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Infinite variety at Charleston

Infinite variety at Charleston

Nine years of larks at Charleston: anything goes in honour of Quentin Bell
Oh, those Bloomsberries: what fun they must have had at Charleston farmhouse snug under the Sussex downs - Vanessa and Clive Bell in menage with Duncan Grant, Lytton and Virginia popping in for tea... Well, maybe not, if you're allergic to the Bloomsbury school of charm. I used to be, but I've changed my mind after years of visits to the anything-goes Quentin Follies.
Oh, those Bloomsberries: what fun they must have had at Charleston farmhouse snug under the Sussex downs - Vanessa and Clive Bell in menage with Duncan Grant, Lytton and Virginia popping in for tea... Well, maybe not, if you're allergic to the Bloomsbury school of charm. I used to be, but I've changed my mind after years of visits to the anything-goes Quentin Follies.

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Oh what fun! And how fitting. Remember Quentin Bell well from my student days: a much-loved figure, so it is heartwarming to hear of these commemorations. PS Word verif. = 'jazzing make' ... !

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