H.G. Wells’ Views on War and Peace by Tony S.
H. G. Wells’ 1915 essay “The War and Socialism” is in the form of a small booklet without any illustrations or decorations. In the essay, Wells voices his support for British participation in the...
Monthly Archive: December 2019
War and Socialism in H.G. Wells by Andrew R.
A quick summary of a ‘Dream of Armageddon’, published in 1901, is as follows: The narrator has a conversation with a man who describes his dreams in vivid detail, going as far as to...
H.G. Wells: When Nightmares Become Reality by Caroline F.
What originally drew me towards this object was its size. This isn’t something that one can keep in a pocket to be read on the move or in-between daily chores. The sheer scale demands...
Oscar Wilde, The Happy Prince and other Fairy Stories by Lauryn H.
In Oscar Wilde’s The Happy Prince and other Fairy Stories, Wilde is aiming to teach children of christian morals and values. I specify that the book is for children because it is small in...
Renée Vivien’s “At the Sweet Hour of Hand in Hand” by Michael C.
“At the Sweet Hour of Hand in Hand” is a collection of poetry by the renowned poet Renée Vivien. The collection itself is within a slight, unassuming paperback book that consists of pictures of...
Atalanta’s garland: Mansfield and the study of poverty by Sude A.
Atalanta’s garland is a book published by the Edinburgh University Women’s Union in 1926 to celebrate its twenty-first anniversary. When I first saw it, I thought it was remarkable how modern and professional the...
A Letter to Mrs. Virginia Woolf by Lauren Garbett
I was initially drawn to A Letter to Mrs. Virginia Woolf, by Peter Quennell because of its size. Among the rest of the artifacts on the table, this one stood out. It was small,...
Luigi Pirandello’s “Un Critico Fantastico” by Josh G.
The book Arte e Scienza, Saggi by Luigi Pirandello, originally published in 1908, is a collection of essays by Pirandello in which he considers art and literature. The essay “Un Critico Fantastico” examines the relationship...
James Joyce Scrapbook: Forget About Dublin by Sara B.
As I opened the large, light green book filled to the brim with articles and news clippings about James Joyce, it was impossible not to be completely overwhelmed by the pages filled edge to...
Albert Camus: Speech of Acceptance Upon the Award of the Nobel Prize for Literature by Satchel K.
Albert Camus was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1957. In 1958, Knopf published an English translation of his acceptance speech. Elegantly compiled in a small and delicate paperback, the speech is presented...
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