@steveroylecomic as #DanLeno and cast @CriTheatre for curtain call @UniKentArchives and @musichallsoc special Dan Leno day celebration today! What a joy this play was.

First Impressions - Literary Houses & Famous Authors is now available to pre-order at Waterstones, Foyles and Amazon. Released on the 18th November 2026. A.L. Rowse was a fellow at All Souls, Oxford. The Elizabethan and Shakespeare historian was often misunderstood in academic circles. His friendship with the the German scholar, Adam Von Trott, raised eyebrows. Homosexuality was still against the law in 1930s England. This tragic tale of love and loss haunted Rowse for the rest of his life. I often wonder if these authors know when a reader opens their books. Do they see a glimmer of light wherever they are in eternity, that let's them know they are still inspiring us? It would be nice to think that somehow, somewhere, their souls still connect with ours. They are the past, the present and most importantly the future. We can still learn so much from them. I hope you enjoy the journey and, you never know, when visiting one of these places, from the corner of your eye, you may see a fleeting shadow of them flicker by. Including: Robert Louis Stevenson - Jane Austen - Thomas Hardy - Bronte Sisters - Rudyard Kipling - Agatha Christie - Lewis Carroll - Elisabeth Gaskell - A.L. Rowse - Violet Clifton. ISBN: 9781838136598 @ChawtonHouse @JaneAustenHouse @nationaltrust @BronteParsonage @ChCh_Oxford @RLSMuseum @EGaskellsHouse @lythamhall @AChristieWeb @agathachristie

First Impressions - Literary Houses & Famous Authors is now available to pre-order at Waterstones, Foyles and Amazon. Released on the 18th November 2026. I often wonder if these authors know when a reader opens their books. Do they see a glimmer of light wherever they are in eternity, that let's them know they are still inspiring us? It would be nice to think that somehow, somewhere, their souls still connect with ours. They are the past, the present and most importantly the future. We can still learn so much from them. I hope you enjoy the journey and, you never know, when visiting one of these places, from the corner of your eye, you may see a fleeting shadow of them flicker by. ISBN: 9781838136598 @ChawtonHouse @JaneAustenHouse @nationaltrust @BronteParsonage @ChCh_Oxford @RLSMuseum @EGaskellsHouse @lythamhall @AChristieWeb @agathachristie

First Impressions - Literary Houses & Famous Authors is now available to pre-order at Waterstones, Foyles and Amazon. Released on the 18th November 2026. Nobel Prize for Literature nominee, Violet Clifton of Lytham Hall, joins a host of iconic authors. The Book of Talbot was a tribute to her beloved husband and recorded for history his remarkable adventures across the world. "I often wonder if these authors know when a reader opens their books. Do they see a glimmer of light wherever they are in eternity, that let's them know they are still inspiring us? It would be nice to think that somehow, somewhere, their souls still connect with ours. They are the past, the present and most importantly the future. We can still learn so much from them. I hope you enjoy the journey and, you never know, when visiting one of these places, from the corner of your eye, you may see a fleeting shadow of them flicker by." David Slattery-Christy waterstones.com/.../david-sl… foyles.co.uk/.../david.../97…... amazon.co.uk/Firs.../dp/1838…

Happy Birthday Agatha Christie. Born this day in 1890. This year also marks the centenary of her mysterious disappearance in 1926. Find out more in First Impressions: Literary House & Famous Authors. Discover for the first time this remarkable true story involving Agatha Christie. In 1926 a young waitress called Millie Fall was working at the Swan Hydropathic Hotel in Harrogate. There was a single lady on her station in the restaurant that she became friendly with - that lady was Agatha Christie, using the pseudonym Teresa Neele, whilst hiding out at the hotel. In the end, they both had a secrets the other knew about, but did they betray each other? First Impressions - Literary Houses & Famous Authors. Available to pre-order at Waterstones , Amazon and other retailers. ISBN: 9781838136598 waterstones.com/author/david… amazon.co.uk/First-Impressio…

First Impressions - Literary Houses & Famous Authors is now available to pre-order at Waterstones, Foyles and Amazon. Released on the 18th November 2026. "I often wonder if these authors know when a reader opens their books. Do they see a glimmer of light wherever they are in eternity, that let's them know they are still inspiring us? It would be nice to think that somehow, somewhere, their souls still connect with ours. They are the past, the present and most importantly the future. We can still learn so much from them. I hope you enjoy the journey and, you never know, when visiting one of these places, from the corner of your eye, you may see a fleeting shadow of them flicker by." David Slattery-Christy waterstones.com/.../david-sl… foyles.co.uk/.../david.../97… amazon.co.uk/Firs.../dp/1838…

Discover for the first time this remarkable true story involving Agatha Christie. In 1926 a young waitress called Millie Fall was working at the Swan Hydropathic Hotel in Harrogate. There was a single lady on her station in the restaurant that she became friendly with - that lady was Agatha Christie, using the pseudonym Teresa Neele, whilst hiding out at the hotel. In the end, they both had a secrets the other knew about, but did they betray each other? First Impressions - Literary Houses & Famous Authors. Available to pre-order at Waterstones , Amazon and other retailers. ISBN: 9781838136598 Released on 18th November 2026. waterstones.com/author/david… amazon.co.uk/First-Impressio…

First Impressions! Literary Houses & Famous Authors now available to pre-order at Waterstones and Amazon. "Visiting the homes of these extraordinary authors, along with other famous places associated with them, I began to realise that it was not just about old buildings or bricks and mortar. I started to allow myself to connect with them on a deeper level, to the point where it became a quest to have a moment of personal and spiritual connection. After all, these were authors I had known all my life; the characters they created were like friends to me. They shaped my life and helped to form my opinions about the world and the emotional journeys we all embark upon. They also allowed me, through their work, to have a window through which I could understand history." David Slattery-Christy waterstones.com/author/david… amazon.co.uk/First-Impressio…

I miss working with these cheeky boys! Happy days touring with Naturally Insane! The Life of Dan Leno. "Oh, my very dears!" Picture taken at Lytham Hall while filming for ITV. @steveroylecomic , Phil Walker and Neil Rowland.

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Happy Birthday to William Shakespeare. England's greatest playwright.

First Impressions - Literary Houses & Famous Authors - is now available to pre-order from Waterstones, Foyles and Amazon. Using ISBN: 9781838136598 from all good book stores. @lythamhall @ChawtonHouse @JaneAustenHouse @BronteParsonage @RLSte @BatemansNT @EGaskellsHouse @LewisCarrollSoc @nationaltrust waterstones.com/author/david… foyles.co.uk/book/first-impr… amazon.co.uk/Books-David-Sla… This title will be released on the 18th November 2026.