Reith and the Accidie Myth in Boyle Biography
A review of Andrew Boyle's book Only the Wind Will Listen about Sir John Reith of the BBC. The critic argues Boyle relies on flimsy anecdotes and private conversations to paint Reith as tormented by a lifelong spiritual melancholy. The diaries, though hinted, remain the essential source, and the biography is credible but more essay than definitive portrait.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atheneum Club
London
Lord Dawson of
Penn
BBC
Sir John Reith
Dawson
Reith
Chaucer
Boyle
Thome
Hoyle
Reithais
Britain
The
Andrew Boyle
Hutchinson
Cameron Hazlehurst
Lord Dawson
Lord Maran
Winston Churchill
Bustag
Lord Wrenchard
Asa Brigas
Brigus
Evening Lizard
Lord Beaverbrook
Keith
John Wainwright
Wain- Wright
Mr Big
Arthur Upfild
Uphield
Napoleon Bonaparte
Upfield
Sara Woods
Antony Maitland
Antony
Yorkshire
Neighbour
Jenny
Fife
H. E. Bates
Gold country reminiscences of Kalgoorlie and Coolgardie era
Norma King surveys the Easter Goldfields of Western Australia, merging personal recollections, local lore, and records from Kalgoorlie and Coolgardie. The critique notes uneven pacing, strong archival detail on prospecting and drilling, and sharp comments on transportable towns, ghost towns, and Aboriginal place names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalgoorlie
Norma King
Easter
Western Australia
Srimmer
Innes Explores a European Outcast in Western Australia
Alec Falls, an English drifter, seeks wealth in harsh Western Australia during a mineral boom. In a land of drought and ruthless speculators he pursues a lost mine rumor tied to Janet Garrely. The tale blends obsession, grit, and the sunburned country’s brutal force.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stammond Innes
Toner
Alec Falls
Western Australia
Innes
Falls
Australia
England
Janet Garrely
Garrett's
Ing
Alec
Inside Number 10 and the British Labour Era Critique
Marcia Williams's Inside Number 10 offers a candid, balanced account of Harold Wilson's six years in power. It contrasts consensus government with Conservative elitism, notes housing and social security strides, and highlights tensions with Hugh Gaitskell and Vietnam policy. The book, while dense with insider detail, remains engaging and readable for readers familiar with Labour history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Gaitskell
Gaitskell
Jim Callaghan
Treasury
Wilson
Harold Wilson
Labour
Mrs Williams
Home Office
Roy Jenkins
Num
Marcia Williams
Mia Williams
Wileson
House of Commons
Aler
Williams
Commons
Labour Party
Hugh
Ian Smith
de Gaulle
Transport House
Number 10
Aberfan
Australia
Lady's Realm and the pull of mass magazines in history
The Lady's Realm and The Australian Women's Weekly are examined for how they shaped and reflected women's roles. The piece notes a 1904 05 era magazine's wedding stories fashions and home life focus, contrasts with modern liberationists, and argues mass circulation mags served social functions as mirrors of their age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arrow
Lady's Realm
London
Mags
Walter Lippmann
Con? Press
Ways
Liberation
Mary Grieve
Women's Weekly
Momma
Wright
Cynthia L. White
Michael Joseph
Germaine Greer
Ladies’ Automobile Club
E. Manville
McCalmont
Lord Vivian
Queen Victoria
Oridge
O Neill Biography Expands on Early Life and Career
Louis Sheaffer turns up new details on Eugene O Neill childhood youth and early journalism in O Neill Son and Playwright. The Aldine volume fills in New London and Princeton back ground and traces his relationship with his parents as context for his dramatic development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eusens O'Neill
Arthur
Barbara Gelb
Litte
Louis Sheaffer
O'Neill
Aldine
Also Mentioned on This Page
Accidie
Rigby
Uerls
Coolgardie
Metallion
Nepean
Trestrvil
Smiler’ Hales
Dross
de Bernales
Lake Lefray
Mrs King
Kalgoorlie and
Boulder
Goldfields
Goongarrie
BUC
Sergeant Harris
Beshill
Spike Milligan
Adolf Hitler
Penguin
Milligan
Hammond Innes
Casif
Maccmillan
Appleby
Michael Imes
Gollancz
Arthur Upfield
Heinemans
Macmillan
Jonathan Dawson
United States
British Labour Party
George Lansbury
Ramsay MacDonald
G. D. H. Cole
Clement Attiee
George Brown
Weiderfeld and Nicolson
Priscilla Pringle
Church
of England
Miss Pringle
Picador Books
Abacus
Avian
Childrar J
Canserra
Daltons
Garema Place
Maurie Buntry
Giant
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