In Conrad in Quest of His Youth, Leonard Merrick presents a witty, bittersweet picaresque novel about the elusive nature of nostalgia. After receiving a surprise inheritance,...
Cynthia
In Cynthia, Leonard Merrick tracks the turbulent marriage of struggling novelist Humphrey Kent and the bourgeois Cynthia Walford. Beginning in Dieppe and moving to London, their...
One Man's View
In One Man's View, Leonard Merrick delivers a poignant exploration of marriage, ambition, and societal expectations in Victorian London. The novel follows George Heriot, a...
The Prince
‘The Prince’ (1513) is by the Italian philosopher, politician, and writer Niccolò Machiavelli, and is regarded as his most important and influential work. Intended as a guide...
The Writing Of Fiction
Among the many twentieth century treatises on the art of writing, there were few that attempted to analyze the development of form and style. But Edith Wharton's bestselling...
Karen Blixen And The Story Behind "babette's Feast"
"Babette’s Feast" is Karen Blixen's most famous work and was later adapted into an Oscar-winning film directed by Gabriel Axel. When Parisienne Master Chef Babette is exiled to...
Never Again – The Feisty Ladies 1
Never Again is Kim Jackson's romance novel about Julie, who's ready to do anything for the dominating Jay, who has her spellbound.In 'Never Again' we meet the strong-willed Julie,...
The Shoulder Of Shasta
'The Shoulder of Shasta' is a touching story interspersed with gothic notes about a middle class English girl named Esse who gradually grows to know and love the swashbuckling...
Miss Betty
In this historical romance adventure the wealthy Miss Betty with a heart of gold falls in love with the dashing Rafe. After saving Betty's life in a boat trip gone wrong, Rafe's...
The Road To Xanadu: A Study In The Ways Of The Imagination
It takes a great mind to study a great mind.The literary critic John Livingston Lowes puts his reputation on the line by chosing to analyse the sources, thoughts and imagination...
