The literary critic Graham Handley writes of the difficulty of creating a character who is very good: ‘It is a strange but true fact that
I wrote a longish post about research for historical novels and changing opinions on ‘facts’ in history, and guess what – my PC has
A ghost story is always particularly enjoyable at Christmas. Last Christmas, I recommended ‘The Crown Derby Plate’ by Marjorie Bowen, a comically grotesque ghost story.
I have recently been re-reading Elizabeth Gaskell’s ‘Mary Barton’. I thought I had long since written a review of it; it seems not. This is,
‘Sylvia’s Lovers’ by Elizabeth Gaskell in one sentence: ‘Philip Hepburn worships Sylvia Robson, and finds dishonour; Sylvia Robson worships Charley Kinraid, and finds disillusionment; Charley Kinraid worships himself, and finds a wife who agrees with him and a career in the Royal Navy.’
The literary critic Graham Handley writes of the difficulty of creating a character who is very good: ‘It is a strange but true fact that
I’m celebrating on two accounts. One, I have won a second award. I’ve just heard I’ve won a B.R.A.G medallion for ‘Outstanding Self-Published Fiction’ for
Writers, of course, would not be human if many of the circumstances of their lives did not affect their fiction. Even writers of the fantastic
Firstly, I want to apologise to Susan Hill by mentioning her work in the same post as that late Victorian and Edwardian writer of best
I’ve always meant to read ‘Adam Bede’; I don’t know why really, except that I’ve seen it described in various places as one of George
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