Eclecticism: Reflections on literature, writing and life

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Letter to Rebecca #24-16
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Letter to Rebecca #24-16

A heatwave, terrible "music", and why I've shelved Jane Austen

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Jul 31, 2024
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Terry touches on tube travels, crosswords, and Hazlitt: a veritable culturefest in one missive. Chortle.

Dear Rebecca

Thank you for your chortlesome and well-researched letter. You started off talking about whether we’re having a heatwave. Well, I think we are, and I don’t like it. It’s unnatural. July in England is supposed to be soggy, wet, depressing: …

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