16 March 2017 Antipodean Flights Choosing your book. By Chin Chin Normally a visit to a bookshop is something to look forward to, the pleasant smell of bindings, a chat about the latest literary trend and then a couple of volumes to enjoy or give away. When could that be anything other than enjoyable? When… Continue reading Issue 96: 2017 03 16: Antipodean Flights (Chin Chin)
Tag: Charles Dickens
Issue 58:2016 06 16:A Private Life in Public View (J.R.Thomas)
16 June 2016 A Private Life in Public View A portrait of a great writer by J.R.Thomas The Shaw Sheet likes to be first with what is fascinating the world, but sometimes we feel it best to take our time and brood on things. And when the subject of the brooding is a biography of… Continue reading Issue 58:2016 06 16:A Private Life in Public View (J.R.Thomas)
Issue 34: 2015 12 24: A Likely Story
24 December 2015 A Likely Story or Inspired by Yorkshire Generosity by J R Thomas It is the best-selling Christmas tale of all time (bar the original, of course), has inspired numerous films (from a Donald Duck version to enchanting hamming by George C Scott), is a perennial favourite on the stage, and the original… Continue reading Issue 34: 2015 12 24: A Likely Story
