Atticus

21/03/2025

Tom Flemons
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Wicked Stepmother Story
We have been given a lovely copy of Lyrics from the Chinese by Helen Waddell. I say lovely and it is. A slim hardback; but it is not very scholarly and is without historical references to poets or dynasties and she draws heaavily on the translations of James Legge.
I didn't know much about the life of Helen Wadell although I knew her books.The Wandering Scholars, The Desert Fathers and Lyrics from the Chinese. Her page on Wikipedia is fascinating and do follow the link below to read it. She had a very miserable childhood, and her parents died when she was quite young but went on to successful academic career'
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Waddell
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Legge

Helen Jane Waddell (31 May 1889 – 5 March 1965) was an Irish poet, scholar, theological novelist, translator, publisher's reader and playwright.[1] She was a recipient of the Benson Medal. A biography of her by the Benedictine nun Dame Felicitas Corrigan was published in 1986, winning the James Ta...

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Trump and Vance just orchestrated one of the most shameful moments in US history, live on TV.They tried to intimidate the man fighting to save his country from Russian annihilation, tried to humiliate

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24/12/2024

Atticus has just donated, $150 to Tasikok iWildlife Rescue Centre.

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24/12/2024

Do help the giant anteaters. Atticus has donated £2. I want to save the giant anteaters because I once saw a film about giant ants, and they are truly frightening!

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02/12/2024

Our Christmas competition which is down below. I was struck by the thought that artificial intelligence would've done a much better job than the Bunty artist. So in someways we have moved on. Jellyfish and crabs in the river but no mention of sewage. What a different decade. the 1970s was!

09/11/2024

Those who like the Gothic and Beckford's novel, Vathek ,might find this interesting.

In April 1826 a visitor to Bath noted that William Beckford, a ‘wealthy and capricious voluptuary’, had bought land on...

09/11/2024

Atticus is open today! My first 'official' day back. Run for cover!*

* Book cover, of course.