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The special collection of popular fiction at Sheffield Hallam University
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Ships in the Bay! (1931) by D.K. Broster
Book review by George S. Ships in the Bay! is a historical romance set during the French revolutionary wars. In 1796 there was an abortive French attempt to... Read more
Posted on 19 August 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE -
The Sea Shall Not Have Them (1953) by John Harris
Cartoon by John Harris (click the picture to see it bigger) Book Review By Frances S: Some years ago, browsing in a local charity shop, I bought a framed strip... Read more
Posted on 10 August 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE -
The Headmistress (1944) by Angela Thirkell
Book Review by Hilary Temple Anyone who has read Thirkell’s early Barsetshire novels will probably remember with what horrified enthusiasm she throws herself... Read more
Posted on 06 August 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Anthony Thorne, I’m a Stranger Here Myself (1943)
Book Review by Chris Hopkins. Anthony Thorne was a novelist before the war with two successful novels to his name: Delay in the Sun, 1935, and Fruit in Season,... Read more
Posted on 28 July 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Family Roundabout (1948) by Richmal Crompton
The fabric design featured on the endpapers of the Persephone edition of Family Roundabout. Book Review by Ros W: Richmal Crompton is better known for her... Read more
Posted on 16 July 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE -
The Cruel Sea (1951) by Nicholas Montserrat
Book Review by Mary P: Our theme for the month was naval fiction, and I decided to read The Cruel Sea which when I looked for a copy of the book was said to be ... Read more
Posted on 12 July 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Family Roundabout (1948) by Richmal Crompton
Book Review by Kathryn R: This novel was written by the author of the ‘Just William’ stories. It appears that Crompton was the author of around 40 novels for... Read more
Posted on 06 July 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE -
William Does His Bit (1941) and Weatherley Parade (1943) by Richmal Crompton.
Book Review by Chris Hopkins. I know we were meant to be reading a Richmal Crompton book for adult readers, but I couldn’t resist the treat of reading a Just... Read more
Posted on 04 July 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE -
The Ship (1943) by C.S. Forester
Book Review by George S: The Ship was first published in 1943, when the outcome of the war was still uncertain, and it bears the marks of a book composed for th... Read more
Posted on 03 July 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Caroline (1936), by Richmal Crompton
Funny how Caroline’s eyes betrayed her exasperation rather than her voice or manner. They were almost grey when she was pleased, but they turned a clear cold... Read more
Posted on 13 June 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Millicent Dorrington (1927) by Richmal Crompton
Cover of the first edition. Book Review by George S: I’ve always thought of Richmal Crompton as the quintessential Home Counties writer. Read more
Posted on 11 June 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE -
The Charioteer (1953) by Mary Renault
First edition jacket Book review by Alice C: The book has lain unread on my bookshelves for several years, so during lockdown I decided to shake it out and... Read more
Posted on 09 June 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Merlin Bay (1930) by Richmal Crompton
I first came upon William Brown in a 1950s edition of William Carries On from the family bookcase and subsequently enjoyed various television adaptations and th... Read more
Posted on 08 June 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Frost at Morning(1950) by Richmal Crompton.
Book Review by Mary P: This adult novel from an author now best known for her Just William children’s books was published in 1950. Children are the main... Read more
Posted on 01 June 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Herland (1915) by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Book Review by Jane V: I knew about Charlotte Perkins Gilman from her short autobiographical novel The Yellow Wallpaper but it was not until I searched for a(n? Read more
Posted on 26 May 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE -
We That Were Young (1932) by Irene Rathbone.
Book Review by Sylvia D: Members of our Reading Group will remember that what seems like a hundred years ago now when we still lived real lives, we were... Read more
Posted on 17 May 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Men Like Gods (1923) by H.G. Wells
Book review by Frances S: Settling down to begin reading Men Like Gods a day or two after The Prime Minister’s 23 March 2020 ‘lockdown’ speech, I was looking... Read more
Posted on 11 May 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE -
‘The Murder of Madame Mollard’ (1930) by Winifred Holtby
Book Review by Chris Hopkins. This short feminist dystopia by Winifred Holtby is, as far as I can see, completely forgotten about, but well-worth recovering. Read more
Posted on 08 May 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Three Weeks (1907) by Elinor Glyn
Book Review by Kathryn R: I found this book in the Old Pier Bookshop* in Morecambe while browsing for other books from 1900-1950. It was in the ‘collectables’... Read more
Posted on 07 May 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE -
Lord of the World (1907) by Robert Hugh Benson
Book Review by Sylvia D: It’s striking that all the reviews that have been posted so far have been of dystopian novels. I wonder if that is a reflection of the... Read more
Posted on 06 May 2020 BOOKS, CULTURE