Today marks a happy but poignant day for your favourite protagonist – the birth of my youngest daughter. There are three candles planted in her birthday cake this year. To look at her now, you would never guess that the day of her arrival into the world was the most harrowing experience of my life. […]
What do you get when you combine a number of writing greats, one or two intrepid explorers and add a generous helping of cricket? The Allahakbarries, of course – a celebrity cricket team from Victorian and Edwardian England. Founded by J.M. Barrie, the creator of Peter Pan, this extraordinary amateur cricket team played each summer […]
I was around 8 when I first read Tintin. My uncle gave me his old, slightly battered copy of The Calculus Affair and it was love at first sight. As a young boy, I always had a pencil and a piece of paper close by to draw so the artwork really caught my eye. Each […]
In which G.M. Norton explores the romantic rules of two hundred years ago with a little help from a literary great. I currently have my pomade-covered head submerged in a Jane Austen novel. Pride and Prejudice to be precise. It was first published in January 1813, making it an incredible two hundred years old. I […]
That chance encounter can happen anywhere – on public transport, standing in a queue, walking around an art gallery, at work, in a bar. The moment you meet an exquisite creature that stirs up a strong desire to overwhelm her with the ‘bold move’, all too often the incident runs as follows. The fair maiden […]
Last Saturday, I went along to Salford’s Big Day Out where I spent the day sauntering around with a megaphone in my hand making announcements. Think of me as a town crier, only at a festival, and wearing an American seersucker suit. Joined by my chum, Barrington Powell, we had a licence to be silly […]
In which G.M. Norton explores the romantic rules of two hundred years ago with a little help from a literary great. I currently have my pomade-covered head submerged in a Jane Austen novel. Pride and Prejudice to be precise. It was first published in January 1813, making it an incredible two hundred years old. I […]
In a rush to pursue my quest to lead a gentlemanly existence, it has only just occurred to me that there are men out there that need a little help and guidance with the classic men’s style of dress. So this week, I’m going to go back to basics a little. Do forgive if you […]
In which G.M. Norton explores the romantic rules of two hundred years ago with a little help from a literary great. I currently have my pomade-covered head submerged in a Jane Austen novel. Pride and Prejudice to be precise. It was first published in January 1813, making it an incredible two hundred years old. I […]
What do you get when you combine a number of writing greats, one or two intrepid explorers and add a generous helping of cricket? The Allahakbarries, of course – a celebrity cricket team from Victorian and Edwardian England. Founded by J.M. Barrie, the creator of Peter Pan, this extraordinary amateur cricket team played each summer […]