Month: January 2023

Eric Ambler 1

Ambler, Eric: Cause for Alarm

The second oldest profession is at least as old as the oldest, but for whatever...
Sir Walter Scott Ivanhoe 1

Scott, Sir Walter: Ivanhoe

Food for thought: Ivanhoe was published in 1819, telling a story that took place in...
Berkely Mather 4

Mather, Berkley: The Pass Beyond Kashmir

This terrific novel was endorsed in its time by Ernest Hemingway, Erle Stanley Gardner, and...
Charles Dickens Bleak House 2

Dickens, Charles: Bleak House

Dickens sets a leisurely pace in his novels and in Bleak House he's at his...
Jane Smiley 2

Smiley, Jane: A Thousand Acres

Jane Smiley's novel, A Thousand Acres, is often remembered as the story of King Lear...
Rebecca Kightlinger Megge of Bury Down

Kightlinger, Rebecca: The Bury Down Chronicles

Before an accident to her wrist prevented Dr. Kightlinger from continuing her vocation as a...
Anthony Powell A Dance to the Music of Time 1

Powell, Anthony: A Dance to the Music of Time

I started reading A Dance to the Music of Time with high expectations brought about...
Rohinton Mistry A Fine Balance

Mistry, Rohinton: A Fine Balance

"Those who continue to harp on the decline of the novel ought to consider Rohinton...
W. Somerset Maugham The Magician

Maugham, W. Somerset: The Magician

A master storyteller, W. Somerset Maugham was no stylist. Someone sobs in each of his...
THE SWEETEST THING

The Sweetest Thing

THE SWEETEST THING "The Sweetest Thing" is a song whose origin escapes me. I remember...

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