35. 52 Times Britain was a Bellend - James Felton

Horrible Histories for adults?

22. Secret Maidstone - Dean Hollands

An easy, quick read.  Interested in local history, I wanted to know more but  it listed I few things I hadn't known.



Anyone who chances on this blog may have noticed that my reading rate appears to have slowed down from its initial rather slow rate.  I blame Brexit!  I intend to wean myself off Twitter to allow more reading time and to generally be less depressed.  (It is more obvious to me now that Brexit isn't going to happen.)  I have only included books here that I have read cover to cover.  I had intended only to include 'proper' (hardback) books, mainly as a justification for accumulating old Everyman's Library books.

Should I include nonsense like this 'stocking filler' Christmas gift?

The rare King Edward VIII post box in Week Street:

The statue of Nolan outside the former Ophthalmic Hospital and former Trinity Church:

Not mentioned - the monstrous semi-delict Tilling-Stevens factory:

Not mentioned - no-one seems to know the history of the Art Deco building now occupied by Mu-Mu:

12. A brief historical and descriptive account of Maidstone and its environs - "S.C.L."

Published in 1834.
I love the language; old spelling; the different view of history; the assumptions of the author about what his readers would find interesting and what general knowledge they would have.

That the given facts differ to other accounts only adds to its charm.