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Aug 19, 20231 min read
1087. Jane Austen - Northanger Abbey
Haven’t read this since I was at school, but P now has the collected works. Austen does write perfect prose, which is a joy to read. I...
Jun 9, 20231 min read
1073. John Le Carré - Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
This was a brilliant TV drama twenty plus years ago, but I think the book has dated. Heavily imbued in the English class system as it was...
Jan 3, 20231 min read
1039. Emily Bronte - Wuthering Heights
I found this very difficult. Difficult to work out who the characters were and their interrelationships. Unlike most 19th century novels,...
Dec 24, 20221 min read
1038. Charles Dickens - A Christmas Carol
Never read this before, and probably won’t again. A short morality tale, featuring Ebenezer Scrooge who is visited first by the ghost of...