Tag: 2013

What have you read (so far) in 2013?
Darcy tapped the page of his book and the next appeared. It had been years since he had to physically labour, turning page after page, […]
Darcy tapped the page of his book and the next appeared. It had been years since he had to physically labour, turning page after page, […]
Assistant Superintendent of Police in the Indian Imperial Police Force, Eric Arthur Blair, was based in Upper Burma, at Katha, from 23 December 1926 until he departed the country in […]
“I request that no memorial service be held for me after my death and that no biography of me shall be written.” (Eric Blair, 18 January 1950) “Perhaps Orwell was […]
“Actually, most of my previous publications listed in ‘Their Brilliant Careers’ are made up! It’s all part of the joke. The only real one is ‘The Weight of a Human […]
“I am a lot better, but I had a bad fortnight with the secondary effects of the streptomycin. I suppose with all these drugs it’s rather a case of sinking […]
My Reading in 2013: Favourite Books
He didn’t want a television, he had no need of a radio. He didn’t want the world to come in….He couldn’t stand the false hysteria […]