I have a deep and abiding affection for facts. Any facts really - I am not particularly discriminating. Hence why QI is one of my all time favourite telly programmes, and why I can churn out fascinating (and I use this term loosely) facts on demand. Did you know, for instance, that British cows moo … Continue reading Just for Fun Friday: Weird and Wonderful Facts
As mentioned in my most recent What I'm Reading Wednesday post, my decision to read The Perks of Being a Wallflower was something of a break from tradition. Having failed to spend the requisite few months on my To Read list, Perks was also described to me as a 'coming of age' story - something of … Continue reading Review: The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
It could be the fact that this unreasonably long revision period is getting to me, but I have spent a substantial number of my tea breaks investigating all things book-related for this instalment of The Weekly Reader. Difficult to narrow down into a concise list, I am taking a somewhat light-hearted approach this week - … Continue reading The Weekly Reader: 29/05/13
Hi pals! Over the past couple of weeks, I have received a number of emails asking for summer reading recommendations. Optimistic for those of us in the UK perhaps (and particularly inappropriate given that it has rained all day), but these emails did get me thinking. As you may have noticed from my reviews, I … Continue reading My Summer Reading Recommendations: Challenge Accepted
Happy Bank Holiday Monday to those of you in recognising countries! Just stopping by with another Monday Musing to wish you all the most wonderful of days and a fantastic week ahead.
This review has been a while in the making. When details regarding Dan Brown's newest book Inferno began to leak out a few months ago, I found myself growing increasingly excited at the prospect of returning to Robert Langdon's world of symbology. Having anxiously awaited its release on 14 May, my main concern was the … Continue reading Review: Inferno by Dan Brown
Hello my dears! The weekend is here, gifting many of us (by this I mean the non-students) with an extra bonus day off on Monday. Since my Just for Fun Friday: Throwing Insults Like Shakespeare post met with some great feedback (and was also a lot of fun to put together), I thought that I would … Continue reading Just for Fun Friday: Wilde’s Wisdom
Charles Dickens and I have only become recently acquainted. Having avoided him like the plague for a number of years, I finally gave in two summers ago - largely the result of his connections with Knebworth House and my inability to talk with any kind of authority about his life and work. A close friend … Continue reading Review: Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens
Hi pals! In an effort to make sure that I can keep up with the blog while still headed toward the impending exams, I have shifted my post schedule around a little. Hence our break from the norm and introduction of a Wednesday edition of The Weekly Reader - your source for all things literary! … Continue reading The Weekly Reader: 22/05/13
We are wonderfully lucky here in the UK to have access to a huge number of historical artefacts and, for a bibliophile like me, there are just so many opportunities to come face-to-face with British literary history. Inevitably, however, acting as a custodian of historical relics is not an easy task. Working at Knebworth House … Continue reading Literary Excursion: Championing Conservation at Wimpole Hall
The Book Habit 