tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4641755242350379907.post4925802815901720988..comments2024-03-28T12:10:31.018-04:00Comments on Wormwoodiana: Michael Arlen's LondonDouglas A. Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16844859516228160123noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4641755242350379907.post-24421913702711686602022-07-05T16:05:39.427-04:002022-07-05T16:05:39.427-04:00The junction of Charles Street and Queen Street is...The junction of Charles Street and Queen Street is the site where Richard Quentin is knocked down by a car and thus comes into contact with Fay Vanallen who observes the accident from her house overlooking the street.<br />Quentin is the 'young man' of Arlen's 'A Young Man Comes To London', 'an original short story' published as part of a lavish promotional book siderealpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01982099468847067257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4641755242350379907.post-5347374775870436472020-08-29T09:15:25.130-04:002020-08-29T09:15:25.130-04:00Absolutely thrilled to find all this information o...Absolutely thrilled to find all this information on Arlen in Mayfair. Thank you! We are digging into Arlen -- and Anthony Powell -- for our next tour, currently titled the Mayfair Mosey: https://londonliterarytours.co.uk/. We're just about to launch our first tour, the St. James's Jaunt, in late September.Cindy Lawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11377344607361266450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4641755242350379907.post-6062828888742730582019-04-20T04:07:50.450-04:002019-04-20T04:07:50.450-04:00Further to John Howard, above, I too enjoy wanderi...Further to John Howard, above, I too enjoy wandering around Mayfair, admiring fine buildings, streets and squares. Recently I looked at paintings by Algernon Newton at Daniel Katz Gallery in Hill Street - then nipped round the corner to see Bourdon House, painted superbly by Newton in 1932 and barely altered since.Viewfinderhttp://www.nicholassackphotos.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4641755242350379907.post-40141393454646506012019-04-18T19:57:53.845-04:002019-04-18T19:57:53.845-04:00One of the most inexplicable events of my life was...One of the most inexplicable events of my life was seeing this performance in my earlt teens https://youtu.be/DFv1653s-pYMajorWeirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12133112121493591925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4641755242350379907.post-57638097197343276682019-04-18T04:30:01.468-04:002019-04-18T04:30:01.468-04:00Excellent stuff. I often stroll around this area w...Excellent stuff. I often stroll around this area when I'm in London - as I will be next week, so I look forward to reacquainting myself with Arlen's settings. Alas, of course, much has changed since the 1920s. The great houses have been demolished and the streets are full of traffic. But trees still grow in Berkeley Square...John Howardnoreply@blogger.com