Monday, 13 October 2025

Harry Mount, How England Made the English

 Not sure I learnt anything new, but a readable review of how the english have been shaped by their geography. Finished it off in a very fine Library on the University of Nottingham camps while Fred was looking around the Maths department. I sacked off a lecture that assumed basic familiarity with differentiation in single-variable calculus, so i wasn't getting through the door. i went over to the History Department instead and sat in on an excellent class on the position of Jewish women in medieval society. Later that day, in a coincidence that still leaves me dumbfounded, I sent a picture of Fred in Nottingham City Centre to Susie, as i was last there with her over 30 years ago. she pinged back to say she was in The Alchemist with her family. Fred and I googled that, and then realised we were stood outside it - and there was Susie on the doorstep. Mad. Felt a bit awkward as all her family were there for Alex's 18th birthday, and it was very posh. We politely stayed for a dink and wished Alex a very happy birthday

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