reviewer

Writing a review

by David J. Breeze Early in my career I was given some wise advice: never forget, David, that in writing a review, it is the reviewer who is on trial rather than the reviewed. Wise advice and too often forgotten. This wise advice is multi-layered. One element is certainly courtesy. A book has been written…

our planning

Organising a tour

by David J. Breeze Every year from 1968 to 1998 Brian Dobson and I organised a tour, to Hadrian’s Wall, its hinterland, the Antonine Wall, Roman Scotland and then seven to the continent. Each required careful preparation, and this especially applied to the continental tours. Sites, distances, toilets, hotels and meals were all important and…