Showing posts with label John Julius Norwich. Show all posts
Showing posts with label John Julius Norwich. Show all posts
Friday, May 5, 2017
Thursday, September 24, 2015
Thursday, September 10, 2015
Thursday, May 7, 2015
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Daily Dose
From Darling Monster: The Letters of Lady Diana Cooper to Her Son John Julius Norwich 1939 - 1952, edited by John Julius Norwich
DO
"Get hold of a typewriter when you can because you write with much greater abandon on the machine, unlike everyone else."
From July 25th, 1940 (John Julius Norwich is now the author of roughly two dozen books to date.)
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Daily Dose
From Darling Monster: The Letters of Lady Diana Cooper to Her Son John Julius Norwich 1939 - 1952, edited by John Julius Norwich
FARM FASHION
"It is out of farm fashion to give ducks swimming space, and yet they keep those awful feet. It seems dreadfully cruel, like taking us off the snows but leaving our skies on."
From June 14th, 1941
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Daily Dose
From Trying to Please: A Memoir, by John Julius NorwichHILAIRE BELLOC
"Once -- I must have been about ten -- I tried to help him off with his cloak, and almost collapsed under its weight. It seemed to have pockets everywhere -- and every pocket contained a flask."
From Chapter 2, Childhood
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
A Byzantine Clerihew
JOHN JULIUS NORWICHIt's safe to say, I now know all I care to
Of what the Palaiologos were heir to.
In somewhat grudging thanks for which,
I blame John Julius Norwich.
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