Rye Observations, by Kenneth Radu
Why a town becomes a gathering place of the literati is a subject for literary histories. In Rye’s case, it may well have been the seductions of the past, which certainly seduced Henry James.
Conduit Street, Rye

The site has been down, owing to server overload. Some of that is the
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My webmaster suggests that as a way of increasing traffic, and I guess it would be.
In the meantime, knowing the content my visitors -- from 50
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interested in, he is looking into an alternative server.
There have also been issues for those of you registering on my site
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I apologize for the disruption and thank you for your patience.
Linda Leith
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Why a town becomes a gathering place of the literati is a subject for literary histories. In Rye’s case, it may well have been the seductions of the past, which certainly seduced Henry James.
Conduit Street, Rye

After a certain period of time, say forty years, I think we should be allowed to admit that we no longer know somebody we used to know and be permitted to go back to the beginning and start again, I’ve known some people for so long without speaking to them and we’ve all changed so much in the interim that we need to be re-introduced.

Our recent title, Where They Stood: The Evolution of the Black Anglo Community in Montreal, came about thanks to a phone call from the Black Community Resource Centre.