#john macgregor

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Titus Andronicus, 1955, the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre. Directed and designed by Peter Brook. Martius (John MacGregor), Lavinia (Vivien Leigh) and Quintus (Leon Eagles) carry Mutius's (Ian Holm) body after he is killed by his own father Titus Andronicus (Laurence Olivier).

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‘Leaving the Grands Mulet’ - illustration for ‘The Ascent of Mont Blanc’ (circa 1855) by John MacGregor (1825-1892). Printed and illustrated by George Baxter.

Typ 805 55.5463, Houghton Library, Harvard University.

Wikimedia.

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The poor man's yacht.

The poor man’s yacht.

In the first video post of the year i started a review of the books and boats from the board of the late L.Francis Herreshoff.  I have 3 of his books and although i need to refer to all 3 it’s mainly his title ‘The Compleat Cruiser‘ that i talk about in that post.  In this post i am mainly going to talk about a book of his that i enjoyed a lot more  : ‘Sensible Cruising Designs’.

In the first…

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Bess Beetles

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Henry Darger

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John MacGregor (British, B. 1944).

Untitled Abstraction.

Oil on canvas, signed UL.

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It was a strange and pleasant life for me all the summer, sailing entirely alone by sea and river fifteen hundred miles, and with its toils, perils, and adventures heartily enjoyed.