Greece Books Spotlight Crete History and Island Lore
A review notes a surge of recent Greece and Aegean travel writing. It praises The Great Island by Michael Llewellyn Smith and Caique by John Sykes for their engaging, historically varied takes on Crete and the Aegean Islands, while highlighting shifting literary trends and the postwar context shaping these works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Interet &Repable
Michael Llewellyn Smith
Crete
Cretans
Caique
John Sykes
Ellindi
Aston Shakrit
John Stie
AR Burn
FitzGerald and Australia in a Collected Verse
A fragmented prose piece reviews a FitzGerald collected edition surveying his 1922 to 1962 writing. It links his colonial gaze to government service, Australian imagery, and characters from the era, noting his war time start and ongoing meditation on nation, culture, and identity. The critique situates his work alongside Judith Wright and European influence, concluding with an appraisal of his lasting relevance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FitzGerald
HiGerahl
Fittegerald
Mariner
Poe
Fhirtierald
Rome under Vespasian reviewed for young readers
Barbara Ker Wilson’s Young Readers tale follows a girl stolen to slavery and a Campanian boy turned Rome’s social circles. The review notes a vivid social history, Pompeii’s obliteration focal point, strong detail but lacks emotional fire, and recommends it for school libraries despite some distancing narration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Ker Wilson
Constable Young Books
Campania
Britain
Rome
Mary Renault
The Voice of a Child on Racial Intolerance
A review of The Square of Light by Janina David notes its poignant account of child survivors of Nazi persecution. It highlights Anne Frank and the Warsaw Ghetto narrative through a nine year old Polish Jewish girl, comparing the work to Anne Frank’s diary and praising its restrained but powerful depiction of fear, family tension, and dignity under oppression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pompei
Anne Frok
Janina David
Colike
Anne Franky
Hanna David
Mindiess
Mike
Warsaw Ghetto
Charen of the Warsaw Ghetto Recounts Childhood Fear
Janina avid recalls childhood in the Warsaw ghetto, describing a life behind walls watched by an armed cordon of men who did not hesitate to kill children. The photograph from A Square of Sky accompanies recollections of her early years.
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Charen
Warsaw Ghetto
Janina Avid
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Mutny Green
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Angus and Robertson
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Toki
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Taio
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Macbeth
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Gierak
Church Missionary Society
East Row
Civic Centre
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A.G
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Pladtor
Pleby
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Tid
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Sharpville
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Alahoma
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Alan Paton
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Swale
James
Ely
Melbourne
Lone
Kingston
Angus & Robertson Limited
Green Square
Commonwealth Literary Fund
Aurion Je Draur
Munsters
Caner
Heynta
Verity Hewitt Garema Arcade
Sir Ernest Gowers
Fowler
Ement Gowers
Oxford University Press
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