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CS Forester's lost crime novel to be published at last
16 Oct 2011: Hornblower author's 1935 novel The Pursued disappeared until found at auction in 2002. Finally, it is hitting the bookshops, writes Dalya Alberge
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17 Jun 2012: Nikolai Gogol's outlandish short stories are comic, sinister and touching, says Edmund Gordon
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3 Jun 2012: A snappy translation and fine comic-book illustrations make this edition of Sophocles's Antigone a treat, writes Natalie Haynes
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27 May 2012: Borys Conrad's memoir is an affectionate portrayal of his literary father, writes Kristen Treen
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13 May 2012:
Originally published in the Observer on 13 May 1962: This cheerfully horrific new novel may arouse some controversy
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6 May 2012: Griff Rhys Jones is too indulgent in his childhood reading, while Britain's extreme hoarders seek help, writes Phil Hogan
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21 Jun 2012: Graham Greene's Aunt Augusta certainly makes life more interesting for her nephew, but how are we to view her behaviour? -
21 Jun 2012:
Tom Cox: Despite the author's small canvas, her portrayal of an awkward, outcast and overambitious innocence has a perfectionist's touch
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19 Jun 2012:
Alison Flood: It is depressing that the novels that defined my childhood are now scarcely read – but, let's be honest, Beatrix Potter couldn't write for toffee
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15 Jun 2012: Henry Pulling's journey of discovery into a world of crooks and philanderers reveals much about its author's own proclivities
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15 Jun 2012:
Originally published in the Manchester Guardian on 15 June 1927: Jerome Klapka Jerome, author of popular novels such as Three Men in a Boat, had been seriously ill for some time
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7 Jun 2012:
Hermione Hoby: A 'search and replace' by Barnes & Noble switched every mention of 'kindle' with the name of the company's ereader, 'Nook'. What ebook mishaps have you come across?
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1 Jun 2012:
Justine Jordan: The Song of Achilles makes old stories feel fresh while staying true to the literary fabric of the ancient world depicted in the Iliad
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30 May 2012:
Charlotte Higgins: The timeless relevance of Homer's Iliad, a cornerstone of the current classics revival, pervades The Song of Achilles
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25 May 2012:
By 1956 Hemingway was in a terrible state, in both mind and body, but he could still craft writing that is eternal
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17 May 2012: Juan Gabriel Vásquez: I saw him last October, I saw him in January, but I won't see him in November. From Fuentes I learned generosity of spirit
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17 May 2012: An unsentimental portrait of a part-Indian farmer's daughter from a writer who remains fiercely committed to the great outdoors
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14 May 2012:
Modern authors are stylistically influenced by their contemporaries rather than writers from the 18th and 19th centuries, according to word-frequency study of classic literature
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6 May 2012: Jules Verne's little-known American civil war adventure cuts a dash, writes Philip Womack
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4 May 2012:
What goes up must come down – even John Buchan can't escape the laws of gravity
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1 May 2012:
Madeline Miller: The author and classicist describes the inspiration behind her Orange prize-shortlisted first novel, which unravels the mysteries of the Iliad
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