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Dorothy Bishop, Artist & Teacher
London, England · London

Dorothy Bishop, Artist & Teacher

. CLICK HERE TO BOOK FOR THE GENTLE AUTHOR’S TOURS . Looking towards the City of London from Morpeth School, 1961 This painting shows the view from the art room at the top of the school in Bethnal Green where Dorothy Bishop taught for twenty years. It was a formative experience that Dorothy treasured and this painting – which her friend Ruth Richardson kindly brought to my attention –  is one of only a few pictures of hers that are known to exis…Read Article
Harry The Pencil’s Sketchbook
Prince Harry · London

Harry The Pencil’s Sketchbook

Click here to book for The Gentle Author’s tours   When I visited Harry the Pencil in Mile End once, he showed me this modest little sketchbook that he filled when he was working in Great Sutton St, Clerkenwell, undertaking a single half hour drawing each lunch hour  – most are nearby his office but you will spot a few further afield in Soho, Kings Cross, Hatton Garden & Spitalfields. Drawings copyright © Estate of Harry HarrisonRead Article
John Thomas Smith’s Antiquities Of Old London
London, England · London

John Thomas Smith’s Antiquities Of Old London

CLICK HERE TO BOOK FOR MY TOUR OF SPITALFIELDS   For good reason John Thomas Smith acquired the nickname ‘Antiquity Smith’ – while working as Keeper of Drawings at the British Museum, between 1790 & 1800, he produced a large series of etchings recording all the antiquities of London, from which I publish this selection of favourites today Old houses in the Butcher Row near Clement’s Inn, taken down 30th March 1798 – the right hand corner house i…Read Article

A Letter From The Gentle Author

. Dear Readers May I express my gratitude to 155 of you who have generously contributed towards publishing Tessa Hunkin’s Hackney Mosaic Project book so far. Over the past three weeks, thanks to your generosity we have raised just over £11,800, which is approximately half of what it will cost to publish the book. We still have quite a way to go to raise the rest of the budget. So I have extended the deadline by one week, to Saturday 17th May at …England · EnglandRead Article

Laurie Allen Of Petticoat Lane

CLICK HERE TO BOOK FOR TOMORROW’S TOUR OF PETTICOAT LANE . This fellow – so at home he is almost merging with the shopfront behind him – is Laurie Allen standing on a street corner in Petticoat Lane, assuming a characteristically nonchalant posture and watching the world go by. Through his debonaire stance, Laurie demonstrates his confidence, good humour and general optimistic attitude to life. Laurie grew up in Petticoat Lane and still lives in…London, England · LondonRead Article

Hackney Mosaic Project At London Zoo

. We have now raised over £900 donated by 112 readers but we still have have a way to go. Click here to support publication of Tessa Hunkin’s Hackney Mosaic Project.  . Tessa Hunkin works on her mosaic while lions prowl nearby I accompanied Tessa Hunkin of Hackney Mosaic Project to the lions’ enclosure at London Zoo when she installed her masterpiece while big cats prowled around. Commissioned by the Zoological Society of London, the magnificent…London, England · LondonRead Article

Stitches In Time At St Anne’s, Limehouse

. We have now raised over £8000 donated by over 111 readers but we still have have a way to go. Click here to support publication of Tessa Hunkin’s Hackney Mosaic Project.  Back in 2011, it was my privilege to interview Di England, the founder of Stitches in Time. Although Di passed in 2017, her creations live on and the magnificent quilts are now the subject of a retrospective exhibition which opens today from 10-4pm at St Anne’s, Limehouse and…England · EnglandRead Article

Hackney Mosaic Project In Regent’s Park

. We have now raised over £7500 donated by over 100 readers but we still have have a way to go. Click here to support publication of Tessa Hunkin’s Hackney Mosaic Project.    Creators of the mosaic, Lisa Werner, Jackie Ormond, Gallina Sheke, Robin Pritchard, Ken Edwards, Janice Desler, Katrina & Iris Harvey, Gabi Liers, Rada Stilianova, Rose Woolmer & Tessa Hunkin . I cycled over to Regent’s Park to visit my friends at Hackney Mosaic Project as …London, England · LondonRead Article

A set of first editions of Shakespeare’s plays could fetch $6 million at auction

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LONDON (AP) — A set of the first four editions of William Shakespeare’s collected works is expected to sell for up to 4.5 million pounds ($6 million) at auction next month. Sotheby’s auction house announced the sale on Wednesday, Shakespeare’s 461st birthday. It said the May 23 sale will be the first time since 1989 that a set of the First, Second, Third and Fourth Folios has been offered at auction as a single lot. The auction house estimated t…William ShakespeareSee the Story

William Kent’s Arch In Bow

. We have now raised over £7500 donated by 106 readers but we still have have a way to go. Click here to support publication of Tessa Hunkin’s Hackney Mosaic Project.    Wisteria is coming into flower across London now and this one in Bow is a favourite. ‘a curious vestige from a catalogue of destruction’ This fine eighteenth century rusticated arch designed by the celebrated architect and designer William Kent was originally part of Northumberl…Bow, England · BowRead Article

At The Garden Of Hope

We have raised over £6000 now but we still have a way to go. Click here to learn more about Tess Hunkin’s Hackney Mosaic Project   (Click to enlarge this portrait of those involved in making the mosaic)   It was my pleasure to take a trip to Tottenham to spend an afternoon at the Mental Health Unit where Tessa Hunkin and members of the Hackney Mosaic Project had been worked with patients and staff over fourteen weeks to create a mosaic entitled …England · EnglandRead Article

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