Susan’s Bookshelves: Silas Marner by George Eliot
I don’t know how many times I’ve read Silas Marner (1861). I adored it when I first read it at college and...
I don’t know how many times I’ve read Silas Marner (1861). I adored it when I first read it at college and...
Oxford Lieder 2021 Into the Wood Kitty Whately Neil Balfour (emerging artist) Anna Tilbrook (piano) This imaginatively programmed all-American concert moved from...
Of course I’m well aware that Richard Osman’s books don’t exactly need a plug from me. They are worldwide, record breaking best...
Schumann’s 1840 song cycle Poet’s Love, with its wealth of colour and mood across sixteen song settings of Heinrich Heine’s poems, is ideal...
Maidstone Symphony Orchestra Mote Hall 9th October 2021 Rarely have I watched a performer who exuded as much palpable pleasure in the...
This is the best novel I’ve read about the Suffragettes who fought for votes for women before the First World War. It’s...
Ruth Rendell’s decision to write as Barbara Vine in parallel with her other titles gave her the scope to write a completely...
I remember the 1960 obscenity trial very clearly. My mother bought a copy of the book of the moment and carried it...