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The Hound of Baskervilles Review
This is the third crime novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and it was published in 1902. It features the famous Detective Sherlock Holmes...
2018 Reading List
I have compiled a list of books that I will be reading in 2018. They are not in the order I’ll read them but I have tried to include a...
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert Book Review
'Madame Bovary' was published in 1856 by the French writer Gustave Flaubert. It is also part of the literary realism genre along with The...
The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde Review
The Picture of Dorian Gray is by the author Oscar Wilde and was published in 1890. The novel is philosophical fiction and discusses...
5 books to read for Black History Month
October is Black History Month in Britain so I have added some books by black authors to my reading list that I would like to read. I am...
Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
Wuthering Heights is the only novel by Emily Brontë, one of the Brontë sisters and the others, Charlotte and Anne, were also famous...
The Turn of the Screw by Henry James Review
The Turn of the Screw is a novella written by American author Henry James and published in 1898. It began with a short chapter with a...
The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne Review
The Scarlet Letter was published in 1850 by Nathaniel Hawthorne from Salem, Massachusetts, a US State in New England. This was a puritan...
Dracula by Bram Stoker Review
Dracula introduced the vampire myth to its own area of literature and fantasy. There have been numerous films, performances and...
August Book Haul
We’re now in August and I was recently walking along the high street when I approached a small book shop. I went inside and picked up a...
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