Inspiring Older Readers
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A Girl in Winter posted on 26 May 2024
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn re-evaluates Philip Larkin's 'A Girl in Winter' and finds his earlier opinions of the novel were too dismissive
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Regeneration posted on 22 May 2024
Published in 1991, Pat Barker’s Regeneration turned out to be the first instalment of what has become an eponymously named trilogy of novels
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Out of One, Many: Ancient Greek Ways of Thought and Culture posted on 12 May 2024
Like many people who went through the British education system, I was never given any systematic or useful introduction ...
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Tales of the Uncanny and Supernatural posted on 05 May 2024
The reputation of Algernon Blackwood (1869 – 1951) rests on his collections of supernatural or modestly spooky short stories
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The Peregrine posted on 01 May 2024
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn reads J.A. Baker's enigmatic classic which is now championed by a new generation of naturalists and environmentalists.
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Leave it to Psmith posted on 28 Apr 2024
The creation of Rupert Psmith is often hailed as the first fully-formed embodiment of the true spirit of the mature Wodehouseian character ...
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The Long Goodbye posted on 24 Apr 2024
Published in 1953, The Long Goodbye comes along as the sixth novel featuring the hard-boiled private dick with a heart, Philip Marlowe
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Living posted on 17 Apr 2024
I’m fascinated by the way in which some authors become famous and feted while others, just as skilful and just as compelling,...
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A Bookshop of One’s Own posted on 14 Apr 2024
The idea of a bookshop dedicated to stocking the work of female writers – fiction and non-fiction with a focus on emerging feminist theory....
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The Shadow of the Wind posted on 10 Apr 2024
Originally written in Spanish and published in 2001, this world-wide blockbuster was translated into English in 2004