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Margery Allingham (1); Barbara Tuchman (1); Barry Goldwater (1); Katherine Dunn (1); William Wells Brown (1); Elaine Marie Alphin (1); Julian Barnes (1)

The Case of the Late Pig by Margery Allingham

Notes from China by Barbara Tuchman

Conscience of a Conservative by Barry Goldwater

On Cussing by Katherine Dunn

Narrative of William W Brown, A Fugitive Slave by William W Brown

An Unspeakable Crime by Elaine Marie Alphin

The Pedant in the Kitchen by Julian Barnes

February 27, 2023 by vel veeter Leave a Comment

The Case of the Late Pig “The main thing to remember in autobiography, I have always thought, is to not let any damned modesty creep in to spoil the story.” This middle of the road mystery by Margery Allingham (I mean middle of the road in the sense that she is eight books into the series with this particular detective and about 10 books into her career) from 1937 begins with our narrator, the detective (erm criminologist) Albert Campion. He is called out into the […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: barbara tuchman, Barry Goldwater, Elaine Marie Alphin, Julian Barnes, Katherine Dunn, Margery Allingham, William W Brown

vel veeter's CBR15 Review No:136 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Fiction, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: barbara tuchman, Barry Goldwater, Elaine Marie Alphin, Julian Barnes, Katherine Dunn, Margery Allingham, William W Brown ·
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