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Name	Michael Wooff
User Name	michwo
Birthday	31/08/1949
Specialism	Fiction
Groups	Critique Central Poetry Writers Group Children's and YA Writers' Group
Location	North West
Interests	Foreign literature in translation
Profile	I read a lot.

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Domesticity by michwo Word Count: 110
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What with reading about Danton and Robespierre and the French Revolution generally in Hilary Mantel's "A Place of Greater Safety", I've gone back in time to the 18th century and singled out a painter who was for one of the leading lights of the Enlightenment in France, Denis Diderot, the bee's knees, even though he is now remembered for his domestic scenes and still lifes: Jean-Baptiste Siméon Chardin (1699-1779).

11 Mar 2018

The Child and the Date Palm by michwo Word Count: 390
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A fable by Voltaire's great-nephew who died of TB in September 1794 as a result of being imprisoned during the Terror. Two other poets - André Chénier and Jean-Antoine Roucher - were guillotined in July that year.

8 Mar 2018

Poussin`s Penultimate Summer by michwo Word Count: 983
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Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665), though born in France, spent the last years of his life in Rome. His wife, Anne-Marie, predeceased him there, dying of tuberculosis in November 1664.

26 Jan 2018

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michwo commented on the The Beast of Bolsover by michwo.
michwo commented on the Her First Day at School by michwo.
michwo commented on the The Beast of Bolsover by michwo.
michwo commented on the Sticks and Stones by Cliff Hanger.
michwo commented on the Tranquility by Cliff Hanger.
michwo commented on the Pam Ayres by Mickey.
michwo commented on the Lord Spleen by michwo.
michwo commented on the Lord Spleen by michwo.
michwo commented on the Lord Spleen by michwo.
michwo commented on the Brought back to life by michwo.
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