A Study in Terror: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Revolutionary Stories of Fear and the Supernatural
Available Sept. 24, 2014 It’s nearly impossible for a Sherlockian to remember that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote anything other than the Sherlock Holmes …
Mr. Collins comes to Blandings
In this episode of the ITV Blandings series (Company for Gertrude), Janeites can spot David Bamber, whom we know as Mr. …
P.G. Wodehouse’s The Code of the Woosters; the funniest n. in the E. language
How do you convince someone that The Code of the Woosters by P.G. Wodehouse, published in 1938, is the best comedic novel …
Review: Murder at Deviation Junction
The beginning of Murder at Deviation Junction by Andrew Martin for some reason reminded me of a Hayao Miyazaki movie, which doesn’t …
Review: The Cuckoos of Batch Magna
One should know by now to abandon expectations when reading a book one knows littleabout, but one is oft times an idiot. …
Review: The Wreck of the River of Stars
I would not normally include a review of a science fiction story on My Particular Friend, but I started reading The Wreck …
The Riddle of the Sands review: James Bond it’s not
I am finally done with Erskine Childer’s The Riddle of the Sands, A Record of Secret Service, or as I call it, …
The World of Downton Abbey review
When my husband gave me The Denver Post review copy of The World of Downton Abbey I was delighted, of course, but …
What I’m reading: Narrow Boat
Narrow Boat by L.T.C. Rolt is his personal account of fitting out and then living with his new wife aboard the Cressy …
What I’m reading: The World of Downton Abbey
My most estimable husband surprised me last night by bringing home from The Denver Post book sale a copy of The World of …