The Devil and Sherlock Holmes: Tales of Murder, Madness, and Obsession (2010) by David Grann 338 pages Doubleday ===== A collection of 12 magazine pieces by the author of The Lost City of Z. Some of them concern illegal behaviour, like prison gangs and organized crime, while others are just portraits of eccentric persons, like [...]
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The Devil and Sherlock Holmes
Posted in Book Reviews, tagged david grann on May 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Homage to Catalonia
Posted in Book Reviews, tagged biography, george orwell, history, spain on May 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Homage to Catalonia and Looking Back on the Spanish War (1938 & 1953) by George Orwell 247 pages Penguin ===== George Orwell was among those foreigners who travelled to Spain to enlist on the Republican side of the Spanish Civil War (1936-9), and in less than a year of experiences he talks about training, fighting [...]
