Category: literature

the men who were sherlock holmes - photo by Juliamaud

Book Launch: The Men Who Were Sherlock Holmes: A True-life Victorian Murder Mystery

June 14, 2024

The City Adventurers attended a book launch for “The Men Who Were Sherlock Holmes: A True-life Victorian Murder Mystery” by Daniel Smith. The event took place at the London Metropolitan Archives. The Men Who Were Sherlock Holmes In 1893, young army officer Cecil Hambrough was murdered at the sprawling Ardlamont estate in Scotland, unleashing one… More Book Launch: The Men Who Were Sherlock Holmes: A True-life Victorian Murder Mystery

David and Jean – authors Night – photo by Juliamaud

Author Talk by David Gardiner and Jean Duggleby

June 5, 2024

The City Adventurers attended another talk by Authors. This time it was at Walthamstow Library and the authors were a local couple called David Gardiner and Jean Duggleby. Both read short stories from their books. About David Gardiner David Gardiner’s latest collection of short stories, Before I Go…, came out in paperback on 30 Mar. 2024.… More Author Talk by David Gardiner and Jean Duggleby

at the British Library

The British Library

November 22, 2023

Although we have visited special exhibitions at the British Library, the City Adventurers had not visited the permanent exhibition before. The British Library’s permanent exhibition showcases some of the most valuable and significant literary treasures in the world. We headed to The Sir John Ritblat Gallery, which houses the “Treasures of the British Library” exhibition.… More The British Library

Moving Blog Site

City Adventurers Group

January 4, 2020

I’m finally ready to launch the social group “City Adventurers” and will be blogging about our adventures on the alternative website  https://cityadventurers.wordpress.com/  as well as here. Please visit us and subscribe to my blogs.

UNESCO Creative Cities Network

March 15, 2019

The UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) is a project launched in 2004 by UNESCO to promote cooperation among cities which recognized creativity as a major factor in their urban development. The cities approved have all met the required criteria set by UNESCO covering: Quality, quantity and diversity of publishing in the city Quality and quantity of educational programmes focusing on… More UNESCO Creative Cities Network

D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum in Eastwood - photo by Juliamaud

Visiting the birthplace of D.H. Lawrence.

March 8, 2019

D.H. Lawrence is celebrated at the D.H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum in Eastwood Located in the house where he was born in 1885, the exhibition has been laid out in the style of a late 19th-century working class miner’s house. The museum extends to the house next door which houses a short film, a small exhibition of his memorabilia and the… More Visiting the birthplace of D.H. Lawrence.