WW1

A Perfect Match

Some paintings are made to pair with a poem. Read Edward Thomas's As the Team's Head Brass and then take another look…

7 years ago

Women Artists of WW1: Iso Rae

In 1918 Australia appointed sixteen official war artists. All were men. Iso Rae - who had lived in France throughout…

7 years ago

Night Patrol

All agreed that 1917 had been a sad offender. All observed that 1918 did not look promising at its birth.…

7 years ago

Holiday Greetings from 1917

Time for some seasonal greetings from the front. The traditional Christmas message of charity, reconciliation, and peace on earth now ensured…

7 years ago

Marching Men

Literary reputations come and go, rise and fall like food fads and fashion. Marjorie Pickthall - once so highly regarded that…

7 years ago

Saki: The Open Window and the Birds of WW1

"You may wonder why we keep that window wide open on an October afternoon," said the niece, indicating a large…

7 years ago

Things that Matter

We had just evacuated all the students to the playground, lined them up and done a head count. It wasn't…

7 years ago

That Cursèd Wood

Some strolls have a destination. And so it was on the day we crossed the park by Harlem Meer at…

7 years ago

All the hills and vales along

He went to school in Marlborough and loved to take long and sometimes solitary walks across the Wilshire downs. So…

7 years ago

Richard Aldington and Paul Nash: Images of War

Some authors are blessed with illustrators who enhance their work with the distinction of their own. So it was in…

7 years ago