Inspiring Older Readers
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Candide, or The Optimist posted on 21 Aug 2020
François-Marie Arouet (1694 – 1778) took the pen-name Voltaire and became one of the leading commentators and satirists of his age.
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A Bite of the Apple: a life with books, writers and Virago posted on 18 Aug 2020
I can’t quite remember where exactly in the book it is but there’s a passage that says something to the effect that the Virago Classics ..
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Square Haunting: Five Writers in London Between the Wars posted on 14 Aug 2020
I’ve always loved the Bloomsbury area of London because despite all modern day efforts to destroy its essentially Georgian elegance..
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The Birds posted on 11 Aug 2020
The fact that Alfred Hitchcock used Du Maurier’s story as inspiration for his masterful suspense thriller, also called The Birds....
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The Pugilist at Rest posted on 08 Aug 2020
Periodically, it seems, the USA produces a short story writer who in form and content draws comparisons with Ernest Hemingway....
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The History Man posted on 06 Aug 2020
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn rereads Malcolm Bradbury’s 'The History Man' and finds it an 'accomplished' but 'uncomfortable period-piece'.
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The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ posted on 04 Aug 2020
Back in 1985 when this was first published, it was a sensation shifting the best part of two million copies in no time.
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Sixpence House: Lost in a town of books posted on 03 Aug 2020
Quite why American author, Paul Collins and his family decided it was a good idea to relocate from San Francisco on America’s West coast to Hay-on-Wye,
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A Handful of Dust posted on 27 Jul 2020
In an exchange of emails with one of Letterpress’ regular guest book reviewers ...
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The Monsters We Deserve posted on 24 Jul 2020
British-born Marcus Sedgwick has had a diverse career as bookseller, publisher, illustrator and successful writer for young adults