My reading habits seem to ebb and flow with the state of the news. The worse the latter, the less reading. So you can guess how much reading got done in 2022 and 2021 despite my best intentions. Part of the problem might also be that great books … [Read more...] about Spending time in Sanditon
“I’ve always loved 18th century language”
Lona Manning's excellent variation on Mansfield Park (“A Contrary Wind”) popped up on my Kindle while on summer holiday last year. The word that kept crossing my mind as I read was “authenticity”...of style, wording, and structure. I'm delighted a … [Read more...] about “I’ve always loved 18th century language”