‘In celebration of this day with shows, Pageants, and sights of honour.’ William Shakespeare, Henry VIII, Act 4, scene 1. The 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s first folio, celebrated in 2023, is a significant event for literature enthusiasts and fans of William Shakespeare. The first folio, published in 1623, contains some of his most renownedContinue reading “Celebrating William Shakespeare’s First Folio”
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Stephen Humphreys Reads A Christmas Carol
December 19, 1843 was the day when Christmas was given a gift that continues to keep on giving. “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens was published in London by Chapman and Hall. To be clear, others had written stories and poems about Christmas, but “A Christmas Carol” was different; for in those marvelous staves, CharlesContinue reading “Stephen Humphreys Reads A Christmas Carol”
What I Learned today: November 23, 1644 Areopagitica
What I learned today is a new series on Clanmother.com. The idea came out of these past months of living during the Covid19 pandemic. Our travel plans were curtailed and our movements were limited to the local area. As I was lamenting the circumstances that had befallen the world, my husband (aka techie) Don challengedContinue reading “What I Learned today: November 23, 1644 Areopagitica”
Christmas 1843 – The Gift That Keeps on Giving
“Mankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, benevolence, were all my business. The dealings of my trade were but a drop of water in the comprehensive ocean of my business!” Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol A great deal of history occurred in the year, 1843. On January 2nd, Wagner’s opera, “DerContinue reading “Christmas 1843 – The Gift That Keeps on Giving”
Thank you!
A gigantic thank you to all those who followed Clanmother in 2012! Your comments, visits, ideas, support and suggestions were invaluable. Thank you for creating amazing blogs that share the breadth and depth of our global world over what I have come to define as blogger miles. You have made me laugh, cry, think andContinue reading “Thank you!”
The Three Benchmarks of Christmas
“I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach!” ― Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol Christmas Eve brings together all theContinue reading “The Three Benchmarks of Christmas”
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