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Tag Archives: 20th century

Colwin tells extraordinary stories about ordinary people

Luminous short stories of interpersonal relationships by the inimitable Laurie Colwin.

Posted byJuliaJanuary 5, 2023January 5, 2023Posted inReviewsTags:20th century, fiction, short storiesLeave a comment on Colwin tells extraordinary stories about ordinary people

The complicated politics of The Man in Black

Was Johnny Cash the most important political artist of his time? Michael Stewart Foley makes the case.

Posted byJuliaDecember 13, 2022November 25, 2022Posted inReviewsTags:20th century, Johnny Cash, music, nonfiction, politicsLeave a comment on The complicated politics of The Man in Black

The lessons of Chernobyl live on

How did the 1986 disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant happen? Human error combined with political failures within the USSR were a deadly combination.

Posted byJuliaDecember 8, 2022November 23, 2022Posted inReviewsTags:20th century, man-made disasters, nonfiction, nuclear power, Ukraine, USSR2 Comments on The lessons of Chernobyl live on

‘Rally Round the Flag’ serves up Cold War satire

This Cold War satire still funny after all these years.

Posted byJuliaDecember 1, 2022December 1, 2022Posted inReviewsTags:20th century, Cold War, Connecticut, satireLeave a comment on ‘Rally Round the Flag’ serves up Cold War satire

Ian Rutledge plays a deadly ‘Game of Fear’

In 1920s England, Inspector Ian Rutledge investigates a murder committed by a ghost against an invisible victim.

Posted byJuliaNovember 29, 2022November 25, 2022Posted inReviewsTags:20th century, England, ghosts, Inspector Ian Rutledge, murderLeave a comment on Ian Rutledge plays a deadly ‘Game of Fear’

Heir inapparent in ‘Alington Inheritance’

Miss Silver helps a young woman prove she’s the rightful heir to an English estate.

Posted byJuliaNovember 23, 2022November 23, 2022Posted inReviewsTags:20th century, England, inheritances, Miss Silver, murder2 Comments on Heir inapparent in ‘Alington Inheritance’

The Man in the Brown Suit

A young English woman thinks she has witnessed a murder, and impulsively pursues the culprit all the way to South Africa in this standalone tale from the Queen of Mystery.

Posted byJuliaApril 20, 2022November 23, 2022Posted inReviewsTags:20th century, mystery, ocean voyage, South AfricaLeave a comment on The Man in the Brown Suit

A Gentleman in Moscow

A man under house arrest in a Moscow hotel following the 1917 Bolsehvik Revolution nonetheless finds plenty to occupy his time, his mind and his heart.

Posted byJuliaApril 20, 2022November 23, 2022Posted inReviewsTags:20th century, Russia, unconventional families1 Comment on A Gentleman in Moscow

Miss Silver goes to Deeping in ‘The Fingerprint’

Was Jonathan Field murdered because he cut his beloved niece out of his will, or did he possess the key clue to solving a pair of wartime murders?

Posted byJuliaApril 6, 2022November 23, 2022Posted inReviewsTags:20th century, Miss Silver, mysteryLeave a comment on Miss Silver goes to Deeping in ‘The Fingerprint’

Poirot toils to solve the 12 ‘Labors of Hercules’

Hercule Poirot sets out to solve one case for each of the 12 labors performed by his namesake of Greek mythology.

Posted byJuliaSeptember 7, 2021November 23, 2022Posted inReviewsTags:20th century, England, Hercule Poirot, short storiesLeave a comment on Poirot toils to solve the 12 ‘Labors of Hercules’

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