Understorey: A Year Among Weeds Jan 2024 The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera (1910) offers a unique mix of Gothic horror and tragic romance that has inspired film

This one shows a round flower design

Yet Vianne will never forget her mother's warning: that there is danger in revealing the true desires of those around her - and she must flee these cobbled streets before it's too late

Monty Don has travelled the world

care should be taken not to let the fountain pen dry out

Understorey: A Year Among Weeds Jan 2024 The Phantom of the OperaIn Understorey, artist and writer Anna Chapman Parker records in prose and stunning original line drawings a year spent looking closely at weeds, our most ubiquitous and accessible plants. In gardens, on verges or clustered around municipal lampposts, weeds offer a year round spectacle of wildlife. The benefits to us of being among greenery are well known, but what exactly are these vaguely familiar shapes that accompany our every step, yet pass