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Wilson and Some Others is a short story collection by the husband-wife duo of G.D.H and Margaret Cole. The crime club title, erroneously referred to as a novel, consists of 13 stories, of which seven belong to the Coles' series character, Inspector Wilson. In Death in the Tankard, a man is poisoned in a crowded, … Continue reading #1940 Club: Wilson and Some Others by G.D.H. and Margaret Cole
The Coles, Margaret and her husband Douglas, were activists and intellectuals who wrote on weighty subjects but also wrote some 30+ mysteries. Over the years since I first read them, I have read a few more of their books but have been amiss in reviewing them. This week, however, I finished two more of their … Continue reading Two Mysteries by G.D.H. and Margaret Cole
G.D.H Cole and Margaret Cole were serious minded people. Conscientious Objectors to wars, economists, political theorists, and members of the Fabian Society, they wrote on such weighty subjects as labour and trade unionism wages and work conditions, war and its impact on society; but they also had a light-hearted side that made them write wrote mystery novels dealing with … Continue reading Forgotten Books: The Affair at Aliquid and Burglars in Bucks by G.D.H and Margaret Cole
Book Beginnings on Friday is a weekly meme sponsored by Rose City Reader where one shares the beginning of a book.Here's mine:The Duke of Aliquid's hobby in life was philanthropy. He was an ardent supporter of almost every cause devoted to the relief of suffering or to the uplift of the human race. His big … Continue reading Book Beginnings and Friday 56
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