Book: The Last Unicorn Author: Peter S. Beagle Publisher: Roc Pages: 294 Format Read: Paperback Living alone in a magical forest with a pool she can see herself in, a unicorn overhears a couple of hunters. They know she is there, although they do not see her, and through their conversation, the unicorn learns that… Continue reading The Last Unicorn
Month: January 2018
The Shattered Thigh and Other Plays
Book: The Shattered Thigh and Other Plays Author: Bhasa, translated by A.N.D. Haskar Publisher: Penguin Pages: 127 Format Read: Paperback Not much is known about the Sanskrit playwright Bhasa although there is a fair deal of speculation. He did, however, predate Kalidasa – for Kalidasa mentions Bhasa in what is presumably his first play, Malavikagnimitram.… Continue reading The Shattered Thigh and Other Plays
The Northern Lights
Book: The Northern Lights Author: Philip Pullman Publisher: Scholastic Pages: 399 Format Read: Paperback A long time ago, when I was in school, I came across a note in the school supplement of a national newspaper. It spoke of a book called “The Northern Lights,” the first book in the “His Dark Materials” trilogy. Since… Continue reading The Northern Lights
The Magician
Book: The Magician Author: W. Somerset Maugham Publisher: Vintage Pages: 233 Format Read: Paperback Now this was interesting. At the turn of the nineteenth century, in Paris, the cynical and self-proclaimed rational doctor, Arthur Burdon, meets a corpulent and vicious magician called Oliver Haddo. In the beginning, Arthur finds Haddo comical and worthy of contempt,… Continue reading The Magician
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Book: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Author: Samuel Taylor Coleridge Publisher: taken from Selected Poetry, published by Penguin Format Read: Paperback “And now the STORM-BLAST came, and he Was tyrannous and strong: He struck with his o’ertaking wings, And chased us south along.” - The Rime of the Ancient Mariner A bit of poetry… Continue reading The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Jamaica Inn
Book: Jamaica Inn Author: Daphne du Maurier Publisher: Virago Pages: 302 Format Read: Paperback “Jamaica Inn” was originally published in 1936, a couple of years before Daphne du Maurier’s iconic novel “Rebecca.” I read this one the first time a few years ago, and found it a fascinating tale of dark suspense. Since then I’ve… Continue reading Jamaica Inn
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