war of the worlds

Tonight’s Reading – The War of the Worlds

Horsell Common I finally finished the audiobook version of this, read by David Tennant. I have to say that I was amazed at this book from start to finish.  It has been a while since I have read any 19th Century literature and I was unprepared for just how action-packed this story is. Really, I […]

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A Trip to Horsell Common

After living in the South for 27 years, I finally got around to visiting this famous location just outside Woking. For those of you who don’t know, Horsell Common is the place where the Martians land in HG Wells’ classic novel, The War of the Worlds. That story has been one of my favourites since […]

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Monday Music 6 – 2018

Hi everyone, This week, I thought I would look back at my childhood and give a couple of examples that I remember from long car journeys growing up.  The car looked something like this. A Ford Sierra. Ours was blue. Back in the old days there were two cassettes that were destined to come on anytime […]

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