Inspiring Older Readers
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The Hound of the Baskervilles posted on 02 Feb 2023
Given the huge range of cinema and television adaptations that have been done of Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles, I would guess...
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The Cask posted on 30 Jan 2023
First published in 1920, The Cask is Freeman Wills Crofts debut novel and generally thought to be his masterpiece.
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Gods and Mortals: Ancient Greek Myths for Modern Readers posted on 26 Jan 2023
Sarah Iles Johnston is the College of Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor of Religion at The Ohio State University, where she teaches ..
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The Passenger posted on 23 Jan 2023
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn takes on the high emotional and intellectual intensity of Cormac McCarthy's new release
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Hangover Square posted on 19 Jan 2023
It’s 1939 and the world is on the verge of war. Society is about to find itself involved in bloody existential conflict ....
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Dark Matter posted on 16 Jan 2023
Over the Christmas period I was keen to find a top rate ghost story ...
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Three Men in a Boat posted on 12 Jan 2023
Jerome’s 1889 classic, Three Men in a Boat started life as a genuine attempt to write a travel guide tracing a journey from London
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The Horse + Bamboo Poster Book posted on 09 Jan 2023
When I’m out and about scouring the charity and junk shops for books, one of the things I enjoy most is stumbling across a publication
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The Russian Interpreter posted on 05 Jan 2023
The Russian Interpreter, published in 1966, was Frayn’s second novel, following on from his award-winning debut, The Tin Men.
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On Christmas Reading posted on 02 Jan 2023
Guest writer, Alun Severn writes about his Christmas holiday reading list - a list filled with triumphs and tribulations