Inspiring Older Readers
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James Joyce posted on 19 Aug 2024
The recent death of Irish novelist, Edna O’Brien at the ripe old age of 93 reminded me of her appearance at the Cheltenham
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Around the World in Eighty Days posted on 14 Aug 2024
I’m willing to bet that Jules Verne’s Around the World in Eighty Days is one of those classic novels that most people think they know but hardly ever read
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A Month in Siena posted on 12 Aug 2024
It’s become something of a cliché to claim that some of the biggest cities in the world are best understood as ‘states of mind’
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The Old Wives’ Tale posted on 07 Aug 2024
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn reads The Old Wives’ Tale by Arnold Bennett and finds his commitment to this 'major reading project' ultimately rewarding
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The Camberwell Beauty posted on 05 Aug 2024
When I first started regularly visiting second-hand bookshops, I would regularly see books by Pritchett on the shelves
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Stevenson Under The Palm Trees posted on 30 Jul 2024
This extended short story / novella takes creative liberties with the real story of Robert Louis Stevenson
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Inspector Imanishi Investigates posted on 29 Jul 2024
Seichō Matsumoto (1909 – 1992) is generally seen as the writer who popularised the detective fiction form in Japan..
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Clete posted on 24 Jul 2024
I strongly support those who claim that the 87 year-old James Lee Burke has earned the right to be considered one of America’s greats
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House of the Sleeping Beauties posted on 21 Jul 2024
Kawabata is, I think, something of an acquired taste. He was Japan’s first ever winner of a Nobel Prize winner...
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A Dry White Season posted on 17 Jul 2024
André Brink (1935-2015), a South African novelist who wrote in Afrikaans as well as English...