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The 12.30 From Croydon by Freeman Wills Crofts – Review
By Sandra Callard The British Library holds a huge amount of novels written and printed during the early twentieth century, ... -
A Pin to See the Peepshow by F. Tennyson Jesse – Review
By Sandra Callard This book is not, by any stretch of the imagination, an ordinary novel. A Pin to See ... -
Which Way? by Theodora Benson – Review
By Sandra Callard The British Library is republishing selected books by women writers from their vast collection – some of ... -
Elizabeth and Mary edited by Susan Doran – Review
By Sandra Callard This beautifully arranged book covers the fascinating relationship between Elizabeth I, as an established and powerful queen, ... -
These Names Make Clues by ECR Lorac – Review
By Sandra Callard What a strange and cumbersome title this book has. Part of the British Library’s vast array of ... -
The Widow of Bath by Margot Bennett – Review
By Sarah Morgan Last year, the British Library’s wonderful Crime Classics collection introduced me to Scottish-born author Margot Bennett via ... -
Due to a Death by Mary Kelly – Review
By Sarah Morgan The British Library Crime Classics collection has struck gold again. Mary Kelly may well be the finest ... -
Thirteen Guests by J. Jefferson Farjeon – Review
By Sandra Callard The British Library holds a vast collection of murder mystery novels written during the Golden Age of ... -
The Progress of a Crime by Julian Symons – Review
By Sarah Morgan The crime genre can be a strange place at times. While some writers of seemingly middling talent ... -
Queens of the Abyss, edited by Mike Ashley – Review
By Sarah Morgan When it comes to 19th and early 20th century stories with a supernatural bent, it’s relatively easy ... -
Sailor Song: The Shanties and Ballads of the High Seas by Gerry Smyth – Review
By @Charlotte Oliver With a trend for sea shanties currently sweeping certain social media platforms it seemed a timely opportunity ... -
Into the London Fog edited by Elizabeth Dearnley – Review
By Sarah Morgan A trip to the capital, how exciting. Maybe take in a show, splash the cash on Oxford ...