2014 – My Year in Books
It’s that time of year when the blogosphere, literary journals and newspapers are full of lists of best books of 2014. So, for what it’s worth, here’s a list of (almost) everything I’ve read this year for pleasure. The comments are simply whatever small note I made (or didn’t make) in my reading journal. I…
Bombay Anna and Elizabeth Marsh
Just finished The Ordeal of Elizabeth Marsh. Elizabeth Marsh (1735-85) lived an amazing life, and Linda Colley has written an amazing biography. But I’m not going to try to review it here because excellent blogger The Resident Judge of Port Phillip has already reviewed it beautifully (with links to other reviews too – thanks!) To…