Reader, I promise thee here such things, which ordinarily promised, doe seeme to challenge the greatest attention, and I lay them here before thine eyes, whether thou regard the dignity or profit of the matter treated of, or the right method of handling it, or the honest motive, and good advice to undertake it, or lastly the moderation of the Authour.
Insignificant Speech as madness
There is yet another fault in the Discourses of some men; which may also be numbred amongst the sorts of Madnesse; namely, that abuse of words, ...
Back to work
The world of work has been slow to revive since Freedom Day. The trains have been filling up for a while and the masks coming off, but the latter ...
Jump off the bandwagon
Who needs conspiracies when you have the Local Government Chronicle? Who would have thought that ‘low traffic neighbourhoods’ would ...
Wonders of the Peak 7: The Devil’s Arse
Above the exquisite village of Castleton in the north of Derbyshire the hill rises steeply, a cliff behind the village and a rounded slope above ...
Wonders of the Peak 6: Mam Tor
A lofty mountain, not the highest in Derbyshire (a title which belongs to Kinder Scout, just north of here) but prominent, dominating. Mam Tor ...
Wonders of the Peak 5: Poole’s Cavern
A sinister, black cavern in a cliff-face, now at the edge of Buxton, has drawn visitors for centuries, and before them a notorious robber: this is ...
Wonders of the Peak 4: St Ann’s Well
At the foot of the Slopes stands a well with a tap continually running water. This is a modern wellhead of the famous St Ann’s Well, which ...
Wonders of the Peak 3: Eldon Hole
A fearsome cavern, a hole in the world plunging down vertically to the very centre of the Earth, they say. The Eldon Hole is a place of awe and ...