In his introduction to the OUP After London (1980) John Fowles wrote ‘…Some of his more starry-eyed later worshippers have forgotten that he enjoyed hunting and killing for much of his life…’ I once had a neighbour who owned a cat and a dog both of whom he obtained from a rescue centre; they were […]
It is suggested that one result of Lockdown is that people are reading books. Wow! They haven’t been doing that? In the last three months I’ve had my habitual average read for the last 60 years – 15 quite demanding books. I have been described as a ‘chain reader’. Having completed my third or fourth […]
Greene Ferne Farm (1880) The Dewy Morn (1884) After London (1885) Amaryllis at the Fair (1887) Some General Questions Before we look at the novels themselves, I’d like to ask a few questions about reading novels in general, for instance:- Where does our understanding of a novel come from? How does it arise? How do […]
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