Inspiring Older Readers
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Tressell: The Real Story of The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists posted on 20 Jul 2019
There’s something almost legendary about Robert Tressell’s only book, The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists.
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Appointment in Arezzo: A Friendship posted on 17 Jul 2019
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn considers the pleasures and pitfalls of literary memoir with a specific focus on Alan Taylor's portrait of Muriel Spark
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Call It Sleep posted on 15 Jul 2019
The history of this book is remarkable in itself: first published in 1934 and despite decent reviews it sold very poorly ...
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A weekend at the Ledbury Poetry Festival posted on 15 Jul 2019
A weekend at the Ledbury Poetry Festival
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Misery posted on 12 Jul 2019
I don’t think anyone picks up a Stephen King novel when they’re looking for a cosy read ....
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Crippled: Austerity and the demonization of disabled people posted on 09 Jul 2019
How refreshing. Frances Ryan pulls no punches and the result is a book that puts to shame the mealy-mouthed popular public and political discourse...
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Promise at Dawn posted on 06 Jul 2019
Guest reviewer, Alun Severn reads Romain Gary's memoir and discovers that behind the writer's public image lies a complex individual
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Faber & Faber: The Untold Story posted on 04 Jul 2019
Books published by Faber & Faber are such an integral part of my reading life and identity that I simply can’t imagine what the world would look like
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The Sunne Rising posted on 01 Jul 2019
I can remember all too clearly the sense of gloom I experienced at the age of 17 when I saw the reading list for the ‘A’ level English Literature syllabus
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The Moving Toyshop posted on 30 Jun 2019
Crispin is the pen name of Bruce Montgomery (1921 - 1978), an Oxford graduate ...