

'Chatterton' by Peter Ackroyd
Genre: Historical Mystery Fiction Peter Ackroyd’s ‘Chatterton’ is not like any other novel I have read before or after it - although its...
Feb 20, 2022


'Twelfth Night' by William Shakespeare
Genre: Comedy Play As we head deeper into winter, it is important to remember to think on the bright side, which is easily done when you...
Feb 6, 2022


'Far From the Madding Crowd' by Thomas Hardy
Genre: Romance Novel Why look at a new author when you can revisit an old one! With the anniversary of Thomas Hardy’s death having just...
Jan 23, 2022


The Unimpressed Art Critic
Dear Readers, while on a recent excursion to the beautiful city of Paris I visited an exhibition for Mr. Paul Cézanne, and although his...
Jan 12, 2022


'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' by J. K. Rowling
Genre: Children’s Literature With the 20th-anniversary reunion show celebrating the first Harry Potter movie coming out this month, I...
Jan 9, 2022


‘The Secret Garden’ by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Genre: Children’s Literature We all saw the film adaptation of ‘The Secret Garden’ when we were kids, right? Well - despite it being one...
Sep 12, 2021