tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post4223104578099674159..comments2024-03-23T12:38:46.260+00:00Comments on The History Girls: 'Intervene in the field of the imagination' by Lydia SysonMary Hoffmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06241989732624913706noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-19809529598698275202015-03-06T17:25:14.249+00:002015-03-06T17:25:14.249+00:00I'm not aware of plans for the show to move to...I'm not aware of plans for the show to move to London, I'm afraid, but I'll let you know if I hear anything, Carol. But the book is fascinating, if expensive - worth ordering from your library?! <br /><br />And yes, I hugely enjoyed the Joan Lingard which I had the pleasure of reading in MS. I've been a huge fan of hers since reading 'Across the Barricades' in my teens. Thoroughly recommend 'Trouble on Cable Street' particularly for slightly younger readers. Lydia Sysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04613876235125755967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-68606546059310810662015-03-06T08:28:40.573+00:002015-03-06T08:28:40.573+00:00This sounds like a really interesting exhibition, ...This sounds like a really interesting exhibition, Lydia - wish I was a bit closer to Newcastle. Your post made me think of Joan Lingard's book, 'Trouble on Cable Street'. I don't know if you've come across it? It's about a girl of Spanish/English parentage, living in the East End in the 30s. One brother goes off to fight in the Spanish Civil War, while the other is drawn into Mosley's Blackshirts. Like your books, it finds a little-known corner to shine a light on.Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5502671101756463249.post-11216698325636649052015-03-06T07:27:26.078+00:002015-03-06T07:27:26.078+00:00I really enjoyed this post. Other than reading the...I really enjoyed this post. Other than reading the usual writers, Laurie Lee etc, I have never looked at the Spanish Civil War from the point of view of British artists and I am really surprised to see that the support for the Republicans was so extensive in UK. I saw a wonderful exhibition in Madrid. It was the magazines, journals and poster work of the time but, of course, in Spanish. <br />And Guernica in Madrid. Magnificent. I spent an entire afternoon sitting in front of it. What a masterpiece.<br />Are there plans for this exhibition to run in London, do you know, Lydia? Carol Drinkwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05837854482139736944noreply@blogger.com