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Consolation in the Face of Death
Penguin Books Ltd 2009; Not AvailableIn his moving essay, Samuel Johnson offers wise words on confronting grief at the loss of a loved one. The other pieces here, ranging from art to marriage to morality, demonstrate the brilliance, perception and wit that made Johnson the leading man of letters of his day, and one of the finest essayists in the English language. Throughout history,... more...
Decline of the English Murder
Penguin Books Ltd 2009; Not AvailableIn these timeless and witty essays George Orwell explores the English love of reading about a good murder in the papers (and laments the passing of the heyday of the 'perfect' murder involving class, sex and poisoning), as well as unfolding his trenchant views on everything from boys' weeklies to naughty seaside postcards. Throughout history,... more...
Night Walks
Penguin Books Ltd 2010; Not AvailableCharles Dickens describes in Night Walks his time as an insomniac, when he decided to cure himself by walking through London in the small hours, and discovered homelessness, drunkenness and vice on the streets. This collection of essays shows Dickens as one of the greatest visionaries of the city in all its variety and cruelty. GREAT IDEAS. Throughout... more...
Frank Sinatra Has a Cold
Penguin Books Ltd 2011; Not AvailableGay Talese is the father of American New Journalism, who transformed traditional reportage with his vivid scene-setting, sharp observation and rich storytelling. His 1966 piece for Esquire , one of the most celebrated magazine articles ever published, describes a morose Frank Sinatra silently nursing a glass of bourbon, struck down with a cold and... more...
An Apology for Idlers
Penguin Books Ltd 2009; Not AvailableAn irresistible invitation to reject the work ethic and enjoy life?s simple pleasures (such as laughing, drinking and lying in the open air), Robert Louis Stevenson?s witty and seminal essay on the joys of idleness is accompanied here by his writings on, among other things, growing old, visiting unpleasant places and the overwhelming experience of... more...
Less Than One
Penguin Books Ltd 2011; Not AvailableEssayist and poet Joseph Brodsky was one of the most penetrating voices of the twentieth century. This prize-winning collection of his diverse essays includes uniquely powerful appreciations of great writers: on Dostoevsky and the development of Russian prose, on Auden and Akhmatova, Cavafy, Montale and Mandelstam. These are contrasted with his reflections... more...
On Grief And Reason
Penguin Books Ltd 2011; Not AvailableIn this richly diverse collection of essays, Joseph Brodsky casts a reflective eye on his experiences of early life in Russia and exile in America. With dazzling erudition, he explores subjects as varied as the dynamic of poetry, the nature of history and the plight of the ?migr? writer. There is also the humorous tale of a disastrous trip to Brazil,... more...
Reliable Essays: The Best of Clive James
Pan Macmillan 2009; US$ 8.95Including his most memorable pieces ? his ?Postcard from Rome?, his observations on Margaret Thatcher, his insights into Heaney, Larkin and Orwell ? this book also contains brilliantly funny examinations of characters like Barry Humphries, as well as showcasing James?s more thoughtful, analytical side. From Germaine Greer to Marilyn Monroe, from the... more...
The Revolt of the Pendulum
Pan Macmillan 2011; US$ 8.95Illuminating, insightful, informed, inspired, intelligent. These are words that could ? and do ? apply equally to book or author; in fact, The Revolt of the Pendulum, Clive James?s latest essay collection, shows James at his most dazzling and versatile best yet. From the rules of grammar to the fundamentals of religion, from the culture of fandom to... more...
The Last Expedition
Random House 2012; US$ 12.00WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY SIR RANULPH FIENNES The Last Expedition is Captain Scott's gripping account of his expedition to the South Pole in 1910-12. It was meant to be a voyage of scientific discovery and a heroic exploration of the last unconquered wilderness. Scott's expedition, carried in the Terra Nova , pitted him and his team not only... more...









