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Newington Green, in the Mildmay Ward of the Borough of Islington, North London is soaked in history. King Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) kept a hunting lodge there. Several streets in the area take their name from that period, such as King Henry’s Walk, Boleyn Road (formerly Ann Boleyn’s Walk), Wolsey … Continue reading "A Walk Around Mildmay and Newington Green, North London in the 1970s" The post A Walk Around Mildmay and Newington Green, North London in the 1970s appeared first on Flashbak.
Akihiko Okamura had not long left photographing the Vietnam War when he arrived in Northern Ireland in 1968 to explore John F. Kennedy’s ancestral roots. The following year he retuned to Ireland, settling first near Dublin, then Avoca, in County Wicklow. Okamura’s interest in war photography was sparked by a childhood in wartime Tokyo. … Continue reading "The Troubles In Kodachrome: An Outsider’s View of A Divided Northern Ireland" The post The Troubles In Kodachrome: An Outsider’s View of A Divided Northern Ireland appeared first on Flashbak.
By the time Harry Clarke (17 March 1889 – 6 January 1931) came to illustrate Edgar Allan Poe’s Tales of Mystery and Imagination in 1919, the work first published in 1902 had already been illustrated by Arthur Rackham, Edmund Dulac and Gustave Doré. Those were tough acts to follow, but Clarke’s twenty-four outlandish visions of … Continue reading "Harry Clarke’s 24 Sinsiter Illustrations for Edgar Allan Poe’s Tales of Mystery and Imagination, 1919" The post Harry Clarke’s 24 Sinsiter Illustrations for Edgar Allan Poe’s Tales of Mystery and Imagination, 1919 appeared first on Flashbak.
By the time Harry Clarke (17 March 1889 – 6 January 1931) came to illustrate Edgar Allan Poe’s Tales of Mystery and Imagination in 1919, the work first published in 1902 had already been illustrated by Arthur Rackham, Edmund Dulac and Gustave Doré. Those were tough acts to follow, but Clarke’s twenty-four outlandish visions of … Continue reading "Harry Clarke’s 24 Spellbinding Illustrations for Edgar Allan Poe’s Tales of Mystery and Imagination, 1919" The post Harry Clarke’s 24 Spellbinding Illustrations for Edgar Allan Poe’s Tales of Mystery and Imagination, 1919 appeared first on Flashbak.
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To continue my obscure "space fiction" I have Jimmy and the Spaceship to share with you. This was a very small "pocket book" of a comic strip. There were other "Jimmy and the...." books but I really enjoyed reading this one. It reads like the typical space story but has its own "shock" ending. I hope you like this obscure bit of early fiction about a trip to the moon. Main, Neville. Jimmy and The Spaceship. London: Brockhampton Press. (30 p.) 1949.
Newington Green, in the Mildmay Ward of the Borough of Islington, North London is soaked in history. King Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) kept a hunting lodge there. Several streets in the area take their name from that period, such as King Henry’s Walk, Boleyn Road (formerly Ann Boleyn’s Walk), Wolsey … Continue reading "A Walk Around Mildmay and Newington Green, North London in the 1970s" The post A Walk Around Mildmay and Newington Green, North London in the 1970s appeared first on Flashbak.
