'Alice emerges from the looking-glass to find herself in the crystal ball of the English alchemist and magician, Dr. John Dee’. Lewis Carroll’s Alice x the court of Rudolph II = the imagination of Angela Carter Curious? typeandforme.com/.../angela-…

Yes, that is Gwen Raverat! Taken at the exhibition 'Wood-engraving in Modern English Books’ in 1949, this is one of my favourite historical photos from the seminal journal Matrix. Oh, to be able to time-travel...

Happy Valentine’s to all who celebrate. 💘

Phew.

Gorgeous parcel from @manderleypress! I won a copy of Helene Hanff’s Letter from NY in their prize draw - and also a cheerful bouquet of postcards and bookmarks. Wonderful! Can’t wait to start reading. Thank you!

So true! Squeezing in even a few minutes to read for pleasure is a luxury. This cheers me immensely, @tomgauld ! 📰 theguardian.com/books/pictur…

It is particularly at this time of the year that I yearn for my traditional (!) evening snifter of @berrybrosrudd’s The King’s Ginger. I’m sure I am not the only one wishing for a time machine? (Is it too much to hope it will return someday?)

Spluttering over my coffee (with microwaved milk) reading ⁦@XantheClay⁩’s latest. Punning at its best (esp. the one mentioning ⁦@Nigella_Lawson⁩) - and v good advice to boot!

Just started Jane Goodall’s @MasterClass on conservation. Tearing up hearing about the important role of a library book & a book from a secondhand bookshop in her path of life (as well as her mother’s encouragement of the young Jane’s fascination with animals & their behaviour).

Perhaps the best perk of bring a Cambridge alumna: the CAM magazine! This ‘Cambridge soundtrack’ piece put together by Kit Hesketh-Harvey is hilarious and moving. @Cambridge_Uni