The Eyes Have It by Philip K. Dick is a humorous, early short story that first appeared in Science Fiction Stories in 1953. In it, a bus-riding reader of a discarded melodrama with an overactive imagination is persuaded by the hackneyed prose that the world has been taken over by aliens.
For our Read Around the World 2023 Edition, we’ve got 12 amazing books from as far apart as Korea, Senegal, Argentina. What they have got in common is they are wonderful books written by unbelievably talented authors. Enjoy!
In the short story Jeeves and The Unbidden Guest by P. G. Wodehouse, Bertie is instructed to look after Motty, the sheltered son of an aristocratic friend of Aunt Agatha, but has difficulty keeping Motty out of trouble.
Really good travel writing inspires us to get up, go out and see the world. Or it can transport us to a place and time. Enjoy our recommendations of 15 Great Travel Books to Read
Celebrating the Best of UK Literature, enjoy our Best of British Book Quiz. 10 Questions on famous British Authors and Classic British Novels
Quizlit’s Book of the Month November 2023 is Small Worlds by Caleb Azumah Nelson. Set over the course of three summers, from South London to Ghana and back again, Small worlds is a exhilarating novel about the worlds we build for ourselves. The worlds we live, dance and love within.
Originally published under his pseudonym James MacCreigh, A Hitch in Time by Frederik Pohl appeared in the Thrilling Wonder Stories book released in 1947.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving also known informally as “The Headless Horseman” – The short story by the American author Irving was originally published in 1820. The plot is based on a German folk story transplanted to a New York setting.
Hard-boiled crime fiction is a literary style, most commonly associated with detective stories, distinguished by the unsentimental portrayal of violence and sex. Enjoy our selection of 10 Classic Hard-Boiled Novels to Read.
From The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes, The Adventure of the Illustrious Client by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was written in 1924 and Published in Collier’s Magazine. It later was part of the 12 stories collected for The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes which appeared in 1927.
