When I learned that C.P. Cavafy and Odysseus Elytis both admired the prose of Alexandros Papadiamantis (1851-1911), I knew I had to read some of his work. Advised that his shorter pieces are much better than his novels, I read the collection Tales From a Greek Island and then the novella The Murdere...
The simple and childish naivety of these stories is truly endearing. I love how Kipling uses his fanciful imagination to explain the origin of the well-known animals, and I think every child will be loving it as well. My favorite story was "The Cat that Walked by Himself", which illustrates the cunn...
TO THE GOAT (paperback) - Peter Levi
Water Rock and Sand - Peter Levi
Shade Those Laurels - Cyril Connolly, Pe...
John Clare and Thomas Hardy - Peter Levi
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