3rd September 1961
We had made no definite plans for this evening. Alan had said to expect him about 7 o'clock.
Letter 1
I find it hard to believe that I have been writing to you for nearly six years but this is like writing to a different person.
What in the World (8)
ENTERTAINMENT LITERATURE 2 LADY CHATTERLEY’S LOVER by D.H. LAWRENCE The novel was first published privately in Italy in 1928 and France the following year. It was not published openly in the UK until 1960 when the publishers, Penguin Books were charged under the Obscene Publications Act of 1959. The plot involves the class division prevalent…
2nd September 1961
This evening Alan started out on the long task of introducing me to his many brothers and sisters.
What in the World (7)
ENTERTAINMENT LITERATURE 1 THE TROPIC OF CANCER by HENRY MILLER The novel was published in France 1934 and immediately banned by the US Customs Service from being imported into the USA declaring it obscene. In 1950 the director of the American Civil Liberties Union attempted to import the book which led to a…
1st September 1961
Dear Diary Friday The only thing worth mentioning from yesterday was the postcard from Lena, posted in Copenhagen. Yesterday was pay day but it hasn’t done my finances much good ‘cos I’ve got to buy a suit and a coat and I don’t know which to buy first. I’ve convinced myself I need a suit…
What in the World (6)
SONGS OF PRAISE 1st October 1961 A long-running religious BBC programme Songs of Praise broadcasts church services and in particular the singing of Christian hymns from churches from a different place and of varying denominations each week. The first broadcast was in October 1961 from the Tabernacle Baptist Church in Cardiff. It is one…
30th August 1961
Dear Diary Wednesday Alan and I started the pattern of the weeks ahead by staying in this evening. We stayed in my house and played records and talked and he finally took his leave about 10.45. Dad couldn’t help but mention one of his old complaints. ‘I don’t mind him coming round here but I…
What in the World (5)
The World Wildlife Fund (for Nature) is an international organisation founded in April 1961. The purpose is to work in the field of wilderness preservation and the reduction of human impact on the environment. Amongst others, founder members were Prince Philip, Julian Huxley, …
29th August part 2
Before we left to take Lena to the airport I had warned Alan that I might burst into floods of tears.
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