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Ed Parnell

Reads of classic stories, Occasionally reviews or brief biography of writers. But mostly me, reading stories.

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Saturday · 1 min
Book Of The Week - England's True Wealth - William White
A startling array of ads for other things
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Thursday · 43 min
Robert Bloch - The Mannikin
A lecturer takes a holiday and meets one of his old pupils who isn't doing too well. But not for the reason he thinks.
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Tuesday · 11 min
Mary Danby - The Secret Ones
Mary Danby's tale of survival and sacrifice
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October 17 · 4 min
Book of the Week - Dr Albert Broel - Raising Frogs for Pleasure and Profit
If you don't like frogs, this is simultaniously the book and not the book for you. It's Schrodingers Frog Book.
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October 15 · 9 min
Cheer The F**k Up - Jack Rooke
This book will definitely make you laugh and might just make you cry, but it could also help save a life. Praise for Big Boys: 'Sharp, clever, bold, tender, wise and looking at men from angles I've never seen before. And funny. Thank God for...
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October 13 · 14 min
Dorothy K. Haynes - Redundant
Poor Hamish, never found a job he belonged in... until now.
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October 10 · 1 min
Book of the Week - Frederic William Von Herbert - The Shunned Vicar of Gilliflowers
This tome deals with a argument of Biblical proportions in Biblical language in a Church. If that's hard to imagine, picture giving a statement to Police in the style of 'And lo, I didst entereth the Post Office, and I did say to those therein, get...
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October 8 · 25 min
Shane Leslie - As In a Glass Dimly
Two tales with a common theme and a shiver to share.
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October 6 · 41 min
L.P.Hartley - The Travelling Grave
L.P. Hartley's classic invitation into a strange collectors' experiment...
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October 3 · 1 min
Book Of The Week - Memoirs and Anecdotes of Phillip Thicknesse by Phillip Thicknesse
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October 1 · 5 min
Greatest Hits - Dave Barry
Dave Barry was heralded as the funniest writer in America for a while. This is my review of his book 'Greatest Hits of Dave Berry'. The book is okay, but as to 'funniest writer' moniker... judge for yourself.
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September 29 · 12 min
Barry Pain - The Green Light
A schemer didn't think of one thing; but who would factor in that?
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September 24 · 20 min
Hugh Walpole - The Snow
Walpole's tale of an unhappy marriage and an unseen, third person
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September 22 · 13 min
J.D. Beresford - The Powers of the Air
Knowledge gained when young is always inspired by knowledge imparted when old.
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September 19 · 2 min
Book of the Week - The Itinerary of a Breakfast by John Harvey Kellogg
The Kellogg brother who brought is Corn Flakes, RIce Krispies and Frosties was clearly off his rocker.
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September 17 · 3 min
Accident Black Spot - Michael Austin
This 1966 book on the avoidance of car accidents shows not only how times have changed, but also how a man who has clearly no idea about driving can publish a book which has apparently a similar depth of knowledge, judging by the advice.
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September 12 · 1 min
Book Of The Week - They Died With Their Boots Clean - Gerald Kersh
Another startlingly small audience
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September 8 · 5 min
Eon - Greg Bear
Eon is a science fiction novel by American author Greg Bear published by Bluejay Books in 1985. Eon was nominated for an Arthur C. Clarke Award in 1987. In the early 21st century, NATO and the Soviet Union are on the verge of a second nuclear war. As...
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September 5 · 1 min
Book Of The Week - The Divination of Moles of the Human Body by Harry De Windt
A diverse tome, with stories and anecdotes about warts with the accent on telling your future by the position, size and colour of your warts.
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September 3 · 55 min
Alexander Pushkin - The Queen of Spades
Pushkin's story of murder, greed and revenge.
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