Until the early 1800s, Grub Street was the name of a street in London’s impoverished Moorfields district. In the 1700s and 1800s, the street was famous for its concentration of mediocre, impoverished ‘hack writers’, aspiring poets, and low-end publishers and booksellers, who existed on the margins of the journalistic and literary scene. Grub Street’s bohemian, impoverished literary scene was set amidst the poor neighbourhood’s low-rent flophouses, brothels, and coffeehouses.
– wikipedia.org
“…most of us were about the idlest young dogs that squandered away their time on the pavements of Paris or London. We would not work. I declare in all candour that…the average number of hours per week which I devoted to literary production did not exceed four.”
– George Augustus Sala
This blog is largely devoted to my informal, unprofessional reviews of every book I read. Occasionally I will bemoan my station, post some of my own fiction, or rant about the appalling state of politics/public sentiment/journalism in Australia.
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October 22, 2009 at 3:30 pm
kissmykimchi
Hmm, even though you made your great escape would you still be game for a link exchange?
I’ll add you tonight after work.
February 2, 2010 at 3:31 pm
7tavern Admin
Hi,
We’ve browsed through your reviews and thought that they are really original and interesting! We would like to invite you to publish your reviews on 7tavern.com, which provides an alternative platform for promising movie reviewers to showcase their talents. In addition, you’ll find a growing community of bloggers who share the same passion for excellent movies! Based on the merit of your reviews, we believe that you would be an exceptional addition to our community.
Please feel free to contact us to discuss how you could become a 7tavern reviewer. =)
Cheers,
7tavern Team
admin@7tavern.com
November 28, 2011 at 7:42 pm
Kim
I’ve read your book reviews and very much enjoyed them. Assumed they were original :-). and that you were passionate, a reader, without prejudice and adventurous. In which case we would love to talk with you about reaching a wider audience without loss of all things that matter…
January 24, 2015 at 4:02 pm
Charlotte
Could you please let me know where your image of Xanadu is from? I am making a reading of Kubla Khan with visuals and am looking for material.
Thank you!
January 26, 2015 at 2:06 pm
Mitch
Second Google image result for “Xanadu Coleridge”