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Look 👀 Janeites you can buy A Visitor's Guide to Jane #Austen's England for just £6.50 plus postage! Plus, money off all my titles! www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/SueWilkes/a/...
Pen and Sword Books: Titles by Sue Wilkes
Sue Wilkes is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. She has written extensively on social history, and industrial history and heritage. Sue was born in Lancashire, and has lived in Cheshire since ...
www.pen-and-sword.co.uk
January 11, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Look 👀 Janeites you can buy A Visitor's Guide to Jane #Austen's England for just £6.50 plus postage! Plus, money off all my titles! www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/SueWilkes/a/...
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The Cardiff Lions do an annual Drag Rugby charity match for children’s charities and it’s as beautiful as you imagined
January 10, 2026 at 7:45 PM
The Cardiff Lions do an annual Drag Rugby charity match for children’s charities and it’s as beautiful as you imagined
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There are 6 known facts about every animal (except dolphins, for which there are only 5). Here are the horse facts
January 6, 2026 at 9:00 PM
There are 6 known facts about every animal (except dolphins, for which there are only 5). Here are the horse facts
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Zohran just went out and fixed the Williamsburg Bridge bike entrance. Just did it. No faffing, no nonsense. Bam. Fixed.
January 6, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Zohran just went out and fixed the Williamsburg Bridge bike entrance. Just did it. No faffing, no nonsense. Bam. Fixed.
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Few years back someone FINALLY released an accurate Lanc for MS Flight Sim. Battlefield Youtube guys asked me to try and redo the dam raids for them.
Shit I learned:
1) You CANNOT see out of that cockpit
2) It is impossible to hit the Möhne within the official operational parameters of that plane
Shit I learned:
1) You CANNOT see out of that cockpit
2) It is impossible to hit the Möhne within the official operational parameters of that plane
Finally got restarted on the Big Boy Lancaster. Wings on.
I look at it and wonder how those young men braved flying these with flak all around. Amazing.
#histscalemodels
I look at it and wonder how those young men braved flying these with flak all around. Amazing.
#histscalemodels
January 1, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Few years back someone FINALLY released an accurate Lanc for MS Flight Sim. Battlefield Youtube guys asked me to try and redo the dam raids for them.
Shit I learned:
1) You CANNOT see out of that cockpit
2) It is impossible to hit the Möhne within the official operational parameters of that plane
Shit I learned:
1) You CANNOT see out of that cockpit
2) It is impossible to hit the Möhne within the official operational parameters of that plane
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I would like to hear about a time someone, a stranger even, was very kind to you without any prompting, ulterior motive, or strings attached.
December 30, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I would like to hear about a time someone, a stranger even, was very kind to you without any prompting, ulterior motive, or strings attached.
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Open up this picture fully.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
December 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Open up this picture fully.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
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Please quote this with stories of your minor interactions with non-celebrities, e.g. “I once accidentally bumped into a man in the Wellingborough branch of Holland & Barrett”
December 30, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Please quote this with stories of your minor interactions with non-celebrities, e.g. “I once accidentally bumped into a man in the Wellingborough branch of Holland & Barrett”
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i love furniture restoration videos because they show how quality is important and you can get some really beautiful, overlooked furniture if you learn certain skills
IG savedbydesign.tn
IG savedbydesign.tn
December 28, 2025 at 4:42 AM
i love furniture restoration videos because they show how quality is important and you can get some really beautiful, overlooked furniture if you learn certain skills
IG savedbydesign.tn
IG savedbydesign.tn
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Back home, and found my Christmas present from when i was about 10:
The Cambridge Encyclopedia.
It will surprise none of my followers to learn this book is my origin story.
The Cambridge Encyclopedia.
It will surprise none of my followers to learn this book is my origin story.
December 27, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Back home, and found my Christmas present from when i was about 10:
The Cambridge Encyclopedia.
It will surprise none of my followers to learn this book is my origin story.
The Cambridge Encyclopedia.
It will surprise none of my followers to learn this book is my origin story.
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New changes to kindle means that authors can opt in to allow their e-books to be downloaded.
So see who allows it before re-purchasing.
www.thebookseller.com/news/amazon-...
So see who allows it before re-purchasing.
www.thebookseller.com/news/amazon-...
Amazon to enable download of some e-books ‘across range of devices’ from 2026
From 20th January 2026, Amazon will allow authors and publishers to enable titles published without Digital Rights Management to be downloaded in EPUB or PDF format.
www.thebookseller.com
December 27, 2025 at 2:20 AM
New changes to kindle means that authors can opt in to allow their e-books to be downloaded.
So see who allows it before re-purchasing.
www.thebookseller.com/news/amazon-...
So see who allows it before re-purchasing.
www.thebookseller.com/news/amazon-...
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NEW
Jane Austen as a writer about law
Some notes on Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice, by me
(And also why there is only one good adaptation of her works.)
emptycity.substack.com/p/jane-auste...
Jane Austen as a writer about law
Some notes on Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice, by me
(And also why there is only one good adaptation of her works.)
emptycity.substack.com/p/jane-auste...
Jane Austen as a writer about law
Some notes on Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice
emptycity.substack.com
December 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
NEW
Jane Austen as a writer about law
Some notes on Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice, by me
(And also why there is only one good adaptation of her works.)
emptycity.substack.com/p/jane-auste...
Jane Austen as a writer about law
Some notes on Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice, by me
(And also why there is only one good adaptation of her works.)
emptycity.substack.com/p/jane-auste...
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Just as Clueless is the best adaptation of a Jane Austen novel, Muppet Christmas Carol is the best adaptation of anything by Charles Dickens.
December 25, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Just as Clueless is the best adaptation of a Jane Austen novel, Muppet Christmas Carol is the best adaptation of anything by Charles Dickens.
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i post this story every christmas, and will keep doing so until it stops making me cry
merry christmas xx
merry christmas xx
A real Good Samaritan
One act of kindness that befell Leeds writer Bernard Hare in 1982 changed him profoundly. Here he tells his story.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 25, 2025 at 10:25 AM
i post this story every christmas, and will keep doing so until it stops making me cry
merry christmas xx
merry christmas xx
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Wishing you all a Christmas filled with light, joy and love, dear friends ✨️ And remember that if you're alone, or struggling, there are people to help you. If you just want to chat, #JoinIn tomorrow, and may you have peace 🌲💕
December 25, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Wishing you all a Christmas filled with light, joy and love, dear friends ✨️ And remember that if you're alone, or struggling, there are people to help you. If you just want to chat, #JoinIn tomorrow, and may you have peace 🌲💕
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Don't forget if you're a UK taxpayer tick the Gift Aid box. Boosts your donation by 25% (and if you are a higher rate tax payer - I wish! - can claim rest of the tax back yourself - apparently! see: Gift Aid - GOV.UK share.google/K5OcSmUSUVcl... #bossyboots
#DuvetKnowItsChristmas
#DuvetKnowItsChristmas
December 24, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Don't forget if you're a UK taxpayer tick the Gift Aid box. Boosts your donation by 25% (and if you are a higher rate tax payer - I wish! - can claim rest of the tax back yourself - apparently! see: Gift Aid - GOV.UK share.google/K5OcSmUSUVcl... #bossyboots
#DuvetKnowItsChristmas
#DuvetKnowItsChristmas
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Tomorrow evening it’ll be my annual duty to vaguely shepherd the activity on the #duvetknowitschristmas hashtag and urge people to give small sums to charity. 7.30pm? Something like that?
December 23, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Tomorrow evening it’ll be my annual duty to vaguely shepherd the activity on the #duvetknowitschristmas hashtag and urge people to give small sums to charity. 7.30pm? Something like that?
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Was at a Christmas party with a load of clergy last night and as some people were leaving they found a person collapsed on the street outside so the Verger took over and called an ambulance and sent all the clergy away because "if they wake up surrounded by priests that'll just make things worse"
December 23, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Was at a Christmas party with a load of clergy last night and as some people were leaving they found a person collapsed on the street outside so the Verger took over and called an ambulance and sent all the clergy away because "if they wake up surrounded by priests that'll just make things worse"
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I’m reminded of watching two old ladies ask a teenage goth for directions and she politely told them and when she was out of earshot one lady said “You know where you are with a goth”
Things are Terrible, but this isn't.
Be weird.
Be weird.
December 22, 2025 at 9:20 AM
I’m reminded of watching two old ladies ask a teenage goth for directions and she politely told them and when she was out of earshot one lady said “You know where you are with a goth”
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Here is the link for those that may wish to purchase said puzzle map: www.mapcenter.com/store/p/anto...
Anton Thomas Wild World 1500 piece jigsaw puzzle — The Map Center
Enjoy Anton Thomas’ award-winning animalscape in a smaller, more accessible (if challenging!) format.
www.mapcenter.com
December 22, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Here is the link for those that may wish to purchase said puzzle map: www.mapcenter.com/store/p/anto...
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Merry gentlefolk, it is time.
Today is the day.
Today is comma-mas.
Today is the day where we contemplate the correct placing of the comma in 'God rest you merry, gentlemen'.
And if we are lucky, we can have a row about it.
>
Today is the day.
Today is comma-mas.
Today is the day where we contemplate the correct placing of the comma in 'God rest you merry, gentlemen'.
And if we are lucky, we can have a row about it.
>
December 19, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Merry gentlefolk, it is time.
Today is the day.
Today is comma-mas.
Today is the day where we contemplate the correct placing of the comma in 'God rest you merry, gentlemen'.
And if we are lucky, we can have a row about it.
>
Today is the day.
Today is comma-mas.
Today is the day where we contemplate the correct placing of the comma in 'God rest you merry, gentlemen'.
And if we are lucky, we can have a row about it.
>
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If you are not already aware this was addressed in possibly the greatest radio comedy of all time. youtu.be/yl22NCgg_CU?...
Cabin Pressure at Christmas
YouTube video by Pozzitive Comedy
youtu.be
December 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
If you are not already aware this was addressed in possibly the greatest radio comedy of all time. youtu.be/yl22NCgg_CU?...
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family story: when my dad was 18 he went to Hong Kong to work in a children's home for a year, and there was one little girl there who - unlike most of the kids - was a foundling with no known family, and also a corrected cleft palate that meant it would be very hard for her to be adopted in HK.
September 18, 2025 at 9:26 PM
family story: when my dad was 18 he went to Hong Kong to work in a children's home for a year, and there was one little girl there who - unlike most of the kids - was a foundling with no known family, and also a corrected cleft palate that meant it would be very hard for her to be adopted in HK.
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There was something of a tradition in MI6 post-war. If you did some super crazy shit in WW2 that was still classified but not THAT relevant now, then just find a friend or journalist who'll write it up as a thinly-veiled fiction story.
50s spy/war novels are a goldmine of real-world stuff.
50s spy/war novels are a goldmine of real-world stuff.
Not that surprising once you think about it- who better to write great fiction than people who lived double lives for real? When authors were actual spies, the tension and detail hit different. #SpyHistory #Espionage #Writers #AuthorsOfTwitter #books #spythrillers
www.bookbub.com/blog/authors...
www.bookbub.com/blog/authors...
8 Authors You Probably Didn’t Know Were Spies
John le Carré is actually the pseudonym of David John Moore Cornwell.
www.bookbub.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:07 PM
There was something of a tradition in MI6 post-war. If you did some super crazy shit in WW2 that was still classified but not THAT relevant now, then just find a friend or journalist who'll write it up as a thinly-veiled fiction story.
50s spy/war novels are a goldmine of real-world stuff.
50s spy/war novels are a goldmine of real-world stuff.
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Clay letters from ancient Mesopotamia are alive with idiom, sayings, and everyday language that I love.
Here are just a few random ones so you can enjoy them too.
Here are just a few random ones so you can enjoy them too.
December 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Clay letters from ancient Mesopotamia are alive with idiom, sayings, and everyday language that I love.
Here are just a few random ones so you can enjoy them too.
Here are just a few random ones so you can enjoy them too.