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Norman Lewis, who died in 2003 at the age of 95, was one of the twentieth century’s most adventurous travellers and one of its most brilliant and compelling writers. He was also prolific, producing fifteen novels, twenty highly praised travel books and hundreds of influential newspaper articles.So why isn’t he better-known today? The Slightly Foxed team put this question to Julian Evans, a distinguished writer and traveller himself, author most recently of <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/julian-evans-undefeatable/">Undefeatable: Odessa in Love and War</a>, and of Semi Invisible Man, the definitive biography of Norman Lewis.Julian took his title directly from his subject, who described himself as a ‘semi-invisible man’, a watcher from the sidelines who hated personal publicity. It was a lesson Norman learned from a hard childhood in which, as a clever boy growing up in the North London suburbs, he was severely bullied at school. His spiritualist parents, shattered by the deaths of his two older brothers, sent him to stay for some time with his Welsh grandfather and three disturbingly eccentric aunts, an interlude he described in his autobiography Jackdaw Cake. A sharp dresser with a taste for fast cars, motor bikes and guns (though he hated violence) and a man of great charm, Norman survived during the 1930s Depression by running his own successful camera business. But travelling and writing were his passions, and after wartime service as an army Intelligence officer which produced his masterpiece <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/naples-44-norman-lewis/">Naples ’44</a>, he wove the experiences of his worldwide travels into many other magical books such as <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/norman-lewis-dragon-apparent/">A Dragon Apparent</a>, <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/norman-lewis-golden-earth-travels-in-burma/">Golden Earth</a> and <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/voices-old-sea-norman-lewis/">Voices of the Old Sea</a>. He had an unerring instinct for a story and took risks to give a voice to overlooked communities. His Sunday Times article on the genocide of indigenous tribes in Brazil prompted the founding of Survival International, and The Honoured Society exposed the inner workings of the Mafia in Sicily.Courage, humour, humanity, a distinctive voice and a genius for storytelling – Lewis has them all. ‘One goes on reading page after page as if eating cherries,’ wrote one New York Times reviewer. An essential author, we all agreed, for anyone who relishes good writing.The Slightly Foxed Editors’ book recommendations were two novels by Joseph O’Connor, <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/joseph-o-connor-my-fathers-house/">My Father’s House</a> and <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/joseph-oconnor-the-ghosts-of-rome/">The Ghosts of Rome</a>, and Justin Webb’s childhood memoir <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/justin-webb-the-gift-of-a-radio/">The Gift of a Radio</a>. And for an introduction to Norman Lewis, <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/norman-lewis-a-quiet-evening/">A Quiet Evening</a>, a selection of his best articles introduced by John Hatt.</div>

Norman Lewis, who died in 2003 at the age of 95, was one of the twentieth century’s most adventurous travellers and one of its most brilliant and compelling writers. He was also prolific, producing fifteen novels, twenty highly praised travel books and hundreds of influential newspaper articles. So why isn’t he better-known today? The Slightly Foxed team put this question to Julian Evans, a distinguished writer and traveller himself, author most recently of Undefeatable: Odessa in Love and War, and of Semi Invisible Man, the definitive biography of Norman Lewis. Julian took his title directly from his subject, who described himself as a ‘semi-invisible man’, a watcher from the sidelines who hated personal publicity. It was a lesson Norman learned from a hard childhood in which, as a clever boy growing up in the North London suburbs, he was severely bullied at school. His spiritualist parents, shattered by the deaths of his two older brothers, sent him to stay for some time with his Welsh grandfather and three disturbingly eccentric aunts, an interlude he described in his autobiography Jackdaw Cake. A sharp dresser with a taste for fast cars, motor bikes and guns (though he hated violence) and a man of great charm, Norman survived during the 1930s Depression by running his own successful camera business. But travelling and writing were his passions, and after wartime service as an army Intelligence officer which produced his masterpiece Naples ’44, he wove the experiences of his worldwide travels into many other magical books such as A Dragon Apparent, Golden Earth and Voices of the Old Sea. He had an unerring instinct for a story and took risks to give a voice to overlooked communities. His Sunday Times article on the genocide of indigenous tribes in Brazil prompted the founding of Survival International, and The Honoured Society exposed the inner workings of the Mafia in Sicily. Courage, humour, humanity, a distinctive voice and a genius for storytelling – Lewis has them all. ‘One goes on reading page after page as if eating cherries,’ wrote one New York Times reviewer. An essential author, we all agreed, for anyone who relishes good writing. The Slightly Foxed Editors’ book recommendations were two novels by Joseph O’Connor, My Father’s House and The Ghosts of Rome, and Justin Webb’s childhood memoir The Gift of a Radio. And for an introduction to Norman Lewis, A Quiet Evening, a selection of his best articles introduced by John Hatt.

Norman Lewis, who died in 2003 at the age of 95, was one of the twentieth century’s most adventurous travellers and one of its most brilliant and compelling writers. He was also prolific, producing fifteen novels, twenty highly praised travel books and hundreds of influential newspaper articles.So why isn’t he better-known today? The Slightly Foxed team put this question to Julian Evans, a distinguished writer and traveller himself, author most recently of <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/julian-evans-undefeatable/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Undefeatable: Odessa in Love and War</a>, and of Semi Invisible Man, the definitive biography of Norman Lewis.Julian took his title directly from his subject, who described himself as a ‘semi-invisible man’, a watcher from the sidelines who hated personal publicity. It was a lesson Norman learned from a hard childhood in which, as a clever boy growing up in the North London suburbs, he was severely bullied at school. His spiritualist parents, shattered by the deaths of his two older brothers, sent him to stay for some time with his Welsh grandfather and three disturbingly eccentric aunts, an interlude he described in his autobiography Jackdaw Cake. A sharp dresser with a taste for fast cars, motor bikes and guns (though he hated violence) and a man of great charm, Norman survived during the 1930s Depression by running his own successful camera business. But travelling and writing were his passions, and after wartime service as an army Intelligence officer which produced his masterpiece <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/naples-44-norman-lewis/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Naples ’44</a>, he wove the experiences of his worldwide travels into many other magical books such as <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/norman-lewis-dragon-apparent/" rel="noopener noreferrer">A Dragon Apparent</a>, <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/norman-lewis-golden-earth-travels-in-burma/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Golden Earth</a> and <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/voices-old-sea-norman-lewis/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Voices of the Old Sea</a>. He had an unerring instinct for a story and took risks to give a voice to overlooked communities. His Sunday Times article on the genocide of indigenous tribes in Brazil prompted the founding of Survival International, and The Honoured Society exposed the inner workings of the Mafia in Sicily.Courage, humour, humanity, a distinctive voice and a genius for storytelling – Lewis has them all. ‘One goes on reading page after page as if eating cherries,’ wrote one New York Times reviewer. An essential author, we all agreed, for anyone who relishes good writing.The Slightly Foxed Editors’ book recommendations were two novels by Joseph O’Connor, <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/joseph-o-connor-my-fathers-house/" rel="noopener noreferrer">My Father’s House</a> and <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/joseph-oconnor-the-ghosts-of-rome/" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Ghosts of Rome</a>, and Justin Webb’s childhood memoir <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/justin-webb-the-gift-of-a-radio/" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Gift of a Radio</a>. And for an introduction to Norman Lewis, <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/norman-lewis-a-quiet-evening/" rel="noopener noreferrer">A Quiet Evening</a>, a selection of his best articles introduced by John Hatt.

57: Travels with Norman Lewis

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There is nothing more exciting than seeing children captivated by the magic of stories, and for many of us there’s no better children’s storyteller than Rosemary Sutcliff. Rebeka Russell, publisher of Manderley Press, joins us to share her enthusiasm for the author who inspired her love of literature at a young age and reads from her favourite of Sutcliff’s many books, <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/manderley-press-rosemary-sutcliff-armourers-house/">The Armourer’s House</a>.Our second guest, Sam Leith, author of <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/sam-leith-haunted-wood/">The Haunted Wood: The History of Childhood Reading</a>, then takes us into the enchanted world of children’s books and we discuss the importance of both childhood reading and reading to children. Sam’s insights into the development of stories, from oral storytelling to myths, legends, folklore and fairytales, are fascinating and explain how the endless retelling of stories lies at the core of children’s books.The themes that run through such books (adventures, escape from the structure of adult life and facing the dangerous world on your own) resonate throughout Sutcliff’s work. Although she did not learn to read until she was 9, her mother read Celtic and Saxon legends to her, which fed her imagination and inspired her love of folklore and history. As a child Rosemary suffered from chronic juvenile arthritis and as a result was severely disabled. Like other authors with a difficult childhood, her books always feature a character who is different and is often left on the sidelines, and in her signature she incorporated a dolphin as a symbol of freedom. Initially trained as an artist and miniaturist, she had an extraordinary attention to detail which is reflected in her books’ vivid descriptions of both people and places.From the perfection of her memoir <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/rosemary-sutcliff-blue-remembered-hills-plain-foxed-edition/">Blue Remembered Hills</a> (available from  Slightly Foxed) to her historical novels about the Roman occupation of Britain, the Dark Ages, and Norman and Tudor times, Sutcliff’s extraordinary imagination lives on in the canon of children’s writing.This episode’s recommended reads were Carlo Rovelli’s <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/on-the-equality-of-all-things/">On the Equality of All Things</a>, Frank Cottrell-Boyce’s autobiography <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/frank-cottrell-boyce-a-british-childhood/">A British Childhood</a> and Susan Hill’s series featuring the detective <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/the-various-haunts-of-men/">Simon Serailler</a>.</div>

There is nothing more exciting than seeing children captivated by the magic of stories, and for many of us there’s no better children’s storyteller than Rosemary Sutcliff. Rebeka Russell, publisher of Manderley Press, joins us to share her enthusiasm for the author who inspired her love of literature at a young age and reads from her favourite of Sutcliff’s many books, The Armourer’s House. Our second guest, Sam Leith, author of The Haunted Wood: The History of Childhood Reading, then takes us into the enchanted world of children’s books and we discuss the importance of both childhood reading and reading to children. Sam’s insights into the development of stories, from oral storytelling to myths, legends, folklore and fairytales, are fascinating and explain how the endless retelling of stories lies at the core of children’s books. The themes that run through such books (adventures, escape from the structure of adult life and facing the dangerous world on your own) resonate throughout Sutcliff’s work. Although she did not learn to read until she was 9, her mother read Celtic and Saxon legends to her, which fed her imagination and inspired her love of folklore and history. As a child Rosemary suffered from chronic juvenile arthritis and as a result was severely disabled. Like other authors with a difficult childhood, her books always feature a character who is different and is often left on the sidelines, and in her signature she incorporated a dolphin as a symbol of freedom. Initially trained as an artist and miniaturist, she had an extraordinary attention to detail which is reflected in her books’ vivid descriptions of both people and places. From the perfection of her memoir Blue Remembered Hills (available from Slightly Foxed) to her historical novels about the Roman occupation of Britain, the Dark Ages, and Norman and Tudor times, Sutcliff’s extraordinary imagination lives on in the canon of children’s writing. This episode’s recommended reads were Carlo Rovelli’s On the Equality of All Things, Frank Cottrell-Boyce’s autobiography A British Childhood and Susan Hill’s series featuring the detective Simon Serailler.

There is nothing more exciting than seeing children captivated by the magic of stories, and for many of us there’s no better children’s storyteller than Rosemary Sutcliff. Rebeka Russell, publisher of Manderley Press, joins us to share her enthusiasm for the author who inspired her love of literature at a young age and reads from her favourite of Sutcliff’s many books, <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/manderley-press-rosemary-sutcliff-armourers-house/" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Armourer’s House</a>.Our second guest, Sam Leith, author of <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/sam-leith-haunted-wood/" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Haunted Wood: The History of Childhood Reading</a>, then takes us into the enchanted world of children’s books and we discuss the importance of both childhood reading and reading to children. Sam’s insights into the development of stories, from oral storytelling to myths, legends, folklore and fairytales, are fascinating and explain how the endless retelling of stories lies at the core of children’s books.The themes that run through such books (adventures, escape from the structure of adult life and facing the dangerous world on your own) resonate throughout Sutcliff’s work. Although she did not learn to read until she was 9, her mother read Celtic and Saxon legends to her, which fed her imagination and inspired her love of folklore and history. As a child Rosemary suffered from chronic juvenile arthritis and as a result was severely disabled. Like other authors with a difficult childhood, her books always feature a character who is different and is often left on the sidelines, and in her signature she incorporated a dolphin as a symbol of freedom. Initially trained as an artist and miniaturist, she had an extraordinary attention to detail which is reflected in her books’ vivid descriptions of both people and places.From the perfection of her memoir <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/rosemary-sutcliff-blue-remembered-hills-plain-foxed-edition/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Blue Remembered Hills</a> (available from&nbsp; Slightly Foxed) to her historical novels about the Roman occupation of Britain, the Dark Ages, and Norman and Tudor times, Sutcliff’s extraordinary imagination lives on in the canon of children’s writing.This episode’s recommended reads were Carlo Rovelli’s <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/on-the-equality-of-all-things/" rel="noopener noreferrer">On the Equality of All Things</a>, Frank Cottrell-Boyce’s autobiography <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/frank-cottrell-boyce-a-british-childhood/" rel="noopener noreferrer">A British Childhood</a> and Susan Hill’s series featuring the detective <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/the-various-haunts-of-men/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Simon Serailler</a>.

59: Rosemary Sutcliff and the Magic of Childhood Reading

<div>Justin Marozzi, a travel writer, historian and journalist who’s lived in Somalia, Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan and Darfur, joins the Slightly Foxed editors on a journey through North Africa and the Middle East. His discovery of a nineteenth-century account of an expedition to Libya in a bookshop in Tripoli led to his crossing of the Sahara by camel, against the advice of Wilfred Thesiger. From dual chronicles of the desert penned by Rosita Forbes and Ahmed Hassanein Bey and tales of books hurled into the Tigris to the picaresque life of Ibn Battutah and travels with a Tangerine, the conversation ranges far and wide, and there are the usual recommendations for reading off the beaten track too. Please find links to books, articles, and further reading listed below. The digits in brackets following each listing refer to the minute and second they are mentioned. (Episode duration: 40 minutes; 22 seconds) Books Mentioned We may be able to get hold of second-hand copies of the out-of-print titles listed below. Please <a href="mailto:anna@foxedquarterly.com">get in touch</a> with Anna in the Slightly Foxed office for more information. - South from Barbary, Justin Marozzi (3:09) - The Secret of the Sahara, Rosita Forbes is out of print (7:08) - The Lost Oases, Ahmed Hassanein Bey is out of print (7:46) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/the-travels-of-ibn-battutah-ed-tim-mackintosh-smith/">The Travels of Ibn Battutah</a>, ed. Tim Mackintosh-Smith (11:57) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/tim-mackintosh-smith-travels-with-a-tangerine/">Travels with a Tangerine</a>, <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/tim-mackintosh-smith-the-hall-of-a-thousand-columns/">The Hall of a Thousand Columns</a> and <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/tim-mackintosh-smith-landfalls/">Landfalls</a>, Tim Mackintosh-Smith  (12:03) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/tim-mackintosh-smith-arabs/">Arabs</a>, Tim Mackintosh-Smith (12:26)  - Tamerlane, Justin Marozzi (14:20) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/gerald-hanley-warriors/">Warriors</a>, Gerald Hanley (15:43) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/justin-marozzi-islamic-empires/">Islamic Empires</a>, Justin Marozzi (20:11) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/kim-rudyard-kipling-foxed/">Kim</a>, Rudyard Kipling (25:40) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/peter-hopkirk-the-great-game/">The Great Game</a>, Peter Hopkirk (33:37) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/sylvain-tesson-consolations-of-the-forest/">Consolations of the Forest</a>, Sylvain Tessant (36:09) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/andrea-wulf-the-invention-of-nature/">The Invention of Nature</a>, Andrea Wulf (37:15) Related Slightly Foxed Articles - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/rosita-forbes-justin-marozzi-literary-review/">Not Your Average Englishwoman</a>, Justin Marozzi on Rosita Forbes, The Secret of the Sahara in Issue 62 (7:08) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/justin-marozzi-gerald-hanley-warriors/">An Irishman in Somalia</a>, Justin Marozzi on Gerald Hanley, Warriors (15:43) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/rudyard-kipling-kim-literary-review/">Small Player in the Great Game</a>, Amanda Theunissen on Rudyard Kipling, Kim in Issue 57 (25:40) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/tim-mackintosh-smith-the-travels-of-ibn-battutah-literary-review/">Confessions of a TV Tie-in</a>, Tim Mackintosh Smith on Ibn Battutah, The Travels of Ibn Battutah in Issue 18 (11:57) Other Links - Justin Marozzi: <a href="http://www.justinmarozzi.com">www.justinmarozzi.com</a> Opening music: Preludio from Violin Partita No.3 in E Major by Bach The Slightly Foxed Podcast is hosted by Philippa Lamb and produced by <a href="https://www.podcastable.co.uk/">Podcastable</a>
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Justin Marozzi, a travel writer, historian and journalist who’s lived in Somalia, Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan and Darfur, joins the Slightly Foxed editors on a journey through North Africa and the Middle East. His discovery of a nineteenth-century account of an expedition to Libya in a bookshop in Tripoli led to his crossing of the Sahara by camel, against the advice of Wilfred Thesiger. From dual chronicles of the desert penned by Rosita Forbes and Ahmed Hassanein Bey and tales of books hurled into the Tigris to the picaresque life of Ibn Battutah and travels with a Tangerine, the conversation ranges far and wide, and there are the usual recommendations for reading off the beaten track too. Please find links to books, articles, and further reading listed below. The digits in brackets following each listing refer to the minute and second they are mentioned. (Episode duration: 40 minutes; 22 seconds) Books Mentioned We may be able to get hold of second-hand copies of the out-of-print titles listed below. Please get in touch with Anna in the Slightly Foxed office for more information. - South from Barbary, Justin Marozzi (3:09) - The Secret of the Sahara, Rosita Forbes is out of print (7:08) - The Lost Oases, Ahmed Hassanein Bey is out of print (7:46) - The Travels of Ibn Battutah, ed. Tim Mackintosh-Smith (11:57) - Travels with a Tangerine, The Hall of a Thousand Columns and Landfalls, Tim Mackintosh-Smith (12:03) - Arabs, Tim Mackintosh-Smith (12:26) - Tamerlane, Justin Marozzi (14:20) - Warriors, Gerald Hanley (15:43) - Islamic Empires, Justin Marozzi (20:11) - Kim, Rudyard Kipling (25:40) - The Great Game, Peter Hopkirk (33:37) - Consolations of the Forest, Sylvain Tessant (36:09) - The Invention of Nature, Andrea Wulf (37:15) Related Slightly Foxed Articles - Not Your Average Englishwoman, Justin Marozzi on Rosita Forbes, The Secret of the Sahara in Issue 62 (7:08) - An Irishman in Somalia, Justin Marozzi on Gerald Hanley, Warriors (15:43) - Small Player in the Great Game, Amanda Theunissen on Rudyard Kipling, Kim in Issue 57 (25:40) - Confessions of a TV Tie-in, Tim Mackintosh Smith on Ibn Battutah, The Travels of Ibn Battutah in Issue 18 (11:57) Other Links - Justin Marozzi: www.justinmarozzi.com Opening music: Preludio from Violin Partita No.3 in E Major by Bach The Slightly Foxed Podcast is hosted by Philippa Lamb and produced by Podcastable

Justin Marozzi, a travel writer, historian and journalist who’s lived in Somalia, Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan and Darfur, joins the Slightly Foxed editors on a journey through North Africa and the Middle East. His discovery of a nineteenth-century account of an expedition to Libya in a bookshop in Tripoli led to his crossing of the Sahara by camel, against the advice of Wilfred Thesiger. From dual chronicles of the desert penned by Rosita Forbes and Ahmed Hassanein Bey and tales of books hurled into the Tigris to the picaresque life of Ibn Battutah and travels with a Tangerine, the conversation ranges far and wide, and there are the usual recommendations for reading off the beaten track too. Please find links to books, articles, and further reading listed below. The digits in brackets following each listing refer to the minute and second they are mentioned. (Episode duration: 40 minutes; 22 seconds) Books Mentioned We may be able to get hold of second-hand copies of the out-of-print titles listed below. Please <a href="mailto:anna@foxedquarterly.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">get in touch</a> with Anna in the Slightly Foxed office for more information. - South from Barbary, Justin Marozzi (3:09) - The Secret of the Sahara, Rosita Forbes is out of print (7:08) - The Lost Oases, Ahmed Hassanein Bey is out of print (7:46) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/the-travels-of-ibn-battutah-ed-tim-mackintosh-smith/" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Travels of Ibn Battutah</a>, ed. Tim Mackintosh-Smith (11:57) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/tim-mackintosh-smith-travels-with-a-tangerine/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Travels with a Tangerine</a>, <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/tim-mackintosh-smith-the-hall-of-a-thousand-columns/" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Hall of a Thousand Columns</a> and <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/tim-mackintosh-smith-landfalls/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Landfalls</a>, Tim Mackintosh-Smith&nbsp; (12:03) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/tim-mackintosh-smith-arabs/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Arabs</a>, Tim Mackintosh-Smith (12:26)&nbsp; - Tamerlane, Justin Marozzi (14:20) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/gerald-hanley-warriors/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Warriors</a>, Gerald Hanley (15:43) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/justin-marozzi-islamic-empires/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Islamic Empires</a>, Justin Marozzi (20:11) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/kim-rudyard-kipling-foxed/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Kim</a>, Rudyard Kipling (25:40) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/peter-hopkirk-the-great-game/" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Great Game</a>, Peter Hopkirk (33:37) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/sylvain-tesson-consolations-of-the-forest/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Consolations of the Forest</a>, Sylvain Tessant (36:09) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/andrea-wulf-the-invention-of-nature/" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Invention of Nature</a>, Andrea Wulf (37:15) Related Slightly Foxed Articles - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/rosita-forbes-justin-marozzi-literary-review/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Not Your Average Englishwoman</a>, Justin Marozzi on Rosita Forbes, The Secret of the Sahara in Issue 62 (7:08) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/justin-marozzi-gerald-hanley-warriors/" rel="noopener noreferrer">An Irishman in Somalia</a>, Justin Marozzi on Gerald Hanley, Warriors (15:43) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/rudyard-kipling-kim-literary-review/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Small Player in the Great Game</a>, Amanda Theunissen on Rudyard Kipling, Kim in Issue 57 (25:40) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/tim-mackintosh-smith-the-travels-of-ibn-battutah-literary-review/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Confessions of a TV Tie-in</a>, Tim Mackintosh Smith on Ibn Battutah, The Travels of Ibn Battutah in Issue 18 (11:57) Other Links - Justin Marozzi: <a href="http://www.justinmarozzi.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.justinmarozzi.com</a> Opening music: Preludio from Violin Partita No.3 in E Major by Bach The Slightly Foxed Podcast is hosted by Philippa Lamb and produced by <a href="https://www.podcastable.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Podcastable</a>

21: A Bookshelf in Tripoli

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Slightly Foxed Editors Gail and Hazel take us between the pages of the magazine, bookmarking articles along the way. Crack the spine of the quarterly to discover T. H. White taking flying lessons, smutty book titles, a passion for romantic ruins, John Berger shadowing a remarkable GP, a rebellious Mitford ‘rescued’ by a destroyer, a night to remember on the Titanic and much more besides. From correcting proofs to welcoming writers with a host of experiences, the story of putting together an issue of enthusiasms unfolds. And in this month’s reading from the archives, a hapless apprentice at the Hogarth Press recounts his disastrous stint with the Woolfs. Please find links to books, articles, and further reading listed below. The digits in brackets following each listing refer to the minute and second they are mentioned. (Episode duration: 36 minutes; 33 seconds) Books Mentioned We may be able to get hold of second-hand copies of the out-of-print titles listed below. Please <a href="mailto:anna@foxedquarterly.com">get in touch</a> with Anna in the Slightly Foxed office for more information. - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/slightly-foxed-issue-66-published-1-jun-2020/">Slightly Foxed Issue 66 </a>- <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/michael-holroyd-basil-street-blues/">Basil Street Blues</a>, Michael Holroyd: Slightly Foxed Edition No. 29 (6:00) - England Have My Bones, T. H. White is out of print (6:47) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/alexandra-horowitz-inside-of-a-dog/">Inside of a Dog</a>, Alexandra Horowitz (11:04) - The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb is out of print (13:04) - No Voice from the Hall, John Harris is out of print (14:33) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/eve-garnett-the-family-from-one-end-street/">The Family from One End Street</a>, Eve Garnett (15:15) - A Taste of Paris, Theodora FitzGibbon is out of print (15:33) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/john-berger-a-fortunate-man/">A Fortunate Man</a>, John Berger (19:38) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/a-set-of-rosemary-sutcliffs-roman-novels/">Rosemary Sutcliff’s Roman novels</a>: Slightly Foxed Cubs (21:15) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/jessica-mitford-hons-and-rebels/">Hons and Rebels</a>, Jessica Mitford: Slightly Foxed Edition No. 52, published 1 September 2020 (21:53) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/walter-lord-a-night-to-remember/">A Night to Remember</a>, Walter Lord (23:50) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/hogarth-press-richard-kennedy-plain-foxed/">A Boy at the Hogarth Press</a>, Richard Kennedy: Plain Foxed Edition (24:55) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/hadley-freeman-house-of-glass/">House of Glass</a>, Hadley Freeman (31:47) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/anthony-doerr-all-the-light-we-cannot-see/">All the Light We Cannot See</a>, Anthony Doerr (34:00) Related Slightly Foxed Articles - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/maragret-drabble-charles-kingsley-water-babies-literary-review/">Underwater Heaven</a>, Margaret Drabble on Charles Kingsley, The Water-Babies in Issue 66 (5:45) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/rudyard-kipling-captains-courageous-literary-review/">Harvey Learns the Ropes</a>, Andrew Joynes on Rudyard Kipling, Captains Courageous in Issue 56 (6:24) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/andrew-joynes-t-h-white-england-have-my-bones-literary-review/">On the Shoulders of Giants</a>, Andrew Joynes on T. H. White, England Have My Bones in Issue 66 (6:30) - Sarah Crowden on smut: <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/sarah-crowden-smut-book-titles-literary-review/">Something for the Weekend</a> in Issue 32 and <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/sarah-crowden-smut-literary-review/">All in the Mind?</a> in Issue 44 (7:57) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/alastair-glegg-childrens-books-literary-review/">Unsung Heroes</a>, Alastair Glegg on learning to read at prep school in Issue 60 (9:59) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/alexandra-horowitz-inside-of-a-dog-literary-review/">Dog’s-eye View</a>, Rebecca Willis on Alexandra Horowitz, Inside of a Dog in Issue 65 (11:04) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/terry-pratchett-small-gods-literary-review/">In Praise of Pratchett</a>, Amanda Theunissen on Terry Pratchett, Small Gods in Issue 33 (11:33) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/felicity-james-the-letters-of-charles-and-mary-lamb-literary-review/">Streets, Streets, Streets</a>, Felicity James on the letters of Charles and Mary Lamb in Issue 65 (13:06) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/jon-woolcott-john-harris-no-voice-from-the-hall-literary-review/">These Fragments</a>, Jon Woolcott on John Harris, No Voice from the Hall in Issue 66 (14:33) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/kate-tyte-eve-garnett-the-family-from-one-end-street-literary-review/">Keeping up Appearances</a>, Kate Tyte on Eve Garnett, The Family from One End Street in Issue 66 (15:15) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/clive-unger-hamilton-theodora-fitzgibbon-a-taste-of-paris-literary-review/">Simply Delicious</a>, Clive Unger-Hamilton on Theodora FitzGibbon, A Taste of Paris in Issue 66 (15:33) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/ursula-buchan-reginald-farrer-garden-writing-literary-review/">An Early-Flowering Climber</a>, Ursula Buchan on the plant-hunting and garden writings of Reginald Farrer in Issue 66 (16:01) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/christopher-lloyd-well-tempered-gardener/">A Well-tempered Gardener</a>, Michael Leapman on the garden writings of Christopher Lloyd in Issue 59 (17:00) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/richard-kennedy-a-boy-at-the-hogarth-press-plain-foxed-editions/">Putting up Useful Shelves</a>, Sue Gee on Richard Kennedy, A Boy at the Hogarth Press in Issue 20 (24:55) Other Links - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/category/from-the-slightly-foxed-editors/">Slightly Foxed Editors’ Diary</a> (0:28)</div><div>- Sign up to the free Slightly Foxed email newsletter <a href="http://eepurl.com/dmxw1T">here</a> </div><div>- <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/contributors/rush-christopher-slightly-foxed-literary-review-magazine/">Slightly Foxed articles by Christopher Rush</a> (12:46)</div><div>- <a href="https://www.littletoller.co.uk/">Little Toller Books</a> (14:18) Opening music: Preludio from Violin Partita No.3 in E Major by Bach Reading music: Dark Hallway, written and performed by Kevin MacLeod courtesy of <a href="https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/">incompetech.filmmusic.io</a> The Slightly Foxed Podcast is hosted by Philippa Lamb and produced by <a href="https://www.podcastable.co.uk/">Podcastable</a>
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Slightly Foxed Editors Gail and Hazel take us between the pages of the magazine, bookmarking articles along the way. Crack the spine of the quarterly to discover T. H. White taking flying lessons, smutty book titles, a passion for romantic ruins, John Berger shadowing a remarkable GP, a rebellious Mitford ‘rescued’ by a destroyer, a night to remember on the Titanic and much more besides. From correcting proofs to welcoming writers with a host of experiences, the story of putting together an issue of enthusiasms unfolds. And in this month’s reading from the archives, a hapless apprentice at the Hogarth Press recounts his disastrous stint with the Woolfs. Please find links to books, articles, and further reading listed below. The digits in brackets following each listing refer to the minute and second they are mentioned. (Episode duration: 36 minutes; 33 seconds) Books Mentioned We may be able to get hold of second-hand copies of the out-of-print titles listed below. Please get in touch with Anna in the Slightly Foxed office for more information. - Slightly Foxed Issue 66 - Basil Street Blues, Michael Holroyd: Slightly Foxed Edition No. 29 (6:00) - England Have My Bones, T. H. White is out of print (6:47) - Inside of a Dog, Alexandra Horowitz (11:04) - The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb is out of print (13:04) - No Voice from the Hall, John Harris is out of print (14:33) - The Family from One End Street, Eve Garnett (15:15) - A Taste of Paris, Theodora FitzGibbon is out of print (15:33) - A Fortunate Man, John Berger (19:38) - Rosemary Sutcliff’s Roman novels: Slightly Foxed Cubs (21:15) - Hons and Rebels, Jessica Mitford: Slightly Foxed Edition No. 52, published 1 September 2020 (21:53) - A Night to Remember, Walter Lord (23:50) - A Boy at the Hogarth Press, Richard Kennedy: Plain Foxed Edition (24:55) - House of Glass, Hadley Freeman (31:47) - All the Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr (34:00) Related Slightly Foxed Articles - Underwater Heaven, Margaret Drabble on Charles Kingsley, The Water-Babies in Issue 66 (5:45) - Harvey Learns the Ropes, Andrew Joynes on Rudyard Kipling, Captains Courageous in Issue 56 (6:24) - On the Shoulders of Giants, Andrew Joynes on T. H. White, England Have My Bones in Issue 66 (6:30) - Sarah Crowden on smut: Something for the Weekend in Issue 32 and All in the Mind? in Issue 44 (7:57) - Unsung Heroes, Alastair Glegg on learning to read at prep school in Issue 60 (9:59) - Dog’s-eye View, Rebecca Willis on Alexandra Horowitz, Inside of a Dog in Issue 65 (11:04) - In Praise of Pratchett, Amanda Theunissen on Terry Pratchett, Small Gods in Issue 33 (11:33) - Streets, Streets, Streets, Felicity James on the letters of Charles and Mary Lamb in Issue 65 (13:06) - These Fragments, Jon Woolcott on John Harris, No Voice from the Hall in Issue 66 (14:33) - Keeping up Appearances, Kate Tyte on Eve Garnett, The Family from One End Street in Issue 66 (15:15) - Simply Delicious, Clive Unger-Hamilton on Theodora FitzGibbon, A Taste of Paris in Issue 66 (15:33) - An Early-Flowering Climber, Ursula Buchan on the plant-hunting and garden writings of Reginald Farrer in Issue 66 (16:01) - A Well-tempered Gardener, Michael Leapman on the garden writings of Christopher Lloyd in Issue 59 (17:00) - Putting up Useful Shelves, Sue Gee on Richard Kennedy, A Boy at the Hogarth Press in Issue 20 (24:55) Other Links - Slightly Foxed Editors’ Diary (0:28)- Sign up to the free Slightly Foxed email newsletter here - Slightly Foxed articles by Christopher Rush (12:46)- Little Toller Books (14:18) Opening music: Preludio from Violin Partita No.3 in E Major by Bach Reading music: Dark Hallway, written and performed by Kevin MacLeod courtesy of incompetech.filmmusic.io The Slightly Foxed Podcast is hosted by Philippa Lamb and produced by Podcastable

Slightly Foxed Editors Gail and Hazel take us between the pages of the magazine, bookmarking articles along the way. Crack the spine of the quarterly to discover T. H. White taking flying lessons, smutty book titles, a passion for romantic ruins, John Berger shadowing a remarkable GP, a rebellious Mitford ‘rescued’ by a destroyer, a night to remember on the Titanic and much more besides. From correcting proofs to welcoming writers with a host of experiences, the story of putting together an issue of enthusiasms unfolds. And in this month’s reading from the archives, a hapless apprentice at the Hogarth Press recounts his disastrous stint with the Woolfs. Please find links to books, articles, and further reading listed below. The digits in brackets following each listing refer to the minute and second they are mentioned. (Episode duration: 36 minutes; 33 seconds) Books Mentioned We may be able to get hold of second-hand copies of the out-of-print titles listed below. Please <a href="mailto:anna@foxedquarterly.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">get in touch</a> with Anna in the Slightly Foxed office for more information. - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/slightly-foxed-issue-66-published-1-jun-2020/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Slightly Foxed&nbsp;Issue 66 </a>- <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/michael-holroyd-basil-street-blues/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Basil Street Blues</a>, Michael Holroyd: Slightly Foxed Edition No. 29 (6:00) - England Have My Bones, T. H. White is out of print (6:47) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/alexandra-horowitz-inside-of-a-dog/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Inside of a Dog</a>, Alexandra Horowitz (11:04) - The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb is out of print (13:04) - No Voice from the Hall, John Harris is out of print (14:33) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/eve-garnett-the-family-from-one-end-street/" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Family from One End Street</a>, Eve Garnett (15:15) - A Taste of Paris, Theodora FitzGibbon is out of print (15:33) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/john-berger-a-fortunate-man/" rel="noopener noreferrer">A Fortunate Man</a>, John Berger (19:38) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/a-set-of-rosemary-sutcliffs-roman-novels/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rosemary Sutcliff’s Roman novels</a>: Slightly Foxed Cubs (21:15) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/jessica-mitford-hons-and-rebels/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hons and Rebels</a>, Jessica Mitford: Slightly Foxed Edition No. 52, published 1 September 2020 (21:53) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/walter-lord-a-night-to-remember/" rel="noopener noreferrer">A Night to Remember</a>, Walter Lord (23:50) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/hogarth-press-richard-kennedy-plain-foxed/" rel="noopener noreferrer">A Boy at the Hogarth Press</a>, Richard Kennedy: Plain Foxed Edition (24:55) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/hadley-freeman-house-of-glass/" rel="noopener noreferrer">House of Glass</a>, Hadley Freeman (31:47) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/anthony-doerr-all-the-light-we-cannot-see/" rel="noopener noreferrer">All the Light We Cannot See</a>, Anthony Doerr (34:00) Related Slightly Foxed Articles - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/maragret-drabble-charles-kingsley-water-babies-literary-review/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Underwater Heaven</a>, Margaret Drabble on Charles Kingsley, The Water-Babies in Issue 66 (5:45) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/rudyard-kipling-captains-courageous-literary-review/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Harvey Learns the Ropes</a>, Andrew Joynes on Rudyard Kipling, Captains Courageous in Issue 56 (6:24) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/andrew-joynes-t-h-white-england-have-my-bones-literary-review/" rel="noopener noreferrer">On the Shoulders of Giants</a>, Andrew Joynes on T. H. White, England Have My Bones in Issue 66 (6:30) - Sarah Crowden on smut: <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/sarah-crowden-smut-book-titles-literary-review/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Something for the Weekend</a> in Issue 32 and <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/sarah-crowden-smut-literary-review/" rel="noopener noreferrer">All in the Mind?</a> in Issue 44 (7:57) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/alastair-glegg-childrens-books-literary-review/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Unsung Heroes</a>, Alastair Glegg on learning to read at prep school in Issue 60 (9:59) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/alexandra-horowitz-inside-of-a-dog-literary-review/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dog’s-eye View</a>, Rebecca Willis on Alexandra Horowitz, Inside of a Dog in Issue 65 (11:04) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/terry-pratchett-small-gods-literary-review/" rel="noopener noreferrer">In Praise of Pratchett</a>, Amanda Theunissen on Terry Pratchett, Small Gods in Issue 33 (11:33) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/felicity-james-the-letters-of-charles-and-mary-lamb-literary-review/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Streets, Streets, Streets</a>, Felicity James on the letters of Charles and Mary Lamb in Issue 65 (13:06) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/jon-woolcott-john-harris-no-voice-from-the-hall-literary-review/" rel="noopener noreferrer">These Fragments</a>, Jon Woolcott on John Harris, No Voice from the Hall in Issue 66 (14:33) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/kate-tyte-eve-garnett-the-family-from-one-end-street-literary-review/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Keeping up Appearances</a>, Kate Tyte on Eve Garnett, The Family from One End Street in Issue 66 (15:15) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/clive-unger-hamilton-theodora-fitzgibbon-a-taste-of-paris-literary-review/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Simply Delicious</a>, Clive Unger-Hamilton on Theodora FitzGibbon, A Taste of Paris in Issue 66 (15:33) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/ursula-buchan-reginald-farrer-garden-writing-literary-review/" rel="noopener noreferrer">An Early-Flowering Climber</a>, Ursula Buchan on the plant-hunting and garden writings of Reginald Farrer in Issue 66 (16:01) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/christopher-lloyd-well-tempered-gardener/" rel="noopener noreferrer">A Well-tempered Gardener</a>, Michael Leapman on the garden writings of Christopher Lloyd in Issue 59 (17:00) - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/richard-kennedy-a-boy-at-the-hogarth-press-plain-foxed-editions/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Putting up Useful Shelves</a>, Sue Gee on Richard Kennedy, A Boy at the Hogarth Press in Issue 20 (24:55) Other Links - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/category/from-the-slightly-foxed-editors/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Slightly Foxed Editors’ Diary</a> (0:28)- Sign up to the free Slightly Foxed email newsletter <a href="http://eepurl.com/dmxw1T" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>&nbsp;- <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/contributors/rush-christopher-slightly-foxed-literary-review-magazine/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Slightly Foxed&nbsp;articles by Christopher Rush</a> (12:46)- <a href="https://www.littletoller.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Little Toller Books</a> (14:18) Opening music: Preludio from Violin Partita No.3 in E Major by Bach Reading music: Dark Hallway, written and performed by Kevin MacLeod courtesy of <a href="https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/" rel="noopener noreferrer">incompetech.filmmusic.io</a> The Slightly Foxed Podcast is hosted by Philippa Lamb and produced by <a href="https://www.podcastable.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Podcastable</a>

20: An Issue of Enthusiasms

<div>Tim Pears, a writer rooted in the landscape of Devon, takes Slightly Foxed to the West Country. From working at his local library and reading an author a week instead of taking his A Levels to winning the Hawthornden Prize for his first novel, by way of spells as a farm labourer, nursing assistant and night porter, Tim Pears has written eleven novels, watched blacksmiths at work, walked the routes of his characters, balanced research with imagination and chronicled the past as a realist rather than a romantic. We also travel through the magazine’s archives, along the rivers Taw and Torridge, to uncover the man behind Tarka the Otter, and there are the usual recommendations for reading off the beaten track. Please find links to books, articles, and further reading listed below. The digits in brackets following each listing refer to the minute and second they are mentioned. (Episode duration: 41 minutes; 20 seconds) Books Mentioned Please note that while many of these titles by other publishers are available to buy from the Slightly Foxed shop, there may be delays in obtaining them from our distributor. We may also be able to get hold of second-hand copies of the out-of-print titles listed below. Please <a href="mailto:anna@foxedquarterly.com">get in touch</a> with Anna for more information. Books by Tim Pears - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/tim-pears-in-the-place-of-fallen-leaves/">In the Place of Fallen Leaves</a> (5:18) - In the Light of Morning is out of print (13:22)</div><div>- The West Country Trilogy: <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/tim-pears-horseman/">The Horseman</a>, <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/tim-pears-wanderers/">The Wanderers</a> and <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/tim-pears-redeemed/">The Redeemed </a>(14:14) Other Books - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/slightly-foxed-issue-66-published-1-jun-2020/">Slightly Foxed Issue 66</a> (1:23)</div><div>- <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/penelope-chetwode-two-middle-aged-ladies-andalusia/">Two Middle-Aged Ladies in Andalusia</a>, Penelope Chetwode (1:29)</div><div>- <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/christabel-bielenberg-the-past-is-myself-plain-foxed-edition/">The Past Is Myself</a>, Christabel Bielenberg: Plain Foxed Edition (1:50)</div><div>- <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/christopher-robbins-the-empress-of-ireland/">The Empress of Ireland</a>, Christopher Robbins: Slightly Foxed Edition No. 51 (2:00)</div><div>-<a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/henry-williamson-tarka-the-otter/">Tarka the Otter</a>, Henry Williamson (27:15) - <a href="https://www.nyrb.com/products/omer-pasha-latas?_pos=1&_sid=dd45bae37&_ss=r&variant=6835865583668">Omer Pasha Latas: Marshal to the Sultan</a>, Ivo Andrić (34:14) - Lolly Willowes, Sylvia Townsend Warner is out of print (36:14) Related Slightly Foxed Articles - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/henry-williamson-tarka-the-otter-literary-review/">Tarka the Rotter</a>, Jonathan Law on Henry Williamson, Tarka the Otter in Issue 35 (27:15)</div><div>- <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/sylvia-townsend-warner-diaries-literary-review/">Surprised by Joy</a>, Jonathan Law on The Diaries of Sylvia Townsend Warner in Issue 48 (36:14) Other Links - Sign up to the free Slightly Foxed email newsletter <a href="http://eepurl.com/dmxw1T">here</a> to receive articles from the quarterly, extracts from books, latest releases, event invitations, news from behind the scenes at SF and other bookish content several times a month. <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/category/newsletters/">View past newsletters</a>
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 Opening music: Preludio from Violin Partita No.3 in E Major by Bach The Slightly Foxed Podcast is hosted by Philippa Lamb and produced by <a href="https://www.podcastable.co.uk/">Podcastable</a>
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Tim Pears, a writer rooted in the landscape of Devon, takes Slightly Foxed to the West Country. From working at his local library and reading an author a week instead of taking his A Levels to winning the Hawthornden Prize for his first novel, by way of spells as a farm labourer, nursing assistant and night porter, Tim Pears has written eleven novels, watched blacksmiths at work, walked the routes of his characters, balanced research with imagination and chronicled the past as a realist rather than a romantic. We also travel through the magazine’s archives, along the rivers Taw and Torridge, to uncover the man behind Tarka the Otter, and there are the usual recommendations for reading off the beaten track. Please find links to books, articles, and further reading listed below. The digits in brackets following each listing refer to the minute and second they are mentioned. (Episode duration: 41 minutes; 20 seconds) Books Mentioned Please note that while many of these titles by other publishers are available to buy from the Slightly Foxed shop, there may be delays in obtaining them from our distributor. We may also be able to get hold of second-hand copies of the out-of-print titles listed below. Please get in touch with Anna for more information. Books by Tim Pears - In the Place of Fallen Leaves (5:18) - In the Light of Morning is out of print (13:22)- The West Country Trilogy: The Horseman, The Wanderers and The Redeemed (14:14) Other Books - Slightly Foxed Issue 66 (1:23)- Two Middle-Aged Ladies in Andalusia, Penelope Chetwode (1:29)- The Past Is Myself, Christabel Bielenberg: Plain Foxed Edition (1:50)- The Empress of Ireland, Christopher Robbins: Slightly Foxed Edition No. 51 (2:00)-Tarka the Otter, Henry Williamson (27:15) - Omer Pasha Latas: Marshal to the Sultan, Ivo Andrić (34:14) - Lolly Willowes, Sylvia Townsend Warner is out of print (36:14) Related Slightly Foxed Articles - Tarka the Rotter, Jonathan Law on Henry Williamson, Tarka the Otter in Issue 35 (27:15)- Surprised by Joy, Jonathan Law on The Diaries of Sylvia Townsend Warner in Issue 48 (36:14) Other Links - Sign up to the free Slightly Foxed email newsletter here to receive articles from the quarterly, extracts from books, latest releases, event invitations, news from behind the scenes at SF and other bookish content several times a month. View past newsletters - Tim Pears: A writer and his dog (25:21) Opening music: Preludio from Violin Partita No.3 in E Major by Bach The Slightly Foxed Podcast is hosted by Philippa Lamb and produced by Podcastable

Tim Pears, a writer rooted in the landscape of Devon, takes Slightly Foxed to the West Country. From working at his local library and reading an author a week instead of taking his A Levels to winning the Hawthornden Prize for his first novel, by way of spells as a farm labourer, nursing assistant and night porter, Tim Pears has written eleven novels, watched blacksmiths at work, walked the routes of his characters, balanced research with imagination and chronicled the past as a realist rather than a romantic. We also travel through the magazine’s archives, along the rivers Taw and Torridge, to uncover the man behind Tarka the Otter, and there are the usual recommendations for reading off the beaten track. Please find links to books, articles, and further reading listed below. The digits in brackets following each listing refer to the minute and second they are mentioned. (Episode duration: 41 minutes; 20 seconds) Books Mentioned Please note that while many of these titles by other publishers are available to buy from the Slightly Foxed shop, there may be delays in obtaining them from our distributor. We may also be able to get hold of second-hand copies of the out-of-print titles listed below. Please <a href="mailto:anna@foxedquarterly.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">get in touch</a> with Anna for more information. Books by Tim Pears - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/tim-pears-in-the-place-of-fallen-leaves/" rel="noopener noreferrer">In the Place of Fallen Leaves</a> (5:18) - In the Light of Morning is out of print (13:22)- The West Country Trilogy: <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/tim-pears-horseman/" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Horseman</a>, <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/tim-pears-wanderers/" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Wanderers</a> and <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/tim-pears-redeemed/" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Redeemed&nbsp;</a>(14:14) Other Books - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/slightly-foxed-issue-66-published-1-jun-2020/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Slightly Foxed Issue 66</a> (1:23)- <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/penelope-chetwode-two-middle-aged-ladies-andalusia/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Two Middle-Aged Ladies in Andalusia</a>, Penelope Chetwode (1:29)- <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/christabel-bielenberg-the-past-is-myself-plain-foxed-edition/" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Past Is Myself</a>, Christabel Bielenberg: Plain Foxed Edition (1:50)- <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/christopher-robbins-the-empress-of-ireland/" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Empress of Ireland</a>, Christopher Robbins: Slightly Foxed Edition No. 51 (2:00)-<a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/shop/henry-williamson-tarka-the-otter/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tarka the Otter</a>, Henry Williamson (27:15) - <a href="https://www.nyrb.com/products/omer-pasha-latas?_pos=1&amp;_sid=dd45bae37&amp;_ss=r&amp;variant=6835865583668" rel="noopener noreferrer">Omer Pasha Latas: Marshal to the Sultan</a>, Ivo Andrić (34:14) - Lolly Willowes, Sylvia Townsend Warner is out of print (36:14) Related Slightly Foxed Articles - <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/henry-williamson-tarka-the-otter-literary-review/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Tarka the Rotter</a>, Jonathan Law on Henry Williamson, Tarka the Otter in Issue 35 (27:15)- <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/sylvia-townsend-warner-diaries-literary-review/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Surprised by Joy</a>, Jonathan Law on The Diaries of Sylvia Townsend Warner in Issue 48 (36:14) Other Links - Sign up to the free Slightly Foxed email newsletter <a href="http://eepurl.com/dmxw1T" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a> to receive articles from the quarterly, extracts from books, latest releases, event invitations, news from behind the scenes at SF and other bookish content several times a month. <a href="https://foxedquarterly.com/category/newsletters/" rel="noopener noreferrer">View past newsletters</a>
- Tim Pears: <a href="https://timpears.com/story/" rel="noopener noreferrer">A writer and his dog</a> (25:21)
 Opening music: Preludio from Violin Partita No.3 in E Major by Bach The Slightly Foxed Podcast is hosted by Philippa Lamb and produced by <a href="https://www.podcastable.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Podcastable</a>

19: Tim Pears’s West Country

The independent-minded quarterly that combines good looks, good writing and a personal approach. Slightly Foxed introduces its readers to books that are no longer new and fashionable but have lasting appeal. Good-humoured, unpretentious and a bit eccentric, it’s more like a well-read friend than a literary magazine.Come behind the scenes with the staff of Slightly Foxed to learn what makes this unusual literary magazine tick, meet some of its varied friends and contributors, and hear their personal recommendations for favourite and often forgotten books that have helped, haunted, informed or entertained them.Coming up in Episode 1, 'Kindred Spirits' (Released 15 November)Gail, Hazel, Steph and SF director Jim Ring meet round the kitchen table at No. 53 to remember how it all began and Veronika Hyks gives voice to Liz Robinson’s article on Anne Fadiman’s well-loved Ex Libris.

The independent-minded quarterly that combines good looks, good writing and a personal approach. Slightly Foxed introduces its readers to books that are no longer new and fashionable but have lasting appeal. Good-humoured, unpretentious and a bit eccentric, it’s more like a well-read friend than a literary magazine. Come behind the scenes with the staff of Slightly Foxed to learn what makes this unusual literary magazine tick, meet some of its varied friends and contributors, and hear their personal recommendations for favourite and often forgotten books that have helped, haunted, informed or entertained them. Coming up in Episode 1, 'Kindred Spirits' (Released 15 November) Gail, Hazel, Steph and SF director Jim Ring meet round the kitchen table at No. 53 to remember how it all began and Veronika Hyks gives voice to Liz Robinson’s article on Anne Fadiman’s well-loved Ex Libris.

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<div>The independent-minded book review magazine that combines good looks, good writing and a personal approach. Slightly Foxed introduces its readers to books that are no longer new and fashionable but have lasting appeal. Good-humoured, unpretentious and a bit eccentric, it’s more like a well-read friend than a literary magazine. 
 
Come behind the scenes with the staff of Slightly Foxed to learn what makes this unusual literary magazine tick, meet some of its varied friends and contributors, and hear their personal recommendations for favourite and often forgotten books that have helped, haunted, informed or entertained them. 
 
For more information about Slightly Foxed visit: <a href="https://www.foxedquarterly.com">foxedquarterly.com</a> 
 
 

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The independent-minded book review magazine that combines good looks, good writing and a personal approach. Slightly Foxed introduces its readers to books that are no longer new and fashionable but have lasting appeal. Good-humoured, unpretentious and a bit eccentric, it’s more like a well-read friend than a literary magazine. Come behind the scenes with the staff of Slightly Foxed to learn what makes this unusual literary magazine tick, meet some of its varied friends and contributors, and hear their personal recommendations for favourite and often forgotten books that have helped, haunted, informed or entertained them. For more information about Slightly Foxed visit: foxedquarterly.com

The independent-minded book review magazine that combines good looks, good writing and a personal approach. Slightly Foxed introduces its readers to books that are no longer new and fashionable but have lasting appeal. Good-humoured, unpretentious and a bit eccentric, it’s more like a well-read friend than a literary magazine. 
 
Come behind the scenes with the staff of Slightly Foxed to learn what makes this unusual literary magazine tick, meet some of its varied friends and contributors, and hear their personal recommendations for favourite and often forgotten books that have helped, haunted, informed or entertained them. 
 
For more information about Slightly Foxed visit:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.foxedquarterly.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">foxedquarterly.com</a>

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