18th May, 2020 – When in Disgrace with Fortune

Five minutes of civilised calm, recorded in the peace of the English countryside. Sign up at https://marcsalmanac.substack.com

With a sonnet by William Shakespeare.

"When, in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes,
I all alone beweep my outcast state..."

From the show:

Wilding: The return of nature to a British farm by Isabella Tree

On this day: 18 May 1742, Lionel Lukin, inventor of the "unsinkable" lifeboat born in Great Dunmow, Essex

On this day: 18 May 1830, Edwin Beard Budding, inventor of the lawnmower, goes into business with John Ferrabee in Stroud, Gloucestershire to produce lawnmowers commercially

Music to wake you up – When it Rains it Pours by Luke Combs

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