The strictly unauthorised diary of Dominic Cummings is brought to life by Arthur Matthews. The diary has the full story of the trip to Durham. The eye test at Barnard Castle is analysed in detail. … [Read more...] about The Cummings Files by Arthur Matthews
Fiction
Jimeen by An Seabhac (The Hawk)
Jimeen is Ireland's favourite rogue, a classic character loved by generations of children. He is always in trouble - he simply cannot resist it. But it is never his fault! This is a translation of … [Read more...] about Jimeen by An Seabhac (The Hawk)
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Aislinge Meic Con Glinne edited by K Hurlstone Jackson
Aislinge Meic Con Glinne ( The vision of Mac Conglinne) is a Middle Irish tale of anonymous authorship. It is generally believed to have been written in the late 11th or 12th century. The book is a … [Read more...] about Aislinge Meic Con Glinne edited by K Hurlstone Jackson
The Fencing Master by Arturo Pérez Reverte
In Madrid in 1868, fencing master and man of honor Don Jaime is approached by a mysterious woman who seeks to learn the unstoppable thrust, a technique known only to him. All too soon he finds … [Read more...] about The Fencing Master by Arturo Pérez Reverte
The Ultimate Dream Company J G Ballard
When a light aircraft crashes into the Thames at Shepperton, the young pilot who struggles to the surface minutes later seems to have come back from the dead. Within hours everything in the dormitory … [Read more...] about The Ultimate Dream Company J G Ballard
The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
The Big Sleep was the first book in the Philip Marlowe series. It introduced one of literature's finest characters to the world. This work established Chandler as the master of the 'hard-boiled' … [Read more...] about The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
Fair Warning by Michael Connelly
Veteran reporter Jack McEvoy has taken down killers before, but when an acquaintance is murdered in a particularly brutal way. McEvoy realizes he might be facing a criminal mind unlike any he's ever … [Read more...] about Fair Warning by Michael Connelly
This Thing of Darkness by Harry Thompson
Brilliant young naval officer Robert FitzRoy is given the captaincy of HMS Beagle, surveying the wilds of Tierra del Fuego. He is aged just twenty-three. He takes a passenger: a young trainee cleric … [Read more...] about This Thing of Darkness by Harry Thompson