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29 Aug 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 36

Week 36 sees our diarist Alexander meet some other Goodlets in Hampstead, who had previously lived in Russia for three generations before having to …

22 Aug 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 35

“The world is just insane and devil ridden.” As the war drums beat ever louder, Goodlet fears what is to come. Week 35 also …

15 Aug 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 34

“After dinner took an hour’s stroll over Hanger Hill and was amazed at the busy, brightly lighted community where I remember a country lane.” …

8 Aug 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 33

As week 33 unfolds, Goodlet discovers he has (finally) got a job, while still enjoying himself on the south coast. A host of things …

1 Aug 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 32

Week 32 is dominated by an enjoyable sojourn to the south coast, including numerous walking expeditions and trains. Goodlet does, however, still keep an …

25 Jul 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 31

Week 31 of our serialisation of Alexander Goodlet’s Ealing diaries includes the usual mixture of domestic preoccupations and international current affairs. Among many things, …

18 Jul 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 30

The Spanish Civil War, dancing with a plethora of women and domestic worries are the flavour of week 30 of our serialisation of Alexander …

11 Jul 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 29

Week 29 sees Goodlet pop down to Brighton himself, before returning home to Ealing and pondering the ever worsening situation in Europe while getting …

27 Jun 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 27

Our serialisation of Alexander Goodlet’s Ealing diaries from 80 years ago reaches the half-year mark. Week 27 includes his own, melancholic review of the …

20 Jun 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 26

“We had a coffee in Lyons for old times’ sake and strolled back,” writes Alexander Goodlet in an unusually jolly mood (Lyon’s cafe is pictured, to …

13 Jun 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 25

The serialisation of Alexander Goodlet’s diaries from 80 years ago continues. Week 25 includes hot weather, a reply to his application for a job …

7 Jun 2016

The Goodlet diaries: Week 24

Week 24 has a recurring phrase, which pops up regularly in Goodlet’s world: ‘Walked to Horn Lane as usual’ (pictured). It appears to be his …

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