This classic sci-fi horror story was first published in Amazing Stories magazine, 1927. I’ve read it a few times now…
If you want a cheerful read, steer clear of Ruth. It’s a social novel on the ‘fallen woman’ theme and…
The last of my Jane Austen re-reads, Emma has vied with Pride and Prejudice for my favourite Austen novel. I…
John Wyndham’s science fiction classic was first published in 1951 and is strikingly prescient, with themes still relevant today. I’m…
Bandits, castles, ghosts, evil nuns, murder, demons, riots, tombs, stories-within-stories, and more! This shocking, absurdly dramatic, gothic tale of a…
I had no idea where the plot of this slender novel was going. I like books which are surprising and…
Richard Llewellyn’s bestselling 1939 novel was quickly adapted for film, directed by John Ford. It actually beat Citizen Kane in…
One of those classic films so famous that it eclipses the original book, Breakfast at Tiffany’s is based on Truman…
I bought this book from the British Library a couple of years ago and suddenly decided it was about time…
David Lean’s atmospheric and generally faithful adaptation of Dickens’ novel is a classic film in its own right. It has…