Worthwhile Books

Behind the Scenes  is a story told by the dressmaker and confidante of Abraham Lincoln´s wife, Mary Todd Lincoln. I´ve always heard that ...

I read classics not because I "have to", but because I actually LIKE them. But when it comes to Shakespeare I have to admit int...

I´m typing from a library computer because we haven´t got internet hooked up at our new house yet. I miss blogging, but haven´t had much ...

I liked Lady Audley's Secret in spite of myself! When I began listening to it via Librivox , I had very little idea of the storyline....

One of my reasons for avoiding books written in the last 50 years is because I don’t enjoy the onslaught of profanity that is often offere...

The back cover describes Brideshead Revisited  as “Evelyn Waugh’s best-loved, most passionate and most poignant novel” and I honestly trie...

I read an interesting article in the Guardian by Rob Woodward who promotes classic literature for summertime reading. He writes: Not on...