Tag: 1928

Two books by Marie Belloc Lowndes: Cressida: No Mystery (1928) and One of Those Ways (1929)

Marie Belloc Lowndes is quite a favourite of mine and the past few weeks, I read two of her books. Cressida: No Mystery begins with the engagement of heiress Lizzie Bowden to Captain Larry Wortle. Lizzie is an orphan who has inherited a fortune from her father, and her guardians, her aunt: Lady Alice Bignor … Continue reading Two books by Marie Belloc Lowndes: Cressida: No Mystery (1928) and One of Those Ways (1929) →

German Classic: Stud. Chem. Helene Willfuer by Vicki Baum (1928)

But that was the way with Life - now and again things went so well, that out of the deepest darkness sprang up happiness, unforeseen, profound and penetrating. The focus of German Literary Month this year was Austrian Authors. That gave me a chance to start reading Vicki Baum, an Austrian writer, who had been … Continue reading German Classic: Stud. Chem. Helene Willfuer by Vicki Baum (1928) →

Forgotten Books: Five Mysteries by Rhode, Rinehart, Jackson, and Vine

Very brief descriptions of five mysteries read at the fag-end of this year.The Murders in Praed Street by John Rhode (1928)A book which begins extremely well as a man receives a call from a hospital to come and identify a body. He reaches there only to be told that no such call had been made … Continue reading Forgotten Books: Five Mysteries by Rhode, Rinehart, Jackson, and Vine →

Forgotten Book: Somerset Maugham’s Ashenden (1928)

Virendranath Chattopadhaya, the younger brother of the Nightingale of India, Sarojini Naidu, came from an influential Bengali family settled in the state of Hyderabad. A man with a flair for languages (According to Wikipedia, he knew more than 12 languages), Chatto (as he was fondly called) was also a man devoted to the cause of … Continue reading Forgotten Book: Somerset Maugham’s Ashenden (1928) →