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Biography

Transcript of a speech by Stratford Caldecott

Below is the transcript of a speech made by Stratford Caldecott, son of Moyra Caldecott, at the event to launch her book, Multi-dimensional Life, at Gothic Image in Glastonbury on June 9, 2007.
Strat’s speech at Moyra’s 80th birthday party/ booklaunch at Gothic Image bookshop, Glastonbury on 9 June 2007
On behalf of Moyra, I want to [...]

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Oliver Caldecott 1925-1989

Adapted from a Memoir by Moyra Caldecott

Moyra Caldecott and family warmly invite you to an exhibition to celebrate the life and art of Oliver Caldecott in the 20th year since his death.  It runs from 6-18 April 2009, and there will be a TEA PARTY to mark the last day of the exhibition [...]

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Multi-dimensional Life

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In more than thirty published books, some of them continuously in print for thirty years, the novelist Moyra Caldecott has transported her readers through ancient history and into other worlds. Her writing is a manifestation of her lifelong quest for meaning and wisdom. Now, for the first time, she reveals the many levels of her [...]

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Living memories that inspire the mythical writer

“Living memories that inspire the mythical writer”, an article by Susie Weldon from the Western Daily Press, 16th February 1998 (reprinted with permission).
Moyra Caldecott is fascinated by myth and religion, archaeology and history.
But whereas other authors rely only on research and imagination to recreate a period, Moyra calls upon actual memories to do so.
Bizarre as [...]

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A biographical sketch

Written in the mid-nineties by Moyra…

Born in 1927 in Pretoria, South Africa.
Started academic career by obtaining degrees in English Literature and Philosophy.
Briefly lectured in English Literature at university level.
Married in 1951.
Raised three children and had a most interesting and stimulating life as the wife of Oliver Caldecott in London from 1951 to 1989. (Oliver was [...]

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An Interview with Venue Magazine

These are answers to some interview questions posed in 1997 by Venue, the local listings magazine, based in Bath and Bristol, UK. The magazine later carried a feature on Moyra Caldecott and her new book Aquae Sulis (later republished as The Waters of Sul)
The novel Aquae Sulis uses the name of the town of Bath [...]

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