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IrisMurdoch

  1. 'We are all such shocking poseurs, so good at inflating the importance of what we think we value' The Sea, The Sea. about 10 hours ago via web
  2. #FF Thanks for the RTs this week: @TheDuckPeople @JanellePeters @Julie_Proudfoot @nawaidanjum @DLRogKingston via @Crowdbooster 2:34 AM May 25th via Crowdbooster
  3. ...in the act of breaking while the sun was shining upon it.' From the description of the chandelier in The Flight from the Enchanter. 1:24 AM May 25th via web
  4. '...tiny drops of crystal, each one glowing with a drop of pure light tinier still, as if a beautiful wave had been arrested... 1:23 AM May 25th via web
  5. @Adam_SR ...Charles' house is interesting! And Freudian images (serpents, womb-rooms etc), I.M laughing at Freud, I think. A great book! 8:34 AM May 23rd via Twitter for iPhone in reply to Adam_SR
  6. @Adam_SR Have a lovely time! look out for Charles' refusal to mourn Clement, it's at the root of everything (I think). Also the layout of... 8:32 AM May 23rd via Twitter for iPhone in reply to Adam_SR
  7. 'Life is a series of unpleasant things which pass off. Except there is one last one which doesn't.' Bruno's Dream. 5:49 AM May 23rd via web
  8. @Chellbell2010 @tookl I've never heard the Jackson one, is it any good? 4:23 AM May 21st via web in reply to Chellbell2010
  9. @Chellbell2010 @tookl I've got a very old version read by Derek Jacobi on cassette! 3:18 AM May 21st via Twitter for iPhone in reply to Chellbell2010
  10. ...with that (it is very light) a baked potato with cream cheese.' 2:56 AM May 21st via web
  11. ...'onions, carrots, tomatoes, bran, lentils, pearl barley, vegetable protein & olive oil. I add a little lemon juice before eating... 2:55 AM May 21st via web
  12. In honour of National Vegetarian Week in the UK here is Charles Arrowby's recipe for 'heavenly' vegetarian stew in 'The Sea, The Sea'... 2:53 AM May 21st via web
  13. Real people are terribly odd, but of course they keep this secret.' Iris in an interview, 1977. 1:30 AM May 21st via web
  14. 'I think real people are far more eccentric than anybody portrayed in novels... 1:29 AM May 21st via web
  15. @TOOKL A good question! You'd have to ask Audible about that but we are pushing for old recordings to be released & new ones to be made. 11:14 AM May 20th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to TOOKL
  16. @ctokelly 2,000 apparently! I meant if I'd unfollowed them rather than the other way round! 11:12 AM May 20th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to ctokelly
  17. We've reached our follow limit & are currently unfollowing accounts that do not follow us. If we've accidentally unfollowed you let us know. 7:18 AM May 20th via web
  • Name Iris Murdoch
  • Location Kingston University, London
  • Web http://fass.kings...
  • Bio Official tweets from the Centre for Iris Murdoch Studies and the Iris Murdoch Society. Tweets by Pamela Osborn.
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