27 12, 2024

What have Michael Rosen, Frank Cottrell Boyce, Professor Irene Tracey, Korky Paul, Paterson Joseph and me in common?

By |December 27th, 2024|Categories: Ashoka, Buddhism, Events, India, Kennington, Kenya, Mixed relationships, Nalanda, Novels and short stories, Oxford, Oxford Castaways, The Bodleian library, The Oxford Times, The Stars ArtMovement|0 Comments

I love the Today programme during the Christmas period, when it has guest editors. Their choice of in depth subject matter is inspirational. First off was author and screenwriter, Frank Cottrell Boyce, on a subject dear to my heart -

23 07, 2024

My Town /Gown Literary Walk Inspired by Sculpting the Elephant

By |July 23rd, 2024|Categories: Antiques, Art, India, Lost History, Mixed relationships, Nalanda, Novels and short stories, Oxford, Shepherd.com, The Bodleian library|0 Comments

https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/19607563.novel-walk-around-oxford-author-sylvia-vetta/ Most visitors to Oxford cluster around a few streets of Dreaming Spires and, in my opinion, miss out on the complexities of this beautiful city. I recommended a few books on the subject for  https://shepherd.com/best-books/oxford-and-where-town-meets-gown In Sculpting the Elephant,