Books

Bertie Wooster v. Christopher Robin

P.G.Wodehouse and A.A. Milne were the same age and in 1941 they were both close to 60. As young men…

4 years ago

What ho! George Orwell and Cancel Culture

Few things in this war have been more morally disgusting than the present hunt after traitors and Quislings. At best…

4 years ago

The Learners’ Manifesto from Frank Smith

A six-point manifesto from psycholinguist Frank Smith - another of those items found in the basement. I must have prepared…

4 years ago

#6Degrees From the Gulf of Siam to Pianosa via Anglesey

 "Phosphorescence is a process in which energy absorbed by a substance is released relatively slowly in the form of light.…

4 years ago

From Hamnet to The Water Dancer in Six Moves #6Degrees

One book leads to another. Six Degrees of Separation comes via Kate at Books Are My Favourite and Best. Readers…

4 years ago

Judy Blume to W. B. Yeats

It's that time of the month - #6degrees again. Read about it here and join in.  Play the animation and…

4 years ago

Secret Agent, Mother, Saboteur, Bomb-maker, Spy Chief, Novelist, Housewife

As of last week, the only thing I knew about Agnes Smedley was that The Feminist Press had reissued her…

4 years ago

#6Degrees Freestyle

The November #6degrees is freestyle. Instead of everyone starting in the same place with the same book, each participant starts…

4 years ago

Unreal City: The London of The Lonely Londoners

This is not really a book review, although I did re-read, and enjoy The Lonely Londoners as part of the…

4 years ago

The 1956 Book Club and a Game

And the #1956Club is open for business and this time I'm joining and you can too.. I'm old enough to…

4 years ago