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MacNeice in Ireland: A Prism of Delight & Pain

History January 2, 2021

Until recently, I knew three things about Louis MacNeice (1907-1963): that he was from Ireland, that he was friends with Auden and that he...

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The Most Preposterous Mystery Novel Ever? Yes.

Detective Fiction September 10, 2020

Writing a mystery novel is a complicated proposition. There is much to consider. The sleuth should be human but not too human; the death(s)...

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The [Real] Soundtrack for The Phantom of the Opera

Detective Fiction July 28, 2020

A description of the real soundtrack of The Phantom of the Opera.

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Selby Junior’s Sunset Park

Americas July 14, 2019

Where we’re living now is not that rough, but you can sort of tell that it used to be. It’s the place Herbert Selby...

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Desdemona Deserves to Die

Reviews February 25, 2021

OTHELLO: Think on thy sins. DESDEMONA: They are loves I bear to you. OTHELLO: Ay, and for that thou diest. Thanks to generous friends who waited in...

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Lord Wincey: Reading Gaudy Night

Detective Fiction February 25, 2021

‘Do you promise that your detectives shall well and truly detect the crimes presented to them using those wits which it may please you...

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Une Fille Charmante

Reviews February 25, 2021

I was scouring the bookshop the other day with the intention of buying something by a female author. It was International Women’s Day, you...

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