Blogs in January 1970

Spitalfields Life 1st January 1970

“I am going to write every single day and tell you about my life here in Spitalfields at the heart of London…” Drawing comparisons with Pepys, Mayhew and Dickens, the gentle author of Spitalfields Life has gained an extraordinary...

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Losing Nelson 1st January 1970

In the basement of a large Victorian house in London, Charles Cleasby painstakingly re-enacts the great sea battles of his hero, Horatio Nelson. He is also writing a faithful biography of the great man, as a true English hero...

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Hearts and Minds 1st January 1970

Opening with the murder of a woman, several characters’ lives come together in this book, in which Amanda Craig portrays the comfortable lifestyle enjoyed by many in affluent North London, where this novel is largely set. These Londoners could...

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The Sultan’s Wife 1st January 1970

The year is 1677. Behind the magnificent walls and towering arches of the Palace of Meknes, captive chieftain’s son and now a lowly scribe, Nus Nus is framed for murder. As he attempts to evade punishment for the bloody...

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The Fleet Street Murders 1st January 1970

Amateur investigator Charles Lenox has recently become engaged to Lady Jane Grey and they live just north of London. But two Fleet Street journalists have been murdered and Lenox becomes involved. Finch brings Victorian England to life taking us...

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