Reading Glasses

Early Life Anton Chekhov is widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the history of world literature. He was born on January 29,...

You can download a pdf of the short story here: The original cover artwork for this production, Doting on trout is available to download...

In Zaragoza, Spain, one man takes on the fight against physical and mental stagnation brought about by new confined lifestyles...with karate

Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer, poet, editor and literary critic. That’s what Wikipedia will tell you. However, the real story of...

The full text is available to download here to read along with the audio. The signalman is a horror suspense story by Charles Dickens,...

As the year comes to an end we welcome the new one with expectation, crossed fingers, legs and eyes. Although 2020 has been marked by the...

Are we more lost now than we have been before, or are we simply more aware?

On August 4th 1944 The Frank family is discovered by the Gestapo, it is unclear who betrayed the family or if they were discovered by...

Charles John Huffman Dickens was an English writer and critic born in Landport, Hampshire England on 7th February 1812. Dickens is...

From his hospital bed, the sick man of Europe, Ross Gilman, recovers from surgery while plowing through as many books as possible. This...

Imagine arriving in a city or country and not having a grasp of the language (sound familiar?) Unable to communicate, muted by...

'Notes from Underground,' like much of Dostoevsky’s work, is a study of character.

The bookswap library has seen many a book, face and pint come and go. Memories have been made and forgotten, friendships forged in the...

An extraordinary mission, utilising pre cold war technology, in a bombing raid that saw warplanes ready for the scrapheap fly across the...

Metropole, a sprawling metropolis, alleyways of claustrophobic narrative tapering to an anxious dead end. The city is a maze, the people...

Book Review: Look Who's Back by Timur Vermes An extraordinary example of a book that cannot be judged without delving beyond the cover....

Our new programme "Reading Glasses". This is about all things books! (and wine!) This first series is all taken from our conversation...