Who wrote nostromo?

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Why books that became beloved classics struggled to find their way into print

I must extend my huge thanks to Jon Winder for his excellent article Swings and Roundabouts (July). I am currently scribbling notes which I hope to turn into a memoir of my childhood, and one chapter

T hey’re still going on about it. The ...

Literary culture has never been secure from the philistines but books need better publicity

ADMISSIONS SHADOW WORK Loneliness and the literary ...