Daylog Entry for 24/07/2003

Posted in London on 24th July 2003

First day of the Gissing conference. Seems like an awful long time to have waited for this. My concerns that much of this would be over my head prove unfounded, as early emphasis on Raymond Williams is completely within my frame of reference! The Idle Bookseller has a stall in...

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Daylog Entry for 23/07/2003

Posted in London on 23rd July 2003

Early start. Train to Paddington. Giving tech support via SMS most of the way made the journey fly by. Checked in, then wandered eastwards. Found a rare William Kent book in a small shop on Great Ormond Street. On checking later I discovered it was signed by the author! Huge...

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Daylog Entry for 14/07/2003

Posted in Updates on 14th July 2003

Very positive appeal news appears to fall flat. I'm biased because I've spent weeks researching and preparing for these hearings, but a little happiness that a potential financial and educational disaster has been averted would have maybe helped. Need to prepare for interview at the end of the week, and...

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