Hello everyone! I have just returned home from a week of travels around the UK, with a brief reprieve before I head to France (who says students don't do any work?). Ever since making the move to the US - and then back again - I've become a firm believer in the benefits of travel … Continue reading Monday Musing: Travel Edition
Happy 2015, friends! I hope that you enjoyed your New Year's Eve celebrations. Sadly, I spent mine sick in bed. But I was nevertheless very excited to say goodbye to 2014 and see what 2015 has to bring. Obviously any new year invites the possibility of endless new year's resolutions, most of which tend to … Continue reading Welcoming In A Literary 2015
Today's What I'm Reading comes to you following a hectic week of cross-continental travel, family reunions, and Christmas build-up. After a work-filled term of PhD research, I am more than prepared for a few weeks of relaxation and reading. Although it is always a wrench to miss out on a traditional British Christmas, I am fortunate … Continue reading What I’m Reading: Missourian Magnificence
It was only a matter of time, friends. Long time (or, let's face it, short time) followers of The Book Habit will already be well aware that there is one author whose works occupy a particularly significant place in my life. I speak, of course, of Jane Austen. The subject of my first foray into … Continue reading Literary Excursion: Joining Jane
Hello Literary Excursion fans! Since winding up university work and finishing the Season at Knebworth House, I have made efforts to get in a few book-themed adventures. Fortunately, a visit from my bibliophile mother afforded me the perfect opportunity for a new exploration. Ordinarily resident in the US, my mum's work visits to the UK … Continue reading Literary Excursion: Oxford
A few weeks ago, I received a message asking for travel book recommendations. Hardly surprising given that summer is undoubtedly the season for spur of the moment backpacking trips. I empathise completely with the itchy feet syndrome - a depleting bank account is all that prevents me from taking myself off to some unknown location. … Continue reading Review: Notes from a Small Island by Bill Bryson
When I moved to London, one of my numerous pledges was that I would make sure to take advantage of having so many cultural highlights on my doorstep. Understandably, this was almost entirely born of spending the previous four years in the remote backwaters of St. Andrews (appropriately nicknamed 'The Bubble'). Given that I have … Continue reading Literary Excursion: Shakespeare Unlocked
Hi everyone! Well, it's finally looking like Spring here in the UK (although I've obviously now cursed it) and I have been taking full advantage of the tropical weather. For the young at heart or those who, like me, think the definition of a good time is journeying to America in a piece of … Continue reading Literary Excursion: A Day of Roald Dahl
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