Good for you but maybe not as good as advertised; here are some short facts on several vegetables that you may find interesting.
Stella Horrocks takes dictation from one of the 300 spirits with whom she claims to be in contact. Among the entries in her unique diary, she says, is the work of Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, who defeated Napoleon at Waterloo.The output of this “secretary to the spirits” is astonishing: from her pen have come letters, speeches, diaries, memoirs, plays, and books, each in a different handwriting. So far Stella has failed to find a publisher that is willing to take any of the enormous quantity of writings she has amassed. She finds their attitude discouraging. “I am not in it for the money,” she says. “I’d just like to see these works reach a wider public”.
A how-to guide and plan for shopping at an online supermarket in the United Kingdom.
Victorian artist, Lady Elizabeth Butler, one of the first British female war artists, showed the real “blood and thunder” side of the battle ground as opposed to the more usual heroism and derring-do.
A mini-bio of the famous writer, Charles Dickens.
The work of the British urban guerrilla artist known only as Banksy.
A silversmith and patriot in the Revolutionary war.
A major British politician from 1895 and an imperially ambitious colonial secretary, Joseph Chamberlain made his fortune in the Birmingham manufacturing industry, retired from business, and became one of the ablest public figures of his time.
