Beating At The Roots Of The Somerset Maughams
Alan Fitzgerald reviews Robin Maugham's study of the Somerset Maugham family. The book traces origins from humble trades to nobility, and focuses on Willie and Frederic Maugham, their rivalry, flaws, and the writer's lasting fame amid family turmoil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somerset
Maughams
Robin
Amlaugham
Longwens - Heinemann
Price
Gometime
Robin Maugham
W. Someret Maugham
Willie
French Riviera
England
Maugham
Cambridge
Frederic
Gerald Haxston
Harry
St Thomas Hospital
Mr Maugham
Charles
Paris
London
Beldy
Syrie
W. Somerset Maugham
Shakespeare influence on English language and plays
Article surveys Shakespeare's impact on English, how plays are grouped, and a portrait of him in his era. It lists famous quotations, notes on the Elizabethan playhouse versus modern theatres, and cites forty three notable lines. Contact R Hallilmirton for volumes and further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tsuifly
Spracean Chambers
R. Hallilmirton
Cameron Read
Queanbeyun
The Fatal Gallows Tree Book Review
A review of By the Neck Until Dead an Elek Books social history of hanging in England. The author notes brutal methods from Tudor to Victorian eras and traces shifts to the drop, public executions, and eventual abolition amid rising costs. The piece argues the book exposes grim practices while offering cautious optimism for future abolition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Potter
Henry VIII
Tyburn
London
Newgate Prison
Westminster School
Cato Street
Newgate
Queen Victoria
Wooden horse of literature review in Sunday Gentleman
Irving Wallace argues his new Sunday Gentleman collection proves artistic independence over money. The critique portrays Wallace as a writer from commercial magazines who resents editing while delivering verbose prose and predictable material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irving Wallace
Wallace
Lord Camden
Johnson
Mr Wallace
Kennedy
White House
Myth and legends of Australia and West Indian folk tales
A. W. Reed collects Australian aboriginal myths with philosophical depth and vivid animals, including Bahloo the Moon and How the Kangaroo Got His Tail, though prose may feel flat. Philip Sherlock’s West Indian tales featuring Anansi the spider captivate children with wit, calypso rhythm, and lively trickster episodes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
A. W Reed
Roger Hart
Reed Books
Philip Sherlock
Kiddell- Mouroe
Oxford University Press
Murray River
Cat
Dog
Tutalelo
John
Anansi the
Pidter
Amami
Charlie Haplin
Anansi
Tiger
Young African pilgrim's progress WILL TRY
Legson Kayira youth from Nyasaland narrates a travels tale from rural Africa to America. The memoir follows a bright tribal student who leaves home with little money and a Bible, aims for education, and reaches Skagit Valley College amid modest challenges and mythic vision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legson Kayira
Nyasaland
Malawi
Livingstonia
Church of Scotland Mission
Central Africa
Abraham Lincoln
Booker T. Washington
America
Cairo
Nerica
Partoum
Sudan
Skagit Valley College
Washington
Kayira
Mphalele
Blake Modigane
Africa
Kayiia
White House
Eisenhower
Cambridge
Living With Child Ren
Clair Isbister presents Living With Children, a calm, practical Australian view on parenting up to age three. It draws from her lectures and ABC broadcasts, emphasizes understanding each child, and covers childbirth, feeding, play, guidance, hazards, and early development with notes on breastfeeding and cautions about dummies and bottles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ABC
University of the Air
Ishister
Spock
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Alan Fitzgerald
W. Somerset Manghant
William Shakespeare
Joh Deane Potter
Elek Books
Sig
Batley
Dublin
Britain
Wooden Horse
the Sunday Gentleman
Cassell
ANGUS
Robertson
East Row
Civic
Grean Square
Kingston
A W. Reed
Reed
Elkin
Young African Pilgrim’s Progress
L. Epstein
Longmans Green
Leeson
Ruth Lesley
Clair Isbister
Winchester Publishing Company
Sydney
Lair Isbister
R.S.L
Hugh Wray McCann
Kerr
Verity Hewitt
Garema Arcade
ZYG
LTO
I5e Street
Fyshwick
4.C.t
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