Clik here to view.
Review: The Last Cigarette – Simon Gray
Note: Since publishing this volume of his diaries, Simon Gray has now died. The Last Cigarette is the third volume of playwright Simon Gray’s diaries which he began with The Smoking Diaries.back in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Review: The Diaries of Sofia Tolstoy
I find the Alma Books catalogue always worth following, and it was a particular pleasure to discover in it the recently published Diaries of Sofia Tolstoy, with the informative and insightful...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Review: Life as a Literary Device – Vitali Vitaliev
British readers may remember Vitali Vitaliev from his time as Moscow correspondent on David Frost’s 1990s television programme, Saturday Night Clive, and many broadcasts on BBC Radio 4. Vitali was born...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Review: Deep Country – Neil Ansell
Britain has the reputation for being an over-crowded country with a population much the same as France but with only one third of its area. These figures can mask the fact that much of the British...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Review: A Brief History of Diaries: From Pepys to Blogs – Alexandra Johnson
Hesperus Press can be relied on to produce interesting high-quality books and their Brief History series is no exception. There are four books in the series so far – Biographies, Fables and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Review: Diary of a Man in Despair – Friedrich Reck
It would be easy to let the title of this book put you off it: Diary of a Man in Despair, does not sound as though it’s going to be an entertaining read, but I share the view of Guy Savage of His...
View Article
