Broadsides – A collection of bits and pieces
"Unprovided with original learning, uninformed in the habits of thinking, unskilled in the arts of composition, I resolved to write a blog”
De Profundis must be one of the most powerful letters in English literature and each year, it appears, in one form or another at almost every Edinburgh Festival. This year it was Simon Callow in a highly praised performance at the Assembly rooms on George Street. He attracts, as one would expect for such a... Continue Reading →
There are trials in the Four Courts that attract so many members of the legal profession that more often than not, there is little or no room forthe general public. This is particularly true of libel trials. It was always thus. Wilde’s libel action against the Marquess of Queensbury attracted the profession in such great... Continue Reading →
Broadsides - A collection of bits and pieces 