A Letter from England – Adventures in English Culture

Our Friends in the North

The story of England, from 1964 to 1995, as seen through the interconnected lives of four friends. This is the […]

I’ve done many real literary walks – a route through Mrs Dalloway’s London, a path taken in the poems of […]

As a teenager I used to dance and watch dance more often than I do now. I still remember seeing […]

Today’s painting, seen by chance, stopped me in my tracks. It is by an English artist I had not come […]

That the Welsh producer and singer-songwriter Polly Louise Mackey is known only by the stage name Art School Girlfriend is […]

May 18, 2026

‘I’ve just taken on a novel about rabbits, one of them with extra-sensory perception. Do you think I’m mad?’ [The […]

May 11, 2026

Although a rule of ‘A Letter from England’ is direct personal experience, ‘Walpole Old Chapel’ is an exception. Never having […]

May 4, 2026

If you haven’t read ‘Fingersmith’ yet by Sarah Waters, I envy you! You come fresh to the surprise of it, […]

The rules of ‘Poohsticks’: Two or more competitors must drop their stick from the up-stream side of the bridge to […]

I have a big love for Fleetwood Mac. It’s a band that seems quintessentially American, but was actually formed in […]