Tag: Philip Pullman

Dæmon Voices #review and my #reading in November

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on November 25, 2017

Philip Pullman’s Dæmon Voices – Essays on Storytelling is pleasurable reading for English teachers, students, writers and anyone who loves stories. Best known for the […]

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La Belle Sauvage #BookofDust #review and my #reading in October

Posted by Darcy Moore | Published on October 29, 2017

“But the meaning of a book is never just what the author thinks it is. It’s a great mistake to rely on the author to […]

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Darcy Moore

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#Orwell lived at 10a Mortimer Crescent NW6, with his wife Eileen and son Richard, until his flat was destroyed by a V-1 flying bomb. Luckily, he wasn’t home and the manuscript of Animal Farm was recovered from the rubble (only to be rejected by TS Eliot who worked for Faber). pic.twitter.com/Hqri…

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I found this memorial very affecting at Liverpool Street Station this morning as the commuters raced past on their way to work. It is a pity the sentiment does not inform contemporary policymakers much as so many children are displaced by neverending wars... #Auspol pic.twitter.com/lDkJ…

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Paying homage to JA Baker today by retracing his steps with a local fan who read my review and invited me walking: darcymoore.net/2017/… @RobGMacfarlane @jabtheperegrine #theperegrine @cityoftongues

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The Fitzroy Tavern has delightful staff and is a truly comfortable Public House for my tastes. More bookshelves with comfortable armchairs in pubs I say! 😉 #Orwell pic.twitter.com/6swW…

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The fire-ravaged Alexandra Palace was used as ‘Victory Square’ in Michael Radford's 1984 film adaptation of George #Orwell's novel #NineteenEightyfour goo.gl/images/jPV3rf

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Watching Peter Cushing and (the superb) Donald Pleasence (as Syme) in the brilliant, controversial 1954 BBC adaptation of #Orwell’s #NineteenEightyFour en.m.wikipedia.org/w… @BFI #Mediatheque ping @davidxryan

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