Hello. My name is Browning. Slingsby Browning. And I have started this blog as an outlet for some of the random thoughts which occasionally pass through my ageing brain.
In this blog , there will be posted from time to time articles which are trivial, serious, long or short, but above all I hope, never boring. There will be comments on topical issues, travel, science, literature and many other miscellaneous subjects. I hope you enjoy reading them, and please leave comments whether you find them enjoyable or otherwise!
The first item was an essay on the relationship between Charles Dickens and Ellen Ternan, and the way the matter has been handled by Dickens Scholars and press reporters over the years. Toward the end of this year (2012) there will be a major scholarly work published on the history of this scandal, and when it is, I shall include reference to it. In the meantime, for those unfamiliar with the story, it was reported in 1935 that Charles Dickens took the young Ellen Ternan as his mistress in 1858, and the relationship lasted until his death in 1870. That there was a relationship is no longer in doubt, but the nature of that relationship has occupied the minds of many scholars since that time. From time to time I might add more of my own views on this vexed issue, but for now I shall let is rest in peace.
Slingsby Browning.
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