Elizabeth Bowen and the Finest Short Story Craft
A critical review of Elizabeth Bowen and her Afterthought outlines how her essays blend mood and atmosphere with precise craft. It highlights her Encounters preface, the links between Bowen’s fiction and poetry, and her belief that the short story must breathe with lyricism rather than become mere documentary prose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Bowen
Murcheson
B.B.C
Encounters
Katherine Mansfield
Bliss
Miss Mansfield
Charles
Ann Lee
Longmans Green and Co. Ltd
Knights of the High Tory: Highwaymen of Edwardian Legend
John Barrows chronicles eight highwaymen and the outlaw culture of 18th century England. The tales cover Dick Turpin William Nevison Jonathan Wild and others highlighting robberies escapes hangings and a climate of danger, fashion, and notoriety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Barrows
Jonathan Wild
Wild
Black Bess
York
Turpin
William Nevison
London
Thames
Gravesend
Gregory
Epping’ Forest
Thomas Morris
Henry Fielding
L.W. Knights OF the
High Tory
Peter Preekaw
Dark Deeds in Motor Racing
A brisk tale set on European road circuits pits the Lioness of premiership fame against the unscrupulous Hornet team across Zandvoort Spa and Silverstone. Nick Bailey overcomes dangers and rivals to win the World Championship in Fast Circuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodies
Lioness Racing
Hornet
Europe
Zandvoort
Spa
Silverstone
Nick Bailey
Katharine Whitehorn Roundabout and Points of View
A review notes Katharine Whitehorn’s wit and vitality as a Spectator essayist. The Roundabout collection (1956–61) and the Points of View selection showcase her humane, brisk social commentary on British life and gender norms with noted contributors like Betjeman and Amis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katharine Whitehorn
the Spectator
Roundabout
The
Spectator
John Betjeman
Wesketh Pearson
Kingsley Amis
E. M. Forster
Katherine Whitehorn
Dylan Thomas
Methuen
Brian Inglis
Longmans
Crossword Puzzle Clues From Times Column
Word list and clues for across and down, with lengths and some misprints. Contains Slothful frosted capable esteem exist store rubbers get up backbone strain beers transported rites port to India Shakespearean character kidney clue, and many down entries including shady bower produces throw snakes drops hearten midday wicked summons pisatapeeean heroine porches sewing implement amend swell pert nose. page reference for solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Bookshelf Holiday Paperbacks From Australia and Overseas
A bookstore ad lists Australian titles with authors and prices and overseas picks like Rosamond Lehmann and Norman Collins. It notes a wide range for readers of many interests and ages and mentions a closing date of December 34.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colin Simpson
Elizabeth O’connor
Ralph Rashleigh
James Tucker
Ned Kelly
Frank Clune
Jon Cleary
Belly Jeffrey
Rosamond Lehmann
Norman Collins
Nigel Balchin
Mary H. Bell
Ritchie Calder
Edmund Wilson
Berlin
West
Penguin
John Mander
Anthony Trollope
Caesar
Rex Warner
Calabria
Norman Douglas
Aubrey
Oliver L. Dick
Proust
Andre Maurois
Dostoevsky
E. H. Carr
Loving
Erich Fromm
James Joyce
Joyce
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Trollope
Virginia Woolf
Eudora Welly
Green Square
Kingston
Tel
Jean Renoir Renoir
My Father
John White
Nsw
Sergeanne Golor
Angelique Golor
W. K. Hancock Smuts
Verity Hewitt Pty. Ltd
Garema Arcade
Civic
Queanbeyan
Blake
Blueskin
England
Dick Turpin
Tyburn
Wepeeeeeee
Essex
Lyota
Bruce Carter
Hodder and Stoughton
Price
China
Bieh
Ita
Garema Place
Canberra City
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