17 Friday Jan 2014
Posted in Anniversaries, Books, Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry
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Born on this day in 1820, Anne Brontë – author of Agnes Grey and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall – has sometimes been overshadowed by her sisters, but was a great novelist, poet and social critic in her own right. You can read my tribute to her at For Books’ Sake.
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07 Sunday Jul 2013
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#WPLongform, Asperger's Syndrome, Goldcord Asylum, Historical Fiction, Jude Starling, Slammerkin, Suffragettes, The Crimson Petal and the White, Thomas Hardy, Victorian
Ten to One is an occasional series of interviews with writers, artists and other creative types. Today I’m speaking with Jude Starling, author of Goldcord Asylum, a novel exploring the secret world of the Victorian lunatic asylum. (You can read my review over here.) Continue reading
04 Thursday Jul 2013
Goldcord Asylum is a novel by Jude Starling, exploring the hidden world of Victorian lunatic asylums. I’ll be interviewing Jude here on Sunday, but first, read my review – and enter a giveaway for a signed copy – over at For Books’ Sake.
09 Sunday Mar 2008
Posted in Books, Fiction, History, Witchcraft
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I studied Elizabeth Gaskell’s North And South for my English Literature A Level, without much enthusiasm. Nearly 20 years later, I’ve taken a look at Mrs Gaskell’s other work. She also wrote a number of short stories in the gothic genre, seemingly a world away from her more familiar social realism. Continue reading
