Book Reviews
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A Passage to India- E.M. Forster
A Passage to India – E.M. Forster – 1924 Reviewed by: Vivek Kant Date: 10 November 2004 Forster represented the Indian & the English outlooks towards each other perfectly & at the same time he brings ...
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Tom Jones- Henry Fielding
Tom Jones – Henry Fielding – 1749 Reviewed by: Natasha Date: 18 September 2003 Tom Jones is all about misunderstanding. That is to say, a misunderstanding created deliberately by the author as the final, unde...
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The Mill on the Floss- George Eliot
The Mill on the Floss – George Eliot – 1860 About The Mill on the Floss from The Master by Colm Tóibín: “Oh, I don’t agree with either of you then,” Minny said, her face bright with excitement. ...
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Middlemarch – George Eliot
A mangificent novel, a grandiose fresco of provincial society in an age of change (the Industrial Revolution, the Reform Bill of 1832 which expanded the electoral franchise and redesigned electoral districts). The characters ar...
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Romola- George Eliot
Romola – George Eliot – 1863 Reviewed by: Lale Romola was going to be one of the best books I have read. I love historic fiction and I had enjoyed George Eliot’s other books. I knew that Eliot had spent years...
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The Alexandria Quartet (Justine, Balthazar, Mountolive, Clea) – Lawrence Durrell
The Alexandria Quartet (Justine, Balthazar, Mountolive, Clea) – Lawrence Durrell – 1957-1960 Reviewed by: Rob Date: 14 June 2002 This is the best most-timely read I have had in years. If you want to ...
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Bleak House- Charles Dickens
Bleak House – Charles Dickens – 1853 Reviewed by: Michael Sympson Date: 20 September 2001 When I read the first book of Dickens I must have been seven or eight. I never was into children’s books and insisted ...
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A History of Western Philosophy- Bertrand Russell
A History of Western Philosophy – Bertrand Russell – 1945 Reviewed by: Michael Sympson Date: 13 September 2001 There are many ways to understand the meaning of philosophy, but I believe Bertrand Russell hims...
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Switch Bitch – Roald Dahl
Switch Bitch – Roald Dahl – 1974 Reviewed by: Andrew Scal Date: 11 December 2003 Have you read anything by Roald Dahl? His writing style is phenomenal, and it shows clearly in the book of short stories...
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Victory: An Island Tale- Joseph Conrad
Victory: An Island Tale – Joseph Conrad – 1915 Reviewed by: Dave Date: 5 December 2001 This is an exquisite novel. The bulk of the story takes place on the near-deserted Indonesian island of Samburan, where...
