Richmond Read-along 19
Welcome back to the Richmond Read-along! Today's reading is an extract from the Orkneyinga Saga, the history of the Earls of Orkney. The medieval Viking sagas give a glimpse of…
Alexander Pope (1688-1744) – [Local History Notes: 16]
Samuel Johnson’s Lives of the English Poets records a statement, attributed to Lady Bolingbroke, to the effect that Pope could 'hardly drink tea without a stratagem'. Pope’s career was, indeed,…
Richmond Read-along 18
Welcome back to the Richmond Read-along! Today we're reading a nonsense poem by Laura E Richards. Richards was an American author who wrote numerous biographies and children's novels, as well…
Richmond Read-along 17
Welcome back to the Richmond Read-along! Today we're reading a tale from The Thousand and One Nights, also popularly referred to as the Arabian Nights. The story goes that there…
Making History: Life in Lockdown
In times like these, where everyday living suddenly changes, everything feels a little surreal. Part of that is the knowledge that we're living through history - in the future, these…
Richmond Read-along 16
Welcome back to the Richmond Read-along! Today we're reading a poem by William Wordsworth, to celebrate the 250th anniversary of his birth. Many people are familiar with Wordsworth's famous poems,…
Richmond Read-along 15
Welcome back to the Richmond Read-along! Many will be familiar with Alfred Tennyson, from whom today's poem comes. A widely beloved poet, Tennyson is one of the many literary figures…
Richmond Read-along 14
Welcome back to the Richmond Read-along! We're ending the second week with Edith Nesbit, the beloved children's author best known for writing "The Railway Children" and "Five Children and It."…
Richmond Read-along 13
Welcome back to the Richmond Read-along! Today we'll be looking another poem that might be familiar to a lot of our readers: "The Tyger", by William Blake. This perennial favourite…
Richmond Read-along 12
Welcome back to the Richmond Read-along! Today we'll be reading a short story by Philip K Dick. A prolific writer of science fiction, many of his books and stories have…