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Wishing you a very happy, joyous and blessed Easter. The Last Supper (oil painting on canvas, 1592–1594) by Tintoretto For more on this...

The Last Supper (oil painting on canvas, 1592–1594) by Tintoretto (Jacopo Robusti), is a brilliant Mannerist painting housed in the...

Note to reader: WARNING: Unhappy ending! The ancient Athenian tragic poets were excellent writers of character. Among their virtues was...

Be not afraid to pray — to pray is right. Pray, if thou canst, with hope; but ever pray, Though hope be weak, or sick with long delay;...

These early colour photographs (1890-1910) show the timeless beauty of the elegant and historic spa town of Bath. Roman Baths and Abbey,...

Rosa eglantaria (sweet briar rose) is a rose native to Europe, North Africa and Western Asia, which thrives especially in high...

This piece was written last year to honour the great Ukrainian violinist Igor Oistrakh who died in 2021. Igor Oistrakh - In Memoriam The...

How many Fairtrade products can you name? Many, I am sure. Are they mostly food items? They are delicious, I agree. When thinking about...

London is renowned for its fantastic museums and galleries. They cover all aspects of life and culture and many have a long and...

Fishing trawlers dominated the maritime culture of Brixham for a long time and this image of red-sailed trawlers in Brixham harbour...

I am certain of nothing but the holiness of the heart's affections and the truth of imagination — what the imagination seizes as beauty...

Dear Poetry Lover, On the twenty-third day of February, I will be honouring the memory of one of my favourite Romantic poets, John Keats....

Amongst seaside towns in the UK, Tenby in Pembrokeshire (historically Dyfed), Wales, is particularly lovely. It is distinguished for its...

So, in the passing of a day, doth pass The bud and blossom of the life of man Torquato Tasso (1544–1595), Jerusalem Delivered...

The nightingale, noted for its sweet singing but undistinguished looks, has a long relationship with poetry. It has inspired some of the...

15% OFF for “Brixham, Devon - print” This early photograph of historic Brixham harbour is one of many images awaiting you and your loved...

Fishermen, beach huts, iconic hotels, high street scenes and a fine 15th century castle. Six historic early photographs of Sussex: · ...

A hugely talented Parisian musician, Charles-Valentin Alkan was an integral part of the music circles of his day. He wrote his Barcarolle...

From Racine to Victor Hugo, Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921) drew on a rich literary world. As it has been reported recently, Camille...

From ‘Loveliest of trees, the cherry now’, A Shropshire Lad By A.E. Housman (1859–1936) Loveliest of trees, the cherry now Is hung with...

From Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May by Robert Herrick (1591–1674) Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, Old Time is still a-flying: And this...

From: The Secret of the Sea (1850) By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882) Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Southworth & Hawes c.1850. Ah!...

Christina G. Rossetti (1830–94) from A Nursery Rhyme Book John William Waterhouse, The Soul of the Rose or My Sweet Rose, 1908 'There’s...

In 2022 we mark 80 years from the death of the lyrical Greek poet Romos Philyras (Filyras), and 95 years from his admission into the...