by Administrator | Oct 25, 2020 | Quick Reads
Highfield House was built in 1797 for Joseph Lowe (thrice Mayor of Nottingham). Over the following decade Lowe and his son, Alfred, carried out the landscaping that’s formed much of the existing Highfields Park. The Highfield House estate remained with the Lowes for...
by Administrator | Sep 27, 2020 | Quick Reads
Many Nottingham writers have taken inspiration from their memories of Southwell, including D.H. Lawrence, Alan Sillitoe, and B.S. Johnson, whose experimental book-in-a-box, ‘The Unfortunates’ (1969), includes Brian’s recollections of visiting Southwell with June,...
by Administrator | Aug 30, 2018 | Quick Reads
1967 A Tree on Fire by Alan Sillitoe (1967) The second of Alan Sillitoe’s William Posters Trilogy, A Tree on Fire received a more favourable reception than the first. It’s an existential investigation of protest and revolution in 1960s North Africa and England....
