From jsneddon2 at yahoo.co.uk Mon Feb 6 02:43:07 2012 From: jsneddon2 at yahoo.co.uk (John Mason Sneddon) Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2012 10:43:07 +0000 Subject: [ilds] Penelope Durrell Hope Message-ID: Penelope Durrell Hope Published in the Hereford Times on 28 October 10 DURRELL-HOPE Penelope. Peacefully at home at The Garden House, Whitney- on-Wye on Thursday October 21 2010, aged 70 years. A private Family service of committal at Hereford Crematorium will be followed by a memorial service at the Church of St Peter and St Paul, Whitney-on-Wye at a later date. Funeral arrangements by Oak Tree Funeral Services of the Cemetery Chapel, Kington and 6 Castle Close, Eardisley. 01544 327829 I knew Penny, and her then husband Roger, very well when we were all young and lived in Cornwall. Both Roger and I were craft potters (he also ran a small farm). i helped them move all their stuff to Ireland. I loved them both very much and the memories come flooding back triggered by the reviews to Amateurs in Eden hence the internet search. From donotreply at wordpress.com Thu Feb 9 13:45:11 2012 From: donotreply at wordpress.com (Durrell 2012: The Lawrence Durrell Centenary.) Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2012 21:45:11 +0000 Subject: [ilds] =?utf-8?q?=5BNew_post=5D_=E2=80=9CAll_Sorts_of_Unexpected_?= =?utf-8?q?Meetings_and_Links=E2=80=9D=3A_Virago_Books_Hosts_Releas?= =?utf-8?q?e_Party_for_Amateurs_in_Eden=2E?= Message-ID: <22440802.1616.0@wordpress.com> Post : “All Sorts of Unexpected Meetings and Links”: Virago Books Hosts Release Party for Amateurs in Eden. URL : http://durrell2012.com/2012/02/09/all-sorts-of-unexpected-meetings-and-links-virago-books-hosts-release-party-for-amateurs-in-eden/ Posted : 9 February 2012 at 21:44 Author : durrell2012 Tags : Biography, Durrell 2012 Event, Joanna Hodgkin, Lawrence Durrell, New Publications Categories : Biography, Durrell 2012 Event, Joanna Hodgkin, Lawrence Durrell, Nancy Durrell, New Publications On 7 February 2012, Virago Books hosted a book launch for Amateurs in Eden, Joanna Hodgkin's new biography of her mother, Nancy Durrell Hodgkin. Joanna tells us that the party was held at one of Fiztrovia's longstanding literary landmarks ??the Wheatsheaf???"a small pub with a proper 1930s atmosphere": Despite Siberian temperatures outside, it was a [...] Read more of this post (http://durrell2012.com/2012/02/09/all-sorts-of-unexpected-meetings-and-links-virago-books-hosts-release-party-for-amateurs-in-eden/) -- WordPress.com | Thanks for flying with WordPress! Manage Subscriptions https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=f36537ab06bc3866b44a65b2065a483a&email=ilds%40lists.uvic.ca Unsubscribe: https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=f36537ab06bc3866b44a65b2065a483a&email=ilds%40lists.uvic.ca&b=C23r%3FB2I_lmEWU%2CNLMJ%3D.2LPJJ013_MBDjM0%2FUirsP6_%5BC1yCU -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From donotreply at wordpress.com Fri Feb 10 15:01:41 2012 From: donotreply at wordpress.com (Durrell 2012: The Lawrence Durrell Centenary.) Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:01:41 +0000 Subject: [ilds] =?utf-8?q?=5BNew_post=5D_=E2=80=9CA_Most_Extraordinary_Ach?= =?utf-8?q?ievement=E2=80=9D=3A_Guardian_Books_Podcast_Recognizes_2?= =?utf-8?q?012_Lawrence_Durrell_Centenary_=26_The_Alexandria_Quarte?= =?utf-8?q?t=2E?= Message-ID: <22440802.1632.0@wordpress.com> Post : “A Most Extraordinary Achievement”: Guardian Books Podcast Recognizes 2012 Lawrence Durrell Centenary & The Alexandria Quartet. URL : http://durrell2012.com/2012/02/10/a-most-extraordinary-achievement/ Posted : 10 February 2012 at 23:01 Author : durrell2012 Tags : Durrell 2012 Event, Durrell in the News, Joanna Hodgkin, Lawrence Durrell, The Alexandria Quartet Categories : Durrell 2012 Event, Durrell in the News, Lawrence Durrell, Nancy Durrell, The Alexandria Quartet, Uncategorized Guardian Books has just published a new podcast in recognition of Durrell 2012: The Lawrence Durrell Centenary and the recent Faber reissue of?The Alexandria Quartet. "Guardian Books Podcast: Lawrence Durrell at 100" features presenter Claire Armitstead in conversation with travel writer Jan Morris, Amateurs in Eden author Joanna Hodgkin, and Guardian Books blogger Sam Jordison. [...] Read more of this post (http://durrell2012.com/2012/02/10/a-most-extraordinary-achievement/) -- WordPress.com | Thanks for flying with WordPress! Manage Subscriptions https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=f36537ab06bc3866b44a65b2065a483a&email=ilds%40lists.uvic.ca Unsubscribe: https://subscribe.wordpress.com/?key=f36537ab06bc3866b44a65b2065a483a&email=ilds%40lists.uvic.ca&b=L2R.KUFoQw2O5%26A-A6oKNN7npP4GhG9Z9aDrD%26%5DA%5Dnn%2FLhGDcR -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From james.d.gifford at gmail.com Fri Feb 10 16:46:42 2012 From: james.d.gifford at gmail.com (James Gifford) Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:46:42 -0800 Subject: [ilds] =?windows-1252?q?=5BNew_post=5D_=93A_Most_Extraordinary_Ac?= =?windows-1252?q?hievement=94=3A_Guardian_Books_Podcast_Recognizes_2012_L?= =?windows-1252?q?awrence_Durrell_Centenary_=26_The_Alexandria_Quartet=2E?= In-Reply-To: <22440802.1632.0@wordpress.com> References: <22440802.1632.0@wordpress.com> Message-ID: <4F35BA72.6040805@gmail.com> Bravo! This is a grand podcast and much fun. I hope list members are busy enjoying some Friday afternoon entertainment. -James On 10/02/12 3:01 PM, Durrell 2012: The Lawrence Durrell Centenary. wrote: > > New post on *Durrell 2012: The Lawrence Durrell Centenary.* > > > > > > > ?A Most Extraordinary Achievement?: Guardian Books Podcast > Recognizes 2012 Lawrence Durrell Centenary & The Alexandria Quartet. > > > by durrell2012 > > Guardian Books has just published a new podcast in recognition of > Durrell 2012: The Lawrence Durrell Centenary and the recent Faber > reissue of The Alexandria Quartet. "Guardian Books Podcast: Lawrence > Durrell at 100" features presenter Claire Armitstead in conversation > with travel writer Jan Morris, Amateurs in Eden author Joanna Hodgkin, > and Guardian Books blogger Sam Jordison. [...] > > Read more of this post > > > *durrell2012 * | 10 February > 2012 at 23:01 | Tags: Durrell 2012 Event > , Durrell in the News > , Joanna Hodgkin > , Lawrence Durrell > , The Alexandria Quartet > | Categories: > Durrell 2012 Event , Durrell in > the News , Lawrence Durrell > , Nancy Durrell > , The Alexandria Quartet > , Uncategorized > | URL: http://wp.me/p1w9Sq-qk > > Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions > . > > > *Trouble clicking?* Copy and paste this URL into your browser: > http://durrell2012.com/2012/02/10/a-most-extraordinary-achievement/ > > Thanks for flying with WordPress.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > ILDS mailing list > ILDS at lists.uvic.ca > https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/ilds From james.d.gifford at gmail.com Sun Feb 12 11:01:36 2012 From: james.d.gifford at gmail.com (James Gifford) Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 11:01:36 -0800 Subject: [ilds] Guardian podcast and discussion Message-ID: <4F380C90.9090502@gmail.com> Hello all, There's a provocative discussion taking place on the Guardian's page in response to the recent podcast: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/audio/2012/feb/10/lawrence-durrell-100-podcast? Perhaps folks here are interested in joining in after giving the podcast a listen. Exciting times this year! For everyone who hasn't taken a look at the developments for the Centenary conference in London this summer, Charles has been doing great work: http://durrell2012.com In any case, I hope everyone's having a grand weekend and perhaps listening to Old D crooning and playing jazz in the podcast over a morning coffee... Best, James -- --------------------------------------- James Gifford, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of English and University Core Director School of English, Philosophy and Humanities University College: Arts, Sciences, Professional Studies Fairleigh Dickinson University, Vancouver Campus Voice: 604-648-4476 Fax: 604-648-4489 E-mail: gifford at fdu.edu http://alpha.fdu.edu/~jgifford 842 Cambie Street Vancouver, BC V6B 2P6 Canada From marc at marcpiel.fr Sun Feb 12 11:47:11 2012 From: marc at marcpiel.fr (Marc Piel) Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:47:11 +0100 Subject: [ilds] Guardian podcast and discussion In-Reply-To: <4F380C90.9090502@gmail.com> References: <4F380C90.9090502@gmail.com> Message-ID: <4F38173F.3050702@marcpiel.fr> Hello James, I would have liked to listen to the podcast, but when I discovered I had to pay 10 Euros, I had the strong impression, not the first times in recent times, that all this was a money making excercise more than anything else!!! Has anyone else had this sensation? B.R. Marc Le 12/02/12 20:01, James Gifford a ?crit : > Hello all, > > There's a provocative discussion taking place on > the Guardian's page in response to the recent > podcast: > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/audio/2012/feb/10/lawrence-durrell-100-podcast? > > > Perhaps folks here are interested in joining in > after giving the podcast a listen. Exciting > times this year! > > For everyone who hasn't taken a look at the > developments for the Centenary conference in > London this summer, Charles has been doing great > work: > > http://durrell2012.com > > In any case, I hope everyone's having a grand > weekend and perhaps listening to Old D crooning > and playing jazz in the podcast over a morning > coffee... > > Best, > James -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From james.d.gifford at gmail.com Sun Feb 12 12:20:11 2012 From: james.d.gifford at gmail.com (James Gifford) Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:20:11 -0800 Subject: [ilds] Guardian podcast and discussion In-Reply-To: <4F38173F.3050702@marcpiel.fr> References: <4F380C90.9090502@gmail.com> <4F38173F.3050702@marcpiel.fr> Message-ID: <4F381EFB.2020604@gmail.com> Hi Marc, It should be free... You can access it directly on the Durrell2012 site: http://durrell2012.com/2012/02/10/a-most-extraordinary-achievement/ It's also free to download directly as an .mp3 file here: http://audio.theguardian.tv/audio/kip/books/series/books/1328877299709/664/gdn.book.110210.tm.Lawrence-Durrell-Jan-Morris-books.mp3 No money making exercise here, or at least I hope not! Best, James On 12/02/12 11:47 AM, Marc Piel wrote: > Hello James, > I would have liked to listen to the podcast, but when I discovered I had > to pay 10 Euros, I had the strong impression, not the first times in > recent times, that all this was a money making excercise more than > anything else!!! > > Has anyone else had this sensation? > > B.R. > Marc > > Le 12/02/12 20:01, James Gifford a ?crit : >> Hello all, >> >> There's a provocative discussion taking place on the Guardian's page >> in response to the recent podcast: >> >> http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/audio/2012/feb/10/lawrence-durrell-100-podcast? >> >> >> Perhaps folks here are interested in joining in after giving the >> podcast a listen. Exciting times this year! >> >> For everyone who hasn't taken a look at the developments for the >> Centenary conference in London this summer, Charles has been doing >> great work: >> >> http://durrell2012.com >> >> In any case, I hope everyone's having a grand weekend and perhaps >> listening to Old D crooning and playing jazz in the podcast over a >> morning coffee... >> >> Best, >> James > > > _______________________________________________ > ILDS mailing list > ILDS at lists.uvic.ca > https://lists.uvic.ca/mailman/listinfo/ilds From james.d.gifford at gmail.com Sun Feb 12 13:54:26 2012 From: james.d.gifford at gmail.com (James Gifford) Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:54:26 -0800 Subject: [ilds] ILDS Listserv now searchable Message-ID: <4F383512.3000304@gmail.com> Hello all, I've added an update to the Durrell Society's homepage that makes the listserv's online archives searchable: http://www.lawrencedurrell.org Just look to the bottom of the left hand navigation column. I hope it's useful! Best, James -- --------------------------------------- James Gifford, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of English and University Core Director School of English, Philosophy and Humanities University College: Arts, Sciences, Professional Studies Fairleigh Dickinson University, Vancouver Campus Voice: 604-648-4476 Fax: 604-648-4489 E-mail: gifford at fdu.edu http://alpha.fdu.edu/~jgifford 842 Cambie Street Vancouver, BC V6B 2P6 Canada