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- Sun June 9th, 2013, 11:25 am
- Forum: Travel
- Topic: Shildon Locomotion
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Shildon Locomotion
Shildon in County Durham may be the the only place I've been to where there seem to be more car parking spaces in the town than people. I was there this weekend to visit Shildon Locomotion, the North East outpost of the National Railway Museum, where I'll be doing some talks and readings on Sunday 1...
- Sat October 20th, 2012, 4:29 pm
- Forum: By Author's Last Name A-F
- Topic: 'The Moonstone' by Wilkie Collins
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1272
'The Moonstone' by Wilkie Collins
I think this is generally recognized as English literature's first detective story. It certainly provides some useful patterns for others to follow, and like all great detective stories keeps the reader gripped and guessing from first till last. Wilkie Collins was a contemporary and friend of Dicken...
- Fri September 7th, 2012, 10:22 am
- Forum: By Author's Last Name R-Z
- Topic: 'Barry Lyndon' by W M Thackeray
- Replies: 4
- Views: 862
- Fri September 7th, 2012, 10:12 am
- Forum: By Author's Last Name R-Z
- Topic: 'Barry Lyndon' by W M Thackeray
- Replies: 4
- Views: 862
- Thu September 6th, 2012, 3:41 pm
- Forum: The Writing Business
- Topic: Tips for talks by writers
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1651
- Thu September 6th, 2012, 3:38 pm
- Forum: By Author's Last Name R-Z
- Topic: 'Barry Lyndon' by W M Thackeray
- Replies: 4
- Views: 862
'Barry Lyndon' by W M Thackeray
This satire of manners is narrated by the eponymous 'hero', though only he gives himself that epithet. Barry Lyndon is possibly the most unreliable narrator in English literature, and there is a great deal of entertainment to be had in contrasting his version of characters and events with the truth ...
- Mon September 3rd, 2012, 7:22 pm
- Forum: The Writing Business
- Topic: Tips for talks by writers
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1651
- Thu August 30th, 2012, 11:30 pm
- Forum: The Writing Business
- Topic: Tips for talks by writers
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1651
- Wed August 29th, 2012, 10:08 am
- Forum: The Writing Business
- Topic: Tips for talks by writers
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1651
Tips for talks by writers
I have written quite an extensive article based on my experience of performing public talks and readings from my books, which I have called 'Ten tips for talks by writers'. It's a practical guide to the business of organizing and preparing to maximise the opportunity of book sales rather than a prim...
- Mon August 13th, 2012, 11:00 am
- Forum: By Author's Last Name G-L
- Topic: 'Call of the Wild' and 'White Fang' by Jack London
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1892