Nineteen Eighty-Four

I was in a bookshop with Simon T of Stuck in a Book last month and one of us picked up or pointed out the newly reissued, latest dust-jacket art of Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell. I commented that I read it about a decade ago but that it was fairly fresh in my mind. [...]

Science Fiction and Fantasy

Recently amongst the blogosphere I have noticed mention of Science Fiction and Fantasy (in relation to a Science Fiction challenge mainly but also in general comments) and I am given the impression -and not for the first time, I hasten to add- that Science Fiction and Fantasy are the bad words of Genre and must [...]

Persuasion

I thought I would share with you in this post an image of my copy of The Complete Novels of Jane Austen. Prompted by Claire at Kiss a Cloud’s post this week on complete novels in the one volume I wanted to show off my Austen and stress that it isn’t too heavy or cumbersome. [...]

Lady Chatterley's Lover

In the past I haven’t fared well with D.H. Lawrence. He writes contemptible characters so well that when I was at school I threw Sons and Lovers down in disgust, even though I was close to the end, because I loathed Mrs Morel, Paul’s mother, intensely and I simply couldn’t have her in my life [...]

Fahrenheit 451

Last November I visited the TH.2058 installation by Dominique Gonzales-Foerster in the Tate Modern, London. The concept behind this temporary exhibit was a dystopian post-apocalyptic haven. From the brief (which appeared on the wall before you entered): It rains incessantly in London – not a day, not an hour without rain, a deluge that has [...]

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