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Category Archives: Literature

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Doggerel

Mar 9, 2023Eric CorbettPoetry

Clumsy and awkward verse often employed for comic effect.

To a Louse

Jan 2, 2023Eric CorbettPoetry

Poem by the Scottish poet Robert Burns, first published in 1786.

Wayde’s Essence

Dec 31, 2022Eric CorbettEssays & short storiesNot on Wikipedia

Short story by H. G. Wells, about a prominent politician who learns that the drug he has been taking for the last 17 years to dispel all self-doubt is in reality distilled water.

John Wyndham bibliography

Dec 30, 2022Eric CorbettBibliographiesNot on Wikipedia

Works by John Wyndham (1903–1969) listed in order of their date of first publication.

The Monarch of the Glen (novel)

Dec 29, 2022Eric CorbettNovelsBetter than Wikipedia

Comedy novel by Compton Mackenzie (1833–1972), portraying life in the fictional Scottish Highland estate of Glenbogle during the 1930s.

Keep the Home Guard Turning

Dec 24, 2022Eric CorbettNovelsBetter than Wikipedia

Comedy novel by Compton Mackenzie (1833–1972, portraying the exploits of the Home Guard on the fictional island of Todday during the Second World War.

Compton Mackenzie bibliography

Dec 23, 2022Eric CorbettBibliographiesNot on Wikipedia

Books written by Compton Mackenzie (1883–1972) listed in order of their date of first publication.

Whisky Galore (novel)

Dec 22, 2022Eric CorbettNovels

Novel by Compton Mackenzie based on the real-life 1941 sinking of a ship carrying a large quantity of whisky, and the local residents’ attempts to recover it and hide it from the authorities.

Stephen Potter bibliography

Dec 20, 2022Eric CorbettBibliographies

Works of Stephen Potter (1900–1969) listed in order of their date of first publication.

On the Choice of a Wife

Dec 1, 2022Eric CorbettEssays & short storiesNot on Wikipedia

Essay by H. G. Wells first published in 1895, offering advice to young men on choosing a wife.

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