There are few characters in literature more iconic than JM Barrie's Peter Pan, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up. Originally introduced in 1902 in another Barrie novel (The Little White Bird ), Peter's … [Read more...] about Peter Pan by J M Barrie
Fiction
Mixed Marraige by St John G Ervine
Set in Belfast, the play follows the Rainey family. As the city's factories come out on strike, John Rainey, the respected head of a Protestant family, acts to calm the sectarian tension being stirred … [Read more...] about Mixed Marraige by St John G Ervine
The Japanese Haiku by Kenneth Yasuda
Step into a series of dazzling, funny, melancholy, and joyous moments with this collection of Haiku masterworks. Beloved translator Peter Beilenson's goal was twofold: to craft a book of haiku … [Read more...] about The Japanese Haiku by Kenneth Yasuda
Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect by Robert Burnes
Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect, was the first collection of poetry produced by Robert Burns. Published in Kilmarnock in July 1786 it has become known as The Kilmarnock Edition. The … [Read more...] about Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect by Robert Burnes
Killing the Black Mamba by Robert A Welch
'If I die, ' Egan Welch wrote in a note to his father, 'it is not alcohol that killed me. It's something else.' The book's sub-title is Life, Alcohol and Death. Killing the Black Mamba is the title … [Read more...] about Killing the Black Mamba by Robert A Welch
The Midnight Court by Brian Merriman
This is a racy, word-rich, bawdy poem; full of uncompromising language and attitudes which have earned it increasing admiration and popularity since it was first composed by Brian Merriman in 1780. … [Read more...] about The Midnight Court by Brian Merriman
The Complete Short Stories by D H Lawrence
In the judgment of many, Lawrence's expansive genius found its happiest expression within disciplined limits. In his short stories and short novels his powers are never weakened by the repetitions … [Read more...] about The Complete Short Stories by D H Lawrence
The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson
It is the fourteenth century and one of the most apocalyptic events in human history is set to occur - the coming of the Black Death. History teaches us that a third of Europe's population was … [Read more...] about The Years of Rice and Salt by Kim Stanley Robinson
Maigret and the Enigmatic Lett
This is the first novel in the famous Inspector Maigret series. What he sought, and what he waited and watched out for, was the crack in the wall. In other words, the instant when the human being … [Read more...] about Maigret and the Enigmatic Lett
The English Teacher by Yiftach Reicher Atir
For readers of John Le Carré and viewers of Homeland, a slow-burning psychological spy-thriller by a former brigadier general of intelligence in the Israeli army. After attending her father’s … [Read more...] about The English Teacher by Yiftach Reicher Atir