Mark Burgess
@markburgess.bsky.social
Artist and writer
http://www.markburgess.co.uk
http://www.markburgess.co.uk
Oh yes! A second best but a joy none-the-less, is Simon Callow's reading:
youtu.be/p5zJXtxz3z4?...
youtu.be/p5zJXtxz3z4?...
Simon Callow reads A Christmas Carol at The London Library
YouTube video by The London Library
youtu.be
December 7, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Oh yes! A second best but a joy none-the-less, is Simon Callow's reading:
youtu.be/p5zJXtxz3z4?...
youtu.be/p5zJXtxz3z4?...
Sometimes, often in autumn, we get hundreds of rooks and jackdaws flying over the house on their way to roost. It's a wonderful sight and sound.
December 7, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Sometimes, often in autumn, we get hundreds of rooks and jackdaws flying over the house on their way to roost. It's a wonderful sight and sound.
Yes, that would be my guess.
December 7, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Yes, that would be my guess.
Ah, the business was started by Uncle Jeremiah, and passed to his nephew (who died in 1910):
December 6, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Ah, the business was started by Uncle Jeremiah, and passed to his nephew (who died in 1910):
If it's the same man, he started in 1830:
December 6, 2025 at 9:45 PM
If it's the same man, he started in 1830:
I'll look after that one for you. 😂
December 6, 2025 at 12:07 PM
I'll look after that one for you. 😂
Strangely, looking somewhat like Peter Cushing.
December 4, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Strangely, looking somewhat like Peter Cushing.
He also did some stunning book illustrations early in his career. For example, for Treasure Island.
December 4, 2025 at 9:47 PM
He also did some stunning book illustrations early in his career. For example, for Treasure Island.
Simple but effective!
December 4, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Simple but effective!
I find it very handy.
December 4, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I find it very handy.
E B White once declined a request to join a committee "for secret reasons"!
December 4, 2025 at 3:11 PM
E B White once declined a request to join a committee "for secret reasons"!
I suppose the glass and leading is too regular to be older than that?
December 4, 2025 at 12:25 PM
I suppose the glass and leading is too regular to be older than that?
A book of the play was produced in 1913 with charming illustrations by Hugh Thomson:
December 4, 2025 at 12:23 PM
A book of the play was produced in 1913 with charming illustrations by Hugh Thomson:
Happy Anniversary, both!
December 4, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Happy Anniversary, both!
Lovely article. Assemblies were advertised as being on "moonlight" nights:
[Reading Mercury, Monday 23 September 1793, p.1]
[Reading Mercury, Monday 23 September 1793, p.1]
![Newspaper cutting advertising "the first Reading Assembly... on Tuesday 24th instant, being a moonlight night." [Reading Mercury, Monday 23 September 1793, p.1]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:adctufoihmh2ds5sujyzrykw/bafkreic5o457ddif7ln6i5it7eg7i2rdmtfsfavn5w7qgdxe43mm6vfxau@jpeg)
December 3, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Lovely article. Assemblies were advertised as being on "moonlight" nights:
[Reading Mercury, Monday 23 September 1793, p.1]
[Reading Mercury, Monday 23 September 1793, p.1]
Yes, I think the whole of the UK is under cloud. 🙄
December 3, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Yes, I think the whole of the UK is under cloud. 🙄
Aurora likely:
aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk
aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk
AuroraWatch UK · AuroraWatch UK
See the aurora borealis from the UK
aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk
December 3, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Aurora likely:
aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk
aurorawatch.lancs.ac.uk
Many happy hours... 😂
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A Load of Old Billhooks - Home
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December 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Many happy hours... 😂
www.billhooks.co.uk
www.billhooks.co.uk