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Jun 1, 20131 min read
111. Henry James - The Europeans
I have rediscovered James since reading 'Portrait of a Lady' last year. This is a nicely constructed little story about two Europeans, a...
May 4, 20131 min read
101a. Leo Tolstoy - War And Peace
Can't give this a number (see no.89), but I have finally finished 'War & Peace'; it is a huge book. i would like to re-read it, but would...
Mar 21, 20131 min read
89. Leo Tolstoy - War & Peace
21.03.2013 Meanwhile, where I am now halfway through 'War & Peace', which I started post no.83. It is good but hard work - last night's...
Sep 13, 20121 min read
40. Henry James - Washington Square
After 'The Portrait of a Lady' (no.17) I thought I would try another James. This is short and slight in comparison, but again very good....
Jun 21, 20121 min read
21. Elizabeth Gaskell - Wives And Daughters
Couldn't finish this post-holiday, so read about half. OK in the sun in Spain, not post return to work in the gloom of an English...
Jun 2, 20121 min read
11. George Eliot - Middlemarch
Hard work, but very, very good. Heard on Radio 4 news that 'if you are running a book club, don't choose this'. It is very long and has...