The Colour of Magic is the first Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett. In it we are introduced to the topography of Discworld – a disc on carried on the back of four elephants which, in turn, are carried on the back of a giant turtle. We meet recurring character Rincewind, a wizard who failed to…
Letters from a Lost Generation (edited by Mark Bostridge and Alan Bishop) is a selection of letters, or extracts from letters, written by Vera Brittain to her brother, Edward, and three of his friends. One of these friends, Roland Leighton, became Vera’s fiancé, and the first section of the book concentrates on the letters between…
This is my first challenge update for 2014. I’m pleased to say that the Not Read list is already down by three books. One has already been reviewed – Elizabeth’s Spy Master by Robert Hutchinson. Reviews for the other two will appear soon. They are Raffles: The Amateur Cracksman by E. W. Hornung and Nothing…
Over the past five years or so I have catalogued all my print books. One of the categories is ‘Not Read’. I currently have about 120 books in this category. My challenge is to get that down below 110 by the end of the year. Ten books in nineteen weeks may not sound like a…
