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mcgillianaire) wrote2007-11-16 01:40 am
mcgillianaire) wrote2007-11-16 01:40 am
New Books & Your Recommendations
a) Underground London: Travels Beneath The City Streets by Stephen Smith
b) Victorian London: The Life of a City 1840-1870 by Liza Picard
c) Brief Lives of the English Monarchs: From William the Conqueror to Elizabeth II by Carolly Erickson
The Underground London book has been a massive disappointment. Nevertheless there are a few hidden gems interspersed between chapters of unnecessary nonsense. These gems, including remnants of the Roman basilica in a Central London hair salon's basement will need to be checked out ASAP. There are also remains of the Roman Fort (AD 70) in an underground carpark next to my workplace.
The Victorian London book is a semi-sequel to Picard's earlier work, Elizabeth's London: Everyday Life in Elizabethan London. I bought the prequel a few years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. Picard writes London's history from a rare social perspective. I've only read the first chapter to her Victorian compilation and it already looks promising.
I bought the monarchy book to act as an A-to-Z companion for the rest of my life. I've been reading at least one chapter (each one dedicated to a different monarch) every other day. I hope to have the entire English monarchy down by the year's end.
My question to you is simple: what works of (somewhat unknown but) good fiction do you recommend me to buy this weekend?
b) Victorian London: The Life of a City 1840-1870 by Liza Picard
c) Brief Lives of the English Monarchs: From William the Conqueror to Elizabeth II by Carolly Erickson
The Underground London book has been a massive disappointment. Nevertheless there are a few hidden gems interspersed between chapters of unnecessary nonsense. These gems, including remnants of the Roman basilica in a Central London hair salon's basement will need to be checked out ASAP. There are also remains of the Roman Fort (AD 70) in an underground carpark next to my workplace.
The Victorian London book is a semi-sequel to Picard's earlier work, Elizabeth's London: Everyday Life in Elizabethan London. I bought the prequel a few years ago and thoroughly enjoyed it. Picard writes London's history from a rare social perspective. I've only read the first chapter to her Victorian compilation and it already looks promising.
I bought the monarchy book to act as an A-to-Z companion for the rest of my life. I've been reading at least one chapter (each one dedicated to a different monarch) every other day. I hope to have the entire English monarchy down by the year's end.
My question to you is simple: what works of (somewhat unknown but) good fiction do you recommend me to buy this weekend?
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It's a classic, but doesn't seem to be well-known amongst my Australian friends at least - Germinal, by Emile Zola. It is easily my favourite French novel. I haven't read any English versions, but apparently the major publishers publish excellent translations.
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Certainly you don't need to read them "in order", because there is no order - some of the books are set at roughly the same time, telling the story of different branches of the family.