Books

Things We Say That We Owe to Shakespeare

If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!It’s just a copy of a page from a notebook belonging to a blogger, but it’s gone viral and even received a mention on NPR this morning. Lucky, clever blogger.   (Source)  Continue Reading →

A Study in Scarlet

With the BBC’s Sherlock (quite rightly) winning awards left, right and centre, and the next Robert Downey Jr. take due sometime soon, I thought I’d take a moment or several to enthuse about the legend that is Sherlock Holmes. In many ways, it seems like a bit Continue Reading →

Great British Literature – Gulliver’s Travels

With the new Jack Black film in cinemas, I was inspired to write about the real Gulliver’s Travels, the 1726 novel by Jonathan Swift. Or rather, according to the introduction to the copy I have, ‘a kind of novel’. ‘Kind of’ because the book is more than Continue Reading →

Great British Literature – The Woman in White

The following is a guest post from Gareth Watkins from http://www.letmeknowhowthatgoes.wordpress.com My previous post was on Dickens’ Bleak House, so you could be fooled into thinking there was a planned pattern emerging as The Woman in White, by Wilkie Collins, Continue Reading →

My Favorite Things 2010

Hey, if Oprah can do it so can I, except, there won’t be any trips to Australia I’m afraid and sadly no giveaways either, but I’ve had lots of good ones this year, haven’t I? More to come in the New Year, I’m sure. In the meantime, Continue Reading →

Britain and Ireland Book Winner

Congratulations to Wandering Chopsticks for winning a copy of National Geographic’s Britain and Ireland. Thanks to everyone who entered. Interested in guest posting on Smitten by Britain? Email me by clicking on Contact on the menu bar and filling out Continue Reading →

Britain and Ireland Book Giveaway

A couple of months ago I was lucky enough to receive a copy of probably the most beautiful coffee table book on the British Isles I’ve ever seen. It is absolutely stunning and a real treat. I’m giving away a copy to my American readers. For more details, Continue Reading →

Charles Dickens in Charming Broadstairs

Admittedly, a small number of horseless carriages can be viewed in Victoria Parade and one may espy any number of young ladies revealing far more than a shapely ankle, during the clement months of the year. But apart from that, very little has changed in the coastal Continue Reading →

London Quiz

How well do you know London? Explore one of the world’s great cities with London Quiz, a fun and fascinating book, ideal for first time and frequent visitors and armchair travelers! Even the most knowledgeable Anglophiles will learn something new from these Continue Reading →

The Winner Is…

Congrats to Cathy from http://casweeney.wordpress.com/for winning the drawing for a copy of We’re British, Innit. Well done Cathy and thanks to everyone who entered. Follow my blog with bloglovin Interested in guest posting on Smitten by Britain? Email Continue Reading →