The Little Prince is a novella by the French author, aviator and poet, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. There seems to be a universal love for this book irrespective of country. Infact it is the fourth most translated book in the world. It has been translated into over 250 languages/dialects. At the beginning of the book the... Read More »
The Phantom Tollbooth is a children’s novel by Norton Juster with illustrations by Jules Feiffer. It was published in 1961. The story is about a boy called Milo. Now we all, from time to time feel bored with what we are doing but Milo was like this “not just sometimes but always”. Wherever he was... Read More »
The Code of the Woosters is another book covering the exploits of Bertie Wooster and his “gentleman’s gentleman” Jeeves. It was written by the comic master P G Wodehouse in 1938. It was initially serialised in America in The Saturday Evening Post from 16 July to 3 September 1938 and in the UK in the... Read More »
Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves is one of a number of books written about Bertie Wooster and his “gentleman’s gentleman” Jeeves. It was written by P G Wodehouse and was published in 1963. The books start with Bertie in jovial spirits. Jeeves is back from a stint at Bertie’s aunt Dahlia and “God, as I once... Read More »
Gormenghast is a trilogy written by Mervyn Peake. The three volumes are Titus Groan, Gormenghast and Titus Alone. They were first published between 1946 and 1959. Peake had originally intended to write further volumes throughout his life. Two other books titled Titus Awakes and Gormenghast Revisited were planned. Unfortunately ill-health and an early death aged... Read More »
The Lord of the Rings is more than a series of books it is a phenomenon. I can’t think of a more influential book in the fantasy genre. It was written by Tolkien as a sequel to The Hobbit. It was written in stages between 1937 and 1949. As good as The Hobbit was, The... Read More »
The Other Wind is the final book in the Earthsea series. It was published by Harcourt in 2001. It tells the story of the sorcerer Alder and further explores that of Tehanu. Alder is troubled by dreams. He dreams of the Dry Land (the land of death) and his wife who died young. She longs... Read More »
Tales From Earthsea is the fifth book in the Earthsea series. This is an interesting addition to the series for those who have been following the characters round the archepelago of Earthsea for the last four books. It offers insight, further stories and a historical background for the events of Earthsea. It is not essential... Read More »
Tehanu is the fourth book in the Earthsea series. This is not the last book of Earthsea, which is how it was described when it was released in 1990. The book follows the story of Tenar, who first came into the series in book two, The Tombs of Atuan. This has a more personal feel... Read More »
The Farthest Shore is the third book in the Earthsea series. It was first published by Atheneum in 1972. It is sometimes refered to as the final book as Earthsea remained a trilogy until 1990 when Le Guin wrote Tehanu. The events in the Farthest Shore takes place some time later than The previous book,... Read More »
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