Inspiring Older Readers
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Tramps, Workmates and Revolutionaries posted on 31 Aug 2016
Professor Klaus is a pioneer when it comes to the archaeology of British working class literature
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Black Apples of Gower posted on 25 Aug 2016
A guest post by Alun Severn who reviews Iain Sinclair's 'Black Apples of Gower'
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The War of the Worlds posted on 24 Aug 2016
It’s odd the way that certain stories embed themselves into our cultural consciousness and, as a result, feel like they’ve always been around.
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How Malala Yousafzai Has Inspired Me : On reading 'I Am Malala' posted on 23 Aug 2016
A guest post from the author Chitra Soundar
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Faceless Killers posted on 21 Aug 2016
I am a big fan of detective novels including some that are often described as 'Scandinavian noir '.
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Among The Bohemians: Experiments in living 1900 - 1939 posted on 20 Aug 2016
This must be one of the most disappointing books I’ve read for some time.
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Ragged Banners posted on 18 Aug 2016
This novel was published in 1931 and could only really have been written in the friable atmosphere of those inter-war years.
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Dispatches posted on 14 Aug 2016
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn, reads Michael Herr's 'Dispatches' - a classic of war reportage.
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The Black Cloud posted on 11 Aug 2016
Just imagine that it's a cold, wet Sunday afternoon in January and all you want is something on television to settle down and watch.
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Love Letters On Blue Paper posted on 09 Aug 2016
The great Arnold Wesker died in April of this year and future readers will almost certainly get to know his work as a dramatist