The Purple Cloud (1901, revised 1921) by M.P. Shiel 311 pages Bison Books/University of Nebraska Press ===== Adam Jeffson is living his life in the later years of Victorian London when his fiance schemes to give him an opportunity to be part of a voyage attempting to reach the pole for the first time. She [...]
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The Purple Cloud
Posted in Book Reviews, tagged m p sheil, science fiction, uk on March 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Doors of Perception / Heaven and Hell
Posted in Book Reviews, tagged aldous huxley, essays, philosophy, psychology, uk on March 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Doors of Perception (1954) / Heaven and Hell (1956) by Aldous Huxley 144 pages Penguin ===== Two collected essays by Aldous Huxley, the product of his experiences with mescaline and LSD. The first essay, The Doors of Perception, deals with the experience of taking mescaline and what Huxley sees as similarity to the mystical [...]
The Ball and the Cross
Posted in Book Reviews, tagged g k chesterton, uk on February 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The Ball and the Cross (1906) by G.K. Chesterton 192 pages Dover Publications ===== This allegorical screwball comedy kicks off as a naive Catholic and a naive atheist encounter each other in London, and both are so enraged and delighted to find someone with earnest belief that they almost immediately challenge each other to a [...]
The End of the Affair
Posted in Book Reviews, tagged graham greene, recommended, uk on January 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The End of the Affair (1951) by Graham Greene Penguin Books 187 pages ===== The world of Graham Greene, to me, is one where everything is bathed in a slightly sickly green shade of light. A piece of your clothing has had a bit of vomit merely brushed off with a few sweeps of the [...]
