-
What the Big Deal about Katherine Mansfield Is
Katherine Mansfield is one of the best Modernist writers of the 20th century and, for many readers, still a discovery which needs to be made.
-
How Literary Art Can Save Us
In ‘What is Art’ Tolstoy argues that real art insidiously carves a path into our souls and makes us better human beings.
-
6 Hints on How to Read Challenging Books
Struggled with ‘Mrs Dalloway’, ‘Wuthering Heights’ and the like? I’ve been there. Let me show you how to read such books.
-
How to Read “Lady Chatterley’s Lover”
D.H. Lawrence’s last novel, “Lady Chatterley’s Lover”, is a story of class and forbidden love, filled with explicit scenes of love-making and profane words. But…
-
Stories of Tea – Comfort, Memory, Custom
I sure love my cup of tea. Maybe you do too. While enjoying your hot Darjeeling, Sencha or Oolong, have you ever thought about the…
-
Sylvia Townsend Warner and Her Fantasy Worlds
Sylvia Townsend Warner captivates us with a wide range of literary styles in her books. But there’s an element she always returns to – fantasy.
-
Sylvia Townsend Warner’s Uncollected Stories
Sylvia Townsend Warner’s uncollected stories. ‘The Music at Long Verney’, The Harvill Press, 2001
-
Lolly Willowes – Autumn, Witchcraft, Satan
‘Lolly Willowes’, Sylvia Townsend Warner, Penguin Classics, 2020. First published by Chatto & Windus 1926.
-
5 Ways to Define Your Reading Pathway
Or, how to choose your next book in a coherent way, which gives you your own story to tell.
-
4 Killer First Sentences in 20th Century Literature
Katherine Mansfield, Daphne du Maurier, Shirley Jackson and Mavis Gallant write some of the most enticing and exciting (read killer) first sentences in 20th century…
leseriana in English
Book reviews and recommendations, literary analyses, forgotten literary treasures, hints and suggestions how to live a meaningful reader’s life. This is an overview of all the blog posts I wrote in English.
