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Jan 11, 20191 min read
649. George Steiner - Tolstoy Or Dostoevsky
I have been meaning to read this for years, but thought I should read more Dostoyevsky first. Steiner wrote this in his late 20’s and his...
Sep 21, 20161 min read
431. John Lennard - Reading Paul Scott: 'The Raj Quartet' and 'Staying On'
A short ‘academic’ lit-crit study, heavily pushed on my kindle. I don’t normally read such things, but Scott is such a heavyweight and...
Jun 6, 20141 min read
215. F. R. Leavis - The Great Tradition
Had been meaning to re-read this for years and finally stole my parents’ copy from Bristol a few weeks ago. Leavis, I am sure, was...