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Careless People by Sarah Churchwell

Posted on November 8, 2013 by forwardtranslations

The first time I read The Great Gatsby, a few years ago now, I didn’t get it. I couldn’t see what all the fuss was about although I found the book entertaining enough. In other words, I fell into the … Continue reading →

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The Private World of Georgette Heyer by Jean Aiken Hodge

Posted on May 17, 2013 by forwardtranslations

Last year I was perturbed by Rachel Cooke’s review in the Guardian of Jennifer Kloester’s Georgette Heyer: Biography of a Bestseller. You can read my thoughts on the matter here: Fretting About Georgette Heyer. At the time I decided that … Continue reading →

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History, Fiction and Richard III, Part 2… Confessions of a Conflicted Ricardian

Posted on February 16, 2013 by forwardtranslations

In my last post, I wrote about how reading Josephine Tey’s The Daughter of Time at an impressionable age left me convinced of Richard’s innocence etc. etc. I also mentioned that other people seemed to be of the opinion that … Continue reading →

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Fretting About Georgette Heyer

Posted on March 19, 2012 by forwardtranslations

I’ve always loved Georgette Heyer’s regency novels, since my mum introduced me to them in my teens. They’re light, frivolous and romantic – the ultimate escapism – and also impeccably researched with true attention to detail in everything from battles, … Continue reading →

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