(11,12 and 18 May 2026). As I was spending a couple of days in London—before and after a scheduled tour of Wales—I decided to explore some areas I had never been to, combining cultural visits, useful to my present research, and walks along the Thames and into two Royal Parks, displaying May’s lush vegetation. I also visited Ham House in Richmond, Surrey, only a 40 … Continue reading Nature and Culture in London
The last time I stayed in London was in September 2019, before the pandemic. I had organized a family weekend around the visit of the William Blake exhibition at Tate Britain. Though I travelled to Scotland twice since then, and went last year to Cambridge via London, I did not have the opportunity to stay a few days in England’s capital again. A few months … Continue reading A summer weekend in London
… Claude Monet’s painting The Thames at Westminster, William Wordsworth’s poem ‘Composed Upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802’, and Charles Dickens’ novel Oliver Twist, “The expedition” chapter 21? For this assignment, I found that the set of documents represented the perspectives of three different artists of the city of London during the 19th century. Although Monet’s painting and Wordsworth’s poem seem to be like snapshots … Continue reading What’s the link between…
The eternal student - anglophile version 