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No Dickens Christmas
It was not only Scrooge who had his Christmas spoilt by Charles Dickens; he ruined mine as well. To be fair, it was probably not his intention to burden my yuletide festivities with unrealistic expect ........
The Author, the Story and a Conversation
To varying degrees, we are all in the habit of reading through a text to the author on the other side. We like to feel that we are in a private conversation, though the tone of it depends on the natur ........
Real Life Not Genres
Austin Macauley have placed Out With Time in the romantic genre and I am not particularly arguing with that. At its core is the relationship between Bumble and Nancy and if romance means you get to cr ........
The Story Not The Author
If this truly was the undiscovered prequel to Oliver Twist, penned by the master Charles Dickens himself, then it would have his name emblazoned across the top and sell by the bucket load. So why “sho ........
A Love Letter to the Past
I don’t know that I can really explain this book. It has a plot, of course, and I like to think it is one that will entice and draw you in. If you find the first chapter boring and pretentious, don’t ........