Inspiring Older Readers
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The Young Ardizzone posted on 16 Jun 2021
I am a great fan of Edward Ardizzone’s artwork and as a book illustrator he’s greatly loved.
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Scoop posted on 13 Jun 2021
Literary critic, Robert McCrum included Waugh’s 1938 satire in his list of the 100 best novels ....
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The Time Machine posted on 09 Jun 2021
The popular perception of Wells’ first attempt at science fiction – or more properly, speculative fiction – is that it is primarily an adventure story...
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Mapplethorpe: A Biography posted on 06 Jun 2021
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn rereads biographer Patricia Morrisroe's portrait of controversial photographer and gay New York icon, Robert Mapplethorpe
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Travels With My Aunt posted on 03 Jun 2021
I’m not sure when it happened but after a scintillating career as one of the great character actors of the late 20th century....
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Daphnis and Chloe posted on 31 May 2021
I’m going to be honest right up front: I’ve never been a great fan ....
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A State of Chassis posted on 27 May 2021
There are plenty of ‘campus’ novels that focus on the intrigues and many absurdities of academic life at a university....
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The Pledge posted on 24 May 2021
This is probably the Swiss novelist’s most famous novel ...
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Roots, Radicals and Rockers: How skiffle changed the world posted on 21 May 2021
Singer-songwriter Bragg proves himself to be the perfect chronicler of that short-lived musical outburst we’ve come to know as ‘skiffle’.
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The ‘lonely voice’ of the short story – rereading Frank O’Connor posted on 19 May 2021
Guest writer, Alun Severn considers the work of Frank O'Connor, a master of the short story.