Tag: Classic
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11th November 2025 – Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome
An ancient river. The journey upstream of some impressionable young men into a mysterious, challenging interior. An inevitable reckoning at the source. Finally, the terrible return to reality. Here, surely, is pre-Edwardian English fiction at its classic finest. But this is not Heart of Darkness, and the river is not the Congo. Actually, it’s the Thames,…
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9th December 2025 – Murder Under the Mistletoe by The Reverend Richard Coles
It’s that time of year again… Gaudy jumpers and garish paper enwrap us and our Secret Santa gifts at the annual Christmas get together. The rules are simple: Then, on the night, we’ll pop all the gifts in Santa’s sack. Everyone gets to pick a great new read. We’ll review those in the January 2026…
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12th June 2018 – Trouble with Lichen by John Wyndham
Francis Saxover and Diana Brackley, two scientists investigating a rare lichen, discover it has a remarkable property: it retards the aging process. Francis, realising the implications for the world of an ever-youthful, wealthy elite, wants to keep it secret, but Diana sees an opportunity to overturn the male status quo by using the lichen to…
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