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Art, Literature, Poetry, Politics and a little History

Birth of Flann O’Brien (Brian O’Nolan) (1911–1966) – The Trickster of English Metafiction

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Post date October 5, 2025
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Flann O’Brien, born October 5, 1911, turned English into a hall of mirrors — where stories questioned their authors and language mocked its own seriousness. Through wit, absurdity, and linguistic play, he transformed English prose into an instrument of rebellion and reflection, shaping the comic spirit of modern literature.
Birth of Flann O’Brien (Brian O’Nolan) (1911–1966) – The Trickster of English Metafiction

Classics Literature Poetry

Greville’s Austere Voice

https://whathappenedtodaytheenglishnook.wordpress.com/2025/10/03/birth-of-sir-fulke-greville-1554-1628-the-poet-of-courtly-depth-and-metaphysical-reflection/#like-3142

Penwith West Cornwall (and local history)

Cornish Autumnal Colour

https://cornwallincolours.blog/2025/10/02/a-cornish-autumn-10/#like-32113

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Organic and Psychic Development compared

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Post date September 30, 2025
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https://waysofthinking.co.uk/2025/09/30/branching-out-the-tree-of-language-and-our-personal-growth-part-1-by-dr-linda-berman/#like-43218

German Matters politics

Inflation in Kreuzberg

https://open.substack.com/pub/kreuzbergedberlincompanion/p/starving-berlin-billionaires-the?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=9131h

French Poetry

The Sparkle of your eyes

https://lgyslaine.wordpress.com/2025/09/27/leclat-de-tes-yeux-the-sparkle-of-your-eyes/

Art and Photographic History Film

Claudia Cardinale Remembered

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Post date September 27, 2025
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Claudia Cardinale Remembered

Classics French Literature Poetry

The Bard in Mallarmé

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Art and Photographic History

38 Charterhouse Street, London EC1

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Post date September 26, 2025
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My idea that day was to sketch some interesting corner pubs in Bloomsbury. By the time I had emerged from my flat and was on the street, the bright autumn day had turned stormy. After a few paces, the rain started falling. Everyone dashed for cover. I sheltered in a doorway, together with another woman, […]
38 Charterhouse Street, London EC1

Art and Photographic History Penwith West Cornwall (and local history)

Cornish light in Autumn

https://cornwallincolours.blog/2025/09/22/autumn-equinox/#like-32038