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In Episode 2: The Oldest Paper in the World Gail, Hazel and Jennie talk to Frances Wood, librarian, sinologue and former head of the Chinese Collection at the British Library; Andrew Hawkins recounts the story of the oldest paper in the world; and we find out which books our readers are hoping for this Christmas. www.foxedquarterly.com/pod
Books Mentioned
Ernest H. Shepard illustrated Winnie-the-Pooh and Wind in the Willows. His memoirs are Drawn from Memory and Drawn from Life
A Country Doctor’s Commonplace Book
Issue 60 of Slightly Foxed
David Seabrook, All the Devils Are Here
Jonathan Coe, Middle England
Peter Frankopan, The Silk Roads: A New History of the World
Max Hastings, Vietnam
Philip Kerr, Greeks Bearing Gifts
Germain Greer’s White Beech is out of print, but we may be able to get hold of second hand copies. Please get in touch for details
Michael Palin, Erebus: The Story of a Ship
Sebastian Fauks, Paris Echo
BB’s books are Brendon Chase, The Little Grey Men and Down the Bright Stream
Andrew Roberts, Churchill: Walking with Destiny
Hilary Spurling, Anthony Powell: Dancing to the Music of Time
Carys Davies, West
Sally Rooney, Normal People
Rachel Kushner, The Mars Room
Katie Stewart’s Times Cookery Book is out of print, but we may be able to get hold of second hand copies. Please get in touch for details
Julian Barnes, The Pedant in the Kitchen
Nigel Slater, The Christmas Chronicles
Qiu Xiaolong’s Detective Chen series begins with Death of a Red Heroine
Frances Wood, Hand-grenade Practice in Peking
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