When reading becomes dangerous: Fire, Fear and Fatal Accidents – Part Two
By Jane Davis James Lackington bemoaned in his memoirs, “my master would never permit me to take a candle into my room, and that prohibition I looked upon as a kind
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Reading by Candlelight: Why the Dark Made Reading a Social Act in the Eighteenth Century
To read by candlelight was a physical act. Readers leaned forward, craned their necks, narrowed their eyes. Flames danced and wavered constantly, so the letters themselves seemed to tremble. A single candle did not flood the page with light. Books had to be angled precisely to prevent words dissolving into shadow. Unsurprisingly, eye strain was a common complaint.
If You Liked Lessons in Chemistry
Here are three more novels featuring unconventional women of the 1950s.
In Conversation with … Jane Davis
As she's a writer I much admire, I was intrigued to find that Jane was writing a book which featured the death penalty and the last woman hanged in Britain, entitled At the Stroke of Nine O’Clock. This is because I recently completed a novella An Empty Vessel in which my character is found guilty of murder and sentenced to hang.
Smash All The Windows
A few people I’ve met since I began writing are guaranteed delights. Jane Davis is one of them. I love her writing, recommend her books and try to meet this
Half a Dozen Hidden Gems
Today's post comes as a result of an urgent request. A reader Tweeted this: With pen and pencil I sat down to suggest a few delights but found the list soon out
A Box of Delights
I first encountered Jane Davis when we were both selected as Readers’ Recommended Reads in The Guardian. I was very glad I did. Not only is she a lovely person,