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Friday, May 29, 2026

Henry VI part 1 (1591) by William Shakespeare

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by William Shakespeare (possibly with Thomas Nashe) Genre: Play, Historical play Written: 1591 My edition: The Complete Works of William Sha...
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Sunday, May 24, 2026

The Power and the Glory (1940) by Graham Greene — novel #259

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What an impossible fellow I am, he thought, and how useless. I have done nothing for anybody. I might just as well have never lived. ...
Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Classics Club Spin #44

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It is time for the 44th edition of the Classics Club Spin – List 20 books from my Classics Club “to be read” list, and post it to my blog...
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Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Corto Maltese: Ballad of the Salt Sea by Hugo Pratt

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Ballad of the Salt Sea introduces Corto Maltese, the hero, some might say antihero, of Hugo Pratt’s popular graphic novel series.   ...
Saturday, May 9, 2026

Kim (1901) by Rudyard Kipling — novel #258

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…I am Kim. This is the great world, and I am only Kim. Who is Kim?   Kim   by Rudyard Kipling British lit, Indian lit, historical fict...
Friday, April 24, 2026

The Adventure of the Empty House by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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A Sherlock Holmes short story Genre: mystery, crime, detective, British Lit Published: 1903 My edition: The Annotated Sherlock Holme...
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Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Scoop (1938) by Evelyn Waugh — novel #257

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Scoop by Evelyn Waugh: imagine if Bertie Wooster were a foreign correspondent. Scoop by Evelyn Waugh Comic novel, British lit Published: 1...