In fond remembrance of David Hockney who kindly gave permission for Dr Peter Fjagesund and myself to use one of his fabulous paintings, 'The Valley, Stalheim' (2002) as the front cover of our book, The Northern Utopia: British Perceptions of Norway in the Nineteenth Century, Rodopi, 2003 The Northern Utopia: British Perceptions of Norway in... Continue Reading →
From Corncrake to Combine: Memoirs of a Cheshire Farmer
By Ruth A Symes Link to buy my books Amazon.co.uk: Ruth A Symes: books, biography, latest update Ed. Ruth A. Symes, Walter Wright, From Corncrake to Combine: Memoirs of a Cheshire Farmer, Tempus, 2008.
A Century of Female Revolution: From Peterloo to Parliament, by Glynnis Cooper, (Pen and Sword Books, 2020).
Review by Ruth A Symes Link to buy my books Amazon.co.uk: Ruth A Symes: books, biography, latest update [This review first appeared in Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine UK] On August 16th 1819, some of the marchers at the renowned political demonstration in St Peter’s Fields, Manchester, were wearing the long straight Empire-line dresses fashionable... Continue Reading →