Quintus Horatius Flaccus (8 December 65 – 27 November 8 BC) was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus (aka Octavian).
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Harrow clock, WW2 - plaque
Our Latin consultant, David Hopkins, provided the translation and adds: "The ...
Lauderdale Road Synagogue - Halford
This design was used repeatedly to commemorate the dead of the City of London...
Trinity College of Music - WWI memorial
We puzzled for some time about the uncomfortable layout, with two names cramm...
Other Subjects
Lady Ottoline Morrell
Literary hostess and patron of the arts. Died in a clinic at Tunbridge Wells. Her Wikipedia page gives much information about her life and confirms that she was born on 6 June 1873 as Ottoline Vio...
Foyles Literary Lunches
Created by Christina Foyle (daughter of William), the first guest of honour was Lord Justice Darling who spoke to 200 at the Holborn Restaurant.  The Lunches were very successful and moved to the n...
H. G. Wells
Born Bromley, Kent. Wrote "The Time Machine", "The War of the Worlds", "The History of Mr Polly" (1909). Married twice but believed in and practised free love. Had many affairs, his mistresses incl...
Dr Jose Rizal
Writer and national hero of the Philippines during the Spanish colonial times. Born Laguna. Executed by firing squad in Manila. He was in London, working at the British Library, May 1888 to January...
Person, Execution, Jack the Ripper suspects, Literature, Nationalism, Philippines
Walter Pater
Academic, aesthete, art critic, writer. Born at 1 Honduras Terrace, Commercial Road (this terrace still exists, as 368 - 376 Commercial Road, immediately to the west of Steel's Lane). Brought up in...
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