Other books include: Ever wonder that happened to Doctor Jack (The Adventures of Viola Stewart)? His journey continues in the first book of the James Findlay Journals. Because villains are the heroes of their own story. A dark mystery on the high seas in a new series. Available direct from...
I have not read all of this authors books, probably half of them but I am aware that she writes mesmerising stories in a classic style. This can be read as a stand-alone, the previous book Tall Chimneys was an amazing read, there is a prequel, The House in the Hollow, I have not...
Murder:The Medical Mystery ...63 Lecture 10 Probing the Past: Historical Detective Fiction ...69 Lecture 11 Women of Mystery: Beyond Female Intuition...75 Lecture 12 International Intrigue: Detective Fiction Goes Global ...83 Lecture 13 Investigating Identity: Ethnic Sleuths ......
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Such an approach to education – that children need to be tricked (which our schools and books are so awash with today) – presupposes several untrue things. Firstly, it presupposes that children don’t or can’t naturally love to learn. Secondly, it presupposes that the subjects to be ...
It looks like the BBC wants to dispel a little mystery surrounding its New Year’s Day special Victorian period one-off episode of theSherlockTV show,Sherlock: The Abominable Bride. The British network hasn’t just planted clues, it has positively dumped them. In the US, the ...
From my books surcease of sorrow—sorrow for the lost Lenore— For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore— Namelessherefor evermore. And the silken, sad, uncertain rustling of each purple curtain Thrilled me—filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before; ...
Therese Raquin: A dark tale of passion and murder, the novel explores the consequences of adultery. Germinal:The story deals with the harsh realities of working-class life during a coal miner’s strike. There were, of course, many, many more excellent books written in that era, but the ab...
Dickensian delivers fast-paced storylines with surprising twists and turns. About the new period drama, Richard Ridings, who plays Mr. Bumble said “It is wonderful good British drama that has everything: compelling, heart-rending stories, murder mystery and great comedy! It’s in lovely half ...
“Of all my books,” said Dickens, “I like this the best; like many parents I have my favorite child, and his name is David Copperfield.” Some of the heroines of this book are rather stagey, but the Peggotys, Betsy Trotwood, Mrs. Gummidge, the Micawbers,–all these are unrivaled...