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What I Thought I Knew: A Swedish Diary (1990)
A disconcerting visit to Sweden — with the darkest of sequels
Jan 11
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Northern Lights
On Peter Davidson’s The Idea of North
Jan 1
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To Celebrate That Kingdom
Winter in the cathedral city – somewhere in the north of England, some time (at a guess) in the earlier 16th century.
Dec 23, 2025
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The Whartons of Winchendon 10: The Lost Domain Revisited
For the last few months I have been serialising my little e-book The Whartons of Winchendon (2014), the story of one of the strangest and most…
Dec 17, 2025
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Jonathan Law
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The Whartons of Winchendon 9: The Solar King of the World
Between now and Christmas I will be serialising my little e-book The Whartons of Winchendon (2014), the story of one of the strangest and most…
Dec 10, 2025
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The Whartons of Winchendon 8: Voices and Visions
Between now and Christmas I will be serialising my little e-book The Whartons of Winchendon (2014), the story of one of the strangest and most…
Dec 3, 2025
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Jonathan Law
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The Whartons of Winchendon 7: Away with the Fairies
Between now and Christmas I will be serialising my little e-book The Whartons of Winchendon (2014), the story of one of the strangest and most…
Nov 26, 2025
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Jonathan Law
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The Whartons of Winchendon 6: The Hell-Fire Duke
Between now and Christmas I will be serialising my little e-book The Whartons of Winchendon (2014), the story of one of the strangest and most…
Nov 19, 2025
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