[This story was originally published in the August 2018 edition of etc magazine. A PDF version of the article is … More
Tag: Book
Hidden histories and family drama: a review of Loves, Lives, and Letters
[This story was published on July 24, 2018, on the BAVS Neo-Victorian blog. Read the original story at victorianist.wordpress.com/2018/07/24/hidden-histories-and-family-drama-review-of-lives-loves-and-letters.] – Lives, … More
A review of Social Creature
In the tradition of the Victorian gothic tale, Social Creature is a novel of uncanny doubling. Duality runs throughout Dr … More
A review of Hallows Fell
Thom Burgess’s latest graphic novel and his third supernatural tale of horror Hallows Fell follows businessman Simon as he travels … More
A review of The Snow Witch
Somewhere between a creative reimagining of the archetypal fairy tale ice queen, a plunge into cross-cultural mythologies, and an exploration … More
Lives, Loves, Letters
Five women uncover a house’s fascinating past through a family’s letters. Emily Jessica Turner finds out more [This story was … More
Review: Death in Ten Minutes – Kitty Marion, Activist, Arsonist, Suffragette
Death in Ten Minutes – Kitty Marion, Activist, Arsonist, Suffragette Fern Riddell (Great Britain, Hodder and Stoughton: 2018). – ‘Anywhere … More
A Royal Naval Officer’s amazing tale of survival
[This story was first published online on the Chichester Observer website on April 19, 2018. The original story can be … More
Laurie Penny’s Bitch Doctrine: a review
Laurie Penny’s writing has always struck a chord with me. I’ve followed her columns since my awkward, confused teenage years, … More
Naval officer who helped to break the Enigma code
[This story was published on November 30 in the Chichester Observer. Read the original story at https://www.chichester.co.uk/news/naval-officer-who-helped-to-break-the-enigma-code-1-8268267.] A writer has told … More