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Originally Posted by susie123
You hit on my two favourites, I've always loved William Blake and like you was a Blytonophile when young. Though having seen a recent TV drama about her I'm not sure she was a very nice person.
There's a novel about Blake, Burning Bright by Tracy Chevalier, which I enjoyed - her other books are worth a read too.
Of the rest Mary Somerville sounds fascinating - Somerville Coll Oxford was named after her. And I've always loved the story of the Eleanor crosses - a real tribute from a loving husband.
And maybe one day I'll go to Argentina and visit my town.
Funnily enough in three places I have lived one of my neighbours has shared my birthday. Not here though!
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So, I'm not the only one who can see a world in a grain of sand
I read that one to my critters too.
