There is nothing more satisfying than reading a book while sipping a hot cup of tea.
"Ladies and gentlemen!" she cried. "This is a time of year when ghosts are said to walk. Why shouldn't we hold a séance, here and now, and call up spirits from the vasty deep?" Marie Belloc Lowndes has been a favourite of mine since I read her The Story of Ivy and so I was … Continue reading The #1920 Club: From the Vast Deep by Marie Belloc Lowndes
Last week after deciding to join the #1920 Club, I asked which of the four books on my wishlist should definitely be read for the event. Nick Fuller @ The Grandest Game in the World, rooted strongly for Crofts' debut: The Cask. [Nick's review of the book can be read over here]. Thanks Nick and … Continue reading Forgotten Book of 1920: The Cask by Freeman Wills Crofts
The year is 1920. Kaiser Wilhelm II has abdicated. The Treaty of Versailles has been imposed signed. Contours and colours of possession have changed across the globe. The sun still doesn't set over the British Empire. Time perhaps to put the past behind... The Prince of Storytellers, however, has different ideas. In 1920 comes his … Continue reading # The 1920 Club: E.P. Oppenheim’s The Great Impersonation
Next week, I will be participating in the 1920 Club, part of a bi-annual reading event organized jointly by Simon @ Stuck in a Book and Karen @ Kaggsy's bookish ramblings. The aim is to read and review as many books written in 1920. A quick check has revealed that there are quite a few … Continue reading THE #1920 CLUB
A History of the Indian Nationalist Movement by Verney LovettMy rating: 2 of 5 stars A biased, often condescending look, at the freedom struggle of India. *First Line: An accurate knowledge of the conditions of the past is necessary for a right understanding of the problems of the present.Pub. Details: 1920. ND: Vishal Publishers, 1972.Pages: … Continue reading Review: A History of the Indian Nationalist Movement
It is September 1918. Wartime restrictions on food and drink continue in Britain but the mood is one of hope and optimism. Victory is close at hand. Time perhaps to throw a party...Recently married couple, Violet and Phil Heredith, decide to host a party at their mansion in the country. The two had met while … Continue reading Forgotten Book:The Hand in the Dark by Arthur J.Rees (1920)
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