Forgotten Books: The Affair at Aliquid and Burglars in Bucks 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 …

Book Beginnings and Friday 56

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 …