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Kensington, Notting Hill, and Paddington
An Old Inhabitant
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“Bewick” writes of a spot of ground called Brompton Park as being famed all over the kingdom for the growth p. 7of plants, and adds the stock is so large that if reckoned only at a penny each plant the whole value would be above £40,000.
PADDINGTON in the time of Edgar was given to the monks of Westminster at the cost of two hides of land. As the value of a hide of land in Henry the First’s time was 3/-, the monks had a good bargain.
The name is of doubtful derivation, Pad may mean a path or a robber. It may also mean a saddle. The place may have been infested by robbers, or it may have been a place where travellers stopped to bait their horses and “re-padded.”
Pope Nicolas IV. gave the whole proceeds of the manor . . . Read More
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At the beginning of this book, it told me something along the lines of: to properly understand the story of Peter Pan, you need to understand Kensington Gardens.
That is a lie. You do not need to read this book to understand, enjoy, or dislike (as was in my case), Peter Pan and Wendy. Put this book
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This book had one of the best introductions, knowing so many curious facts about its author and creating his story and everything that was around him at the time he wrote it, his life and other things around the novel allow us to see The novel from another perspective. J
“He was a poet, and they are never exactly grown up.”
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens could've been marvelous. Barrie's whimsical writing is stunning as always, but unfortunately, the narrative is so confusing and sporadic that it's difficult to follow. The juxtaposition of events in the
This is one of those happy-sad books – it is achingly sad when you really think about its essence. It is heart-breaking and yet hauntingly beautiful, written with wondrous whimsical charm and childlike imagination. Childlike, and yet also very adult, it has a wisdom and definite darkness to it as we
I should have read this before reading Peter Pan. This story made me cry at the end; about how Peter felt when his mother was sleeping with another baby.
However, I wanted to give 4 stars but I couldn't bring myself to do that.
Somehow, this book fell a little flat for me.
I enjoyed reading it, no doubt, but I think this was more due to the writing style (which was very easy for me to read) than the actual plot or the characters.
I was actually a bit surprised by that, because I love fairies and was especially excited for th
"La razón por la que los pájaros vuelan y nosotros no esta en el hecho de que ellos tienen una fe ciega, por que tener fe quiere decir tener alas"
Es un verdadero placer leer cosas como estas, enserio que se disfruta a montones.
En lo personal pienso que este libro es fabuloso, por que pese a que tal
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