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Cocktails and Books; or, And Other Stories.

6th March 2017

Oh dear. Here we are again, always crashing in the same bar…but then books and cocktails have a lot in common. Attractive, stylish, infinitely varied – and no matter how many you have you always want more. They’re both full…
A Mystery; or, Stories of Strange Women

25th February 2017

The art nouveau illustration on this book is simply superb. The woman’s hair merges with the foliage and a snake to become a swirling pattern of curves that frame the subject and the title perfectly. I’ve looked very carefully inside…
Progressive Politics; or, The Labour Party in 1895.

24th February 2017

It’s not all frivolous stuff here you know. Today’s book is incredibly important. It’s the first ever Labour Annual, subtitled ‘A Year Book of Industrial Progress and Social Welfare.’ It is a very early account of the gradual consolidation of…
Theme of The Crime; or, Murder Goes To School.

23rd February 2017

There are approximately 112,000 different crime fiction titles listed on ‘Crime Fiction IV’, edited by Alan J Hubin and known to Book Experts as ‘Hubin’. Many of the stories have a strong background or setting reflected in the titles and…
The Daily Mail Cookery Book; or, Add Quip To Taste.

21st February 2017

Oh dear. Look what’s on the menu today. Bile, with a soupçon of snide racism. A healthy dash of red-faced outrage to go with your hypocrisy; a double helping of standards, lashings of lashings…Mmmm. Give it all a good stir….

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