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During the Victorian and Edwardian eras gardening became an attractive, alternative profession to working in the factories of the new industrialised society. With the wealth the factories provided, the new rich could afford larger houses and with those houses came land that was developed into gardens.
One of the most influential horticultural figures, whose career spanned both Victorian and Edwardian eras, was William Robinson (1838-1935). Robinson left Ireland in 1861 to take up a job at the Botanical Gardens in Regents Park in London before working for the leading horticultural firm of Veitch. He became the gardening correspondent for the Times and wrote many books, but the one for which he is best remembered is ‘The English Flower Garden’ (1883) which he continually revised and to which his lifelong friend, Gertrude Jekyll, contributed.
Well over a century after he first appeared in print, Sherlock Holmes is still one of the world’s best loved fictional characters. The original stories by Arthur Conan Doyle are always in demand for their intricate plots and portrayal of Victorian London and modern tourists still make their way to Baker Street to have a look [...]
Peter Pan is now over 100 years old and as popular as ever. The names of Neverland, Peter Pan and Wendy are part of our everyday language, but on 27 December 1904, the audience at the Duke of York Theatre in London were amazed by the strange and exotic characters that flew above the stage. [...]
Ever since the advent of Harry Potter in 1997 ‘young adult’ fantasy has been highly prized in the rare and collectable book market. While J K Rowling is definitely the highest profile children’s author at the moment, Philip Pullman has quietly built up a following and his books are sought after auction favourites. Pullman was [...]