Fascinating 40: More Memories From Our Members
Peter Labdon wrote: In 1982, the National Book League (NBL) was administered from a suite of offices in Wandsworth by a chief executive...
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Brian Morron’s ‘Desert Island’ Memories
Oh, happy day! I’d been living and working in Suffolk for a couple of years when I happened upon an SBL flyer at the Wolsey Theatre in...
Rose’s PhD Diaries No. 1
My name is Rose Gant and I have been a member of SBL since 2021 and a committee member since earlier this year. Outside of the Book...
D. R. Thorpe: a Chronicler of Our Times
In February 2023 an old friend, D. R. Thorpe, died. I had known Richard Thorpe when we were fellow students at Selwyn College, Cambridge,...
Ronald Blythe’s Thanksgiving Service
It was a cold end-of-winter day as we entered St Edmundsbury Cathedral in Bury St Edmunds. By the time the thanksgiving service for...
Ronald George Blythe's Funeral Address
Address by The Very Reverend Dr Frances Ward, on the occasion of the funeral of Ronald George Blythe, CBE, FRSL St Andrew’s Church,...
From the Archives 5: Hilary Mantel
With the recent passing of Hilary Mantel, it seemed to be a good idea to scour the archives for information about her visits to Suffolk...
Edith L. Elias: A Short Biography
Edith Lea Elias (1879-1952) was born in Liverpool, the daughter of ship's chandler, John Lumsden Morice, and his wife, Mary Ann Lea, and...
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