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Showing posts with label Book Review. Show all posts

Saturday, 11 September 2021

Book Review: G.K. Chesterton - Tales of the Long Bow

I had read the Father Brown stories earlier but never followed up to find more stories by Chesterton. A recent purchase of a bound volume of the British pulp The Story-Teller with some Chesterton stories changed that. Those stories were later collected under the title Tales of the Long Bow, on the cover of which Chesterton is pictured laughing, and the spine has a picture of a man wearing a cabbage as a hat. These stories combine Chesterton’s philosophical urges with a good dose of whimsical and humorous story-telling.

British first edition dustjacket of Tales of the Long Bow
British first edition dustjacket of Tales of the Long Bow

Saturday, 26 June 2021

Book review: Jim Maitland by Sapper (H. C. McNeile)

Intrigued by David Vineyard's review on Mysteryfile, I went ahead and read Sapper’s Jim Maitland, which collects stories that had previously appeared in Pearson's, McClure's and the Strand. It was considerably easier to find than the Adrian collection. Jim Maitland is a monocle wearing pukka sahib. Possessing private means, he chooses to roam the world in search of adventure. Fair enough, I might choose to do the same if I had the private means. At least the roaming the world part.

H.C. McNeile aka Sapper c. 1924
H.C. McNeile aka Sapper c. 1924


Jim Maitland by "Sapper" (H. C. McNeile)
Jim Maitland by "Sapper" (H. C. McNeile)