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Charles Dickens: Greatest Novelist?
By Paul Ryall • February 05, 2014
Is Charles Dickens the greatest novelist of all?
Tess Gerritsen: Rizzoli & Isles
A Modern Classic Detective Duo
By Paul Ryall • June 27, 2012
As Rizzoli and Isles hits its exciting third sesason on TNT we thought we should point you in the direction of the classic thrillers by Tess Gerritsen that lie behind the series.
The IPCRESS File: Harry Palmer, The 'Anti-Bond' At Fifty
By Paul Ryall • June 15, 2012
Len Deighton's Classic, The Ipcress File, is fifty years old- and yet the prose and the characters are still fresh, believeable and exciting. Check out the backstory and see some great clips of Sir Michael Caine as Harry Palmer.
Queen Elizabeth II, A Woman For All Seasons
Celebrating The Diamond Jubilee In Books
By Paul Ryall • May 30, 2012
From Winston Churchill to JFK and from John Lennon to Lady GaGa, Queen Elizabeth has met them all. As Britain celebrates her Diamond Jubilee, we take at a selection of books which might just tell you a little bit more about this remarkable woman and the Royal Family.
All Quiet on the Western Front
A Book For Memorial Day
By Paul Ryall • May 23, 2012
Erich Maria Remarque’s novel, All Quiet on the Western Front is a powerful and moving story that explores the impact of the war on the men who fight.
Once Upon a Midnight Dreary
Edgar Allan Poe, The King of American Gothic
By Paul Ryall • April 25, 2012
Poe the king of American Gothic has inspired another horror film-The Raven- this time featuring himself in the lead! So we check out The Raven, tales of and by Poe and the countless adaptations featuring John Cusack, Vincent Price, Boris Karloff and much, much more!
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