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Blog 124 A Literary World: The Hair Bandeau in Fashion

Posted on 25 September, 2026

Blog 124 A Literary World: The Hair Bandeau in Fashion

The Hair Bandeau in Fashion A hair bandeau is a narrow strip or band of ribbon, fabric, jewels, or metal worn around the head to style or secure the hair. In England, it was popularised in the Regency Era (early 1800s), but the fashion for...

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Blog 123 A Literary World: An Interview with Elisabeth Storrs

Posted on 27 July, 2026

Blog 123 A Literary World: An Interview with Elisabeth Storrs

A Literary World An Interview with Elisabeth Storrs My guest today is Elisabeth Storrs, an author who has a great love for history and myths. She is the award-winning author of A Tale of Ancient Rome trilogy which was endorsed by Ursula Le Guin,...

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Blog 122 07/12/2025 A Literary World: An Interview with Author Sharon Blomfield

Posted on 7 December, 2025

Blog 122 07/12/2025 A Literary World: An Interview with Author Sharon Blomfield

A Literary World An Interview with Author Sharon Blomfield This edition of A Literary World features a writer I’ve known for some time now. Sharon Blomfield lives in Canada and I am in Melbourne, but despite the distance, our love of Greece...

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Blog 121 31/08/2025 A Literary World: An Interview with Peter Barber

Posted on 31 August, 2025

Blog 121 31/08/2025 A Literary World: An Interview with Peter Barber

A Literary World An Interview with Peter Barber Today’s guest on A Literary World is someone who will whet the appetite of those readers longing to “live the dream,” something that many of us yearn to do and yet never act on. Over the past...

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Blog 120 30/07/2025 A Literary World: French Impressionism at the National Gallery of Victoria

Posted on 30 July, 2025

Blog 120 30/07/2025 A Literary World: French Impressionism at the National Gallery of Victoria

A Literary World French Impressionism at the National Gallery of Victoria This week, I visited the French Impressionism exhibition in Melbourne, developed in partnership with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. More than 100 paintings by prominent...

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Blog 119 11/06/2025 A Literary World: An Interview with Shelley Dark

Posted on 11 June, 2025

Blog 119 11/06/2025 A Literary World: An Interview with Shelley Dark

A Literary World An Interview with Shelley Dark   Today’s guest is author Shelley Dark, a writer with whom I had the pleasure of meeting a few weeks ago when she presented her book, Winter in Hydra, at the Hellenic Museum in Melbourne....

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BLOG 118 4/01/2025 A Literary World: An Interview with Greek Australian Artist, Efrossini Chaniotis

Posted on 4 January, 2025

BLOG 118 4/01/2025 A Literary World: An Interview with Greek Australian Artist, Efrossini Chaniotis

A Literary World An Interview with Greek Australian Artist, Efrossini Chaniotis As readers of my blog know, apart from writing about literary works, I also write about art and history. Today’s guest belongs to the latter group.  She is an artist...

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Blog 117  14/08/2023 A Literary World:  An Interview with Alyson Sheldrake

Posted on 14 August, 2023

Blog 117  14/08/2023 A Literary World:  An Interview with Alyson Sheldrake

A Literary World  An Interview with Alyson Sheldrake Today’s guest on A Literary World is someone who will whet the appetite of those readers longing to “live the dream”; something that many of us yearn to do and yet never act on....

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Blog 116 A Literary World: 10/07/2023 Martin Engelbrecht: A Collection of Artists, Craftsmen, and Professions Clothed with Their Own Products and Tools

Posted on 10 July, 2023

Blog 116 A Literary World: 10/07/2023 Martin Engelbrecht: A Collection of Artists, Craftsmen, and Professions Clothed with Their Own Products and Tools

Blog 116 A Literary World: 10/07/2023 Martin Engelbrecht A Collection of Artists, Craftsmen, and Professions Clothed with Their Own Products and Tools Martin Engelbrecht (16 September 1684 – 18 January 1756,) was a German Baroque engraver and...

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Blog 115 A Literary World. 11/02/2023 An Interview with John Martino

Posted on 10 February, 2023

Blog 115 A Literary World. 11/02/2023 An Interview with John Martino

A Literary World An Interview with John Martino Welcome to a Literary World. Today I am bringing you something a little different. All of us are aware of the Olympic Games. It has such a rich history. In antiquity, winners had victory poems,...

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