November 2011
10 posts
I was twenty one, at midnight, running down a dark street on my own, with ten...
– Sienna Miller, speaking at the Levenson Inquiry
On avoiding melencholy
Dear Lady Georgiana,
Nobody has suffered more from low spirits than I have done, so I feel for you.
1st: Live as well as you dare.
2nd: Go into the showerbath with a small quantity of water at a temperature low enough to give you a slight sensation of cold.
3rd: Amusing books.
4th: Short views of human life — not further than dinner or tea.
5th: Be as busy as you can.
6th: See as much as...
November
Shropshire Union
When I drive across this country, with autumn falling and rustling to pieces, I...
– DH Lawrence, November 1915. On driving to Garsington Manor. (from last year)