Inspiring Older Readers
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The Swimming Pool Library posted on 20 May 2019
Alan Hollinghurst’s first novel, published in 1988, caused quite a stir on its release because of its bold and graphic descriptions of gay sex ..
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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight posted on 17 May 2019
Sir Gawain is an iconic Arthurian text, probably written in the late 14th century in what is now known as Middle English
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The Purposeful Bumblebee posted on 16 May 2019
The Purposeful Bumblebee by Kevin Cowdell
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They shoot horses, don’t they? posted on 13 May 2019
McCoy’s 1935 novel isn’t long but manages to capture the degradation and despair of those caught up in the poverty of the Great Depression
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The Order of the Day posted on 09 May 2019
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn reads Vuillard's not altogether successful attempt to understand the rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party
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The Clothing of Books posted on 07 May 2019
This is another in the series of delightful pocket-sized individual essays that are perfect for a short train journey ...
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Leonard and Virginia Woolf as Publishers : The Hogarth Press 1917-1941 posted on 05 May 2019
The story of the Hogarth Press is, by any measure, pretty remarkable and would probably be unrepeatable in the circumstances of today.
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The Comedians posted on 03 May 2019
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn takes another dip into 'Greeneland', this time with the novelist's take on Papa Doc Duvalier’s Haiti.
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Bookshelf Remorse posted on 01 May 2019
I have a huge collection of books – in truth way more than I’ll ever be able to read before I die ...
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Finnegans Wake by James Joyce, illustrated by John Vernon Lord posted on 30 Apr 2019
This Folio Society gem both precedes and is a companion piece to Joyce’s Ulysses...