Kirsty Stonell Walker

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• Book Review: Nelly Erichsen, A Hidden Life

  

  Well, here we are, all on lock-down and so there is no better time to get some reading done. With this in mind, here is a review of a new biography sent to me... Read more

  Posted on 21 March 2020 CULTURE

• The Brief, Bright Star of Percy Bulcock

  

  Today's post is about a new obsession of mine, the new man in my life. It's not often I end up writing about men, but I've absolutely fallen in love with today'... Read more

  Posted on 18 March 2020 CULTURE

• A Mother of a Mystery...

  

  As many of you will know, I am currently writing a biography of Julia Margaret Cameron and her maid Mary Hillier, due out in September (more on that another... Read more

  Posted on 16 January 2020 CULTURE

• Venus in Your Garden

  

  Excuse the brief, rambling nature of this post but it's just a thought that I wanted to write down and as you're here, I'll tell you. Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2020 CULTURE

• Tuesday 24th December - Frank Holl, Obviously

  

  All hail the King of Sobvent! I really couldn't do a month of misery without the marvellous and miserable art of the wonderful Frank Holl, creator of this... Read more

  Posted on 24 December 2019 CULTURE

• Monday 23rd December - The Last of the Garrison

  

  Well, we are on the penultimate day of Sobvent and what a thoroughly miserable month it has been! Splendid! I thought today I'd do the wonderfully depressing... Read more

  Posted on 23 December 2019 CULTURE

• Sunday 22nd December - The Bride of Death

  

  Today feels a bit like the calm before the storm. I have biscuits and red cabbage to cook today (separately) but other than that, I'm trying to take it easy so... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2019 CULTURE

• Saturday 21st December - Telegram

  

  What a busy day! I was catching up with my good friend and agent today, which was lovely, because there is nothing nicer than hearing the news from friends. Read more

  Posted on 21 December 2019 CULTURE

• Friday 20th December - Death of a Wombat

  

  Today is the last day of term for a lot of people, so I hope you have a good one because it's not a particularly inspiring morning here. It's chilly and wet... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2019 CULTURE

• Thursday 19th December - The Death of Procris

  

  Yesterday got a bit heavy, so I thought we'd have a break today with a straightforward death. Hurrah!The Death of Procris (1915) George Owen Wynne... Read more

  Posted on 19 December 2019 CULTURE

• Wednesday 18th December - Never Morning Wore to Evening...

  

  Well here we are, and today is the last day I am going in to work before Christmas. The rest of the week will be filled with making jam and chocolate things... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2019 CULTURE

• Tuesday 17th December - A Random Shot

  

  Flipping heck, I've got an awful one for you today, so I'll try and put off the inevitable for as long as I can. So how are you all? Well I hope, and not at... Read more

  Posted on 17 December 2019 CULTURE

• Monday 16th December - J P Inverarity Mauled by a Lioness

  

  Blimey, we really are cracking on with the month as I am now in the last week of term and I still have a lot of Christmas cooking to do. Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2019 CULTURE

• Sunday 15th December - Burial of Lady Jane Swinburne

  

  There are certain paintings that I end up thinking 'well, that's a tad niche', and today's painting is a case in point...Burial of Lady Jane Swinburne (c. Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2019 CULTURE

• Saturday 14th December - The Old Master

  

  Blimey, in ten days it will be Christmas Eve! Where has the month gone? Time flies when you're, well, obviously not having fun, maybe sobbing so much your face... Read more

  Posted on 14 December 2019 CULTURE

• Friday 13th December - A Coronach in the Backwoods

  

  Oh Lordy, it's Friday 13th, which does not bode well but might be just what we need for Sobvent. Nothing like being unlucky and miserable, which leads me to... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2019 CULTURE

• Thursday 12th December - The Alarm

  

  If you have read my blog over the years, you will know I have a soft spot for Victorian depictions of the English Civil War, which is why I am delighted to brin... Read more

  Posted on 12 December 2019 CULTURE

• Wednesday 11th December - Dying Birds

  

  Things ended on a rather positive note yesterday, which was nice. Shall we crack on with today...?Dying Birds (1874) Eloise Harriet StannardFor goodness sake.... Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2019 CULTURE

• Tuesday 10th December - Home from the Sea

  

  After all the sadness of lost loves and bladder stones yesterday, I thought I'd move the scene outdoors today...Home from Sea (1857) Arthur HughesThis is... Read more

  Posted on 10 December 2019 CULTURE

• Monday 9th December - Recalling the Past

  

  A new week and yet more misery to be uncovered! Such a jolly prospect, certainly enough to keep us going as we write our Christmas cards. Who is this card... Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2019 CULTURE