A Study In Scarlet Facsimile Edition
Beeton’s Christmas Annual 1887, A Study In Scarlet
Contains the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes in print exactly as it first appeared. With colour advertisements and further stories, this is an affordable facsimile of the “world’s most expensive magazine”, for just £15!
“A perfect addition to the Sherlockian’s shelf”
Tag Archives: southsea
Good Night, Knight And Lee, Southsea.
As the retail ritual of closing up, bending down to secure the floor bolt then reaching up for the top bolt on the double doors of Knight and Lee was enacted for the last time at 5pm on July 13th … Continue reading
Why Conan Doyle’s Southsea Life Should Inspire Writers
Writers looking for reasons to keep going when times are tough, should look no further than Arthur Conan Doyle’s early life in Southsea. His story of struggle, finding his way and eventual success is one for every writer to learn … Continue reading
Posted in Inspirations, Writing
Tagged Arthur Conan Doyle, Portsmouth, Sherlock Holmes, southsea
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Snow encounters
Sometimes when the cold grips the town it grips my heart, too, and I feel the need to get out in the snow and walk. Just so in winter’s late flowering yesterday, when I headed out in a flurry of … Continue reading
Posted in Opinion
Tagged alzheimer's, canoe lake, depression, homeless, rose garden, snow, southsea
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14 things Eddie The Eagle taught me
Eddie the Eagle has an ambivalent reputation in the British psyche. As a boy, I remember the Press sneering at him and implying he was in some way an embarrassment for Britain, or painting him as a kind of likeable … Continue reading
Review – Cirque de Glace, “Evolution”, King’s Theatre, Southsea, 8th May 2017
Anyone who knows me knows I’m a sucker for the circus, so when I saw Cirque de Glace were performing at the King’s Theatre, I couldn’t resist going. I LOVE CIRCUSES, and this was one with a difference. The whole … Continue reading
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Tagged circus, cirque de glace, evolution, king's theatre, Portsmouth, southsea
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A Talk at The Temple of Spiritualism, Southsea 5th Aug 2016
A lovely email from Sue Hayes at the Southsea Temple of Spiritualism, where I gave a talk about Conan Doyle’s faith on 5th August 2016: Dear Matt Thank you so much for your talk, knowledge and enthusiasm that you … Continue reading
Does Disney’s new Jungle Book do Pompey’s Rudyard Kipling justice?
Disney’s 1960s adaptation of The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book is a classic of silliness with great tunes. It also has, apart from the title and the names of the characters, nothing to do with the pair of children’s books written … Continue reading
Posted in Inspirations, Opinion
Tagged Disney, Film Review, Mowgli, Neel Sethi, Portsmouth, Rudyard Kipling, southsea, The Jungle Book
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My Little Life
Up early and the sky is a muddle of whites and blues above the white villas cum flats opposite. A summer morning, but with that tinge of damp in the air that nearly the whole of this summer has had, … Continue reading
Posted in Banana Republic, Pleasures
Tagged Matt Wingett, Portsmouth, southsea, swimming
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Moderate Depression, Wiped Out With NLP (And Hot Chocolate)…
I had a lovely result today. On a sparkling day in Southsea, I met a client in a cafe, over a cup of hot chocolate. She was a young woman with a slightly lost expression, looking pained and a bit … Continue reading
The Birdwoman of Southsea
Walk into a pub in the Banana Republic, not far from the old Royal Marines Barracks on a Sunday afternoon, and you might be lucky enough to hear a woman singing some jazz numbers, backed by a pianist and a … Continue reading
Posted in Banana Republic, Inspirations
Tagged banana republic, beach, creativity, southsea, the sea
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