10 Timeless Style Tips: Audrey Hepburn
It was in 1953 that cinema-goers around the world first gazed upon a little Belgian girl with big eyes and even bigger dreams. When she stepped onto the big screen alongside A-lister Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn’s first role in a…
One for the Books: Six of the World’s Most Beautiful Libraries
Argentinian Poet, Jorge Luis Borges imagined Paradise as a "kind of library". From allegory-adorned ceilings in Austria to Renaissance-style reading rooms in the North of France; these six libraries breathe new life into the writer's immortal words.
Better Than Fiction: Five Surrey Locations that Inspired Great Writers
Beyond the city’s commuter belt and contiguous suburbs, Surrey awaits. Famed for its sprawling landscapes, historic racetracks and expansive woodlands, it’s no surprise that the English county has long-captivated great writers, past and present. From Austen to Barrie, Dickens to…
The Art of Marriage
A lyric written in response to ‘Claude Monet Painting by the Edge of a Wood’ (c. 1885) by John Singer Sargent.
Le Cannet
A short prose poem inspired by ‘The Window’ (1925) by Pierre Bonnard.
When in Cornwall: Five Must-Visit Destinations
Ah, Cornwall – land of the pasty, pirates and Poldark! Having travelled down to the south coast for as long as I can remember, the Cornish coastline has long been a home away from home for me. Famed for its…