tracy_Chevalier

Tale of the missing cathedral cushion

“THERE are many ways to consider a cathedral. You can visit it for purely spiritual reasons. You can admire its architecture, its stained glass, its sculpture, its bells. You can study the lives of...

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Why has the @Tesco shop at the Esso garage, Andover Road, Winchester closed suddenly for 19 days with no explanation, just a handwritten notice on the door?
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I changed my @BBCiPlayer profile from myself to my grandson and now I'm stuck with Cbeebies. I can't change back.
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ALS@alliancelitsocs4 Jul 2023
A fantastic resource!
Leanne Moden@LeanneModenPoet3 Jul 2023
Did you know that you can get a free digital membership to the National Poetry library (if you live in the UK)? It means you can access tonnes of audiobooks and ebooks for absolutely free! Check it out! nationalpoetrylibrary.org.uk…
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Imogen va en France.
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This made me laugh out loud thetimes.co.uk/article/e9efe…
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If you like #CharlotteMYounge look out for tweets about #CharlotteMYonge, her real name.
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Did he mention #HydeAbbeyGateway? @MrsRoseBurns @caldwell_mikef
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thelegaldiary.co.uk/edward-f… Just published - this week's edition of THE LEGAL DIARY with SLAPPS, legal translation, and the row over ICELAND plus much more

Edward Fennell's LEGAL DIARY - The Legal Diary

Diary news plus insights, commentary and appointments from the legal world January 27 2023 Editorial contact: [email protected] SHORT THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: SLAPP IN THE FACE The issue of...

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Listen to @CHWGore discussing the novel that made CMY's name:The Heir of Redclyffe. 'A thrillingly romantic tale of family feuds, inherited curses, forbidden love and heroic self-sacrifice .' Radio 3's 'The Essay' on Thursday 9th February @ 22.45 bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001hnq…

BBC Radio 3 - The Essay, Stories to Keep Space for on the Bookshelves, The Heir of Redclyffe

Clare Walker-Gore revisits Charlotte M Yonge's best-selling novel from 1853.

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Less than a month to Clemence Schultze's talk on our favourite subject - if you're interested but haven't read any of #CharlotteMYonge's books, get your ticket now! faithandliterature.hymnsam.c…
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Kate Keefe@SingenBingen4 Dec 2022
Replying to @jembloomfield
Daisy Chain is a wonderful book which i reread regularly. Other favourites are Pillars of the House and Heartsease. CMY one of the best examples of a single woman writing really well about large families and their interactions. Historicals not so much fun.
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Capel Lofft
@CapelLofft4 Dec 2022
Replying to @jembloomfield
The Heir of Redclyffe is one of the greatest novels of the 19th century
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@shawnmooney is his Twitter handle.
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The Best Victorian Novel You’ve Never Heard Of: The Heir of Redclyffe - ... youtu.be/9GNU34WAFdY via @YouTube An enthusiastic and perceptive assessment from an American atheist and book lover, Shawn The Book Maniac. His favourite character is Charles. @CHWGore
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Sonja Jessup@sonjajessup12 Dec 2013
Lee Middleton was on one of the trains. Hear his story at 1330pm @bbclondonnews #claphamrailcrash
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Julia Rich@JuliaRich112 Dec 2018
Thinking of the 35 who lost their lives 30 years ago today in the Clapham rail crash and of the nearly 500 people who were injured. A day I remember well. #claphamrailcrash #RIP
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#ClaphamRailCrash #RIPThe35 The South Western Division will not forget.
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It's 34 years since the horrific rush hour head on collision at Clapham Junction which claimed 35 lives. Faulty wiring on a signal saw it show a green aspect instead of red, causing a driver to pass it in error.
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