Ghulf Genes

Herewith another quote—with a nod to a fellow blogger—from Angela Thirkell’s 1961 novel, Three Score and Ten .     “Only an old Roman poet,...

Herewith a bit about “the birds and the bees” for booklovers who may have been wondering, innocently, why it is that every free square foot ...

Never hesitant to promote my favorites, herewith another small snippet from Angela Thirkell’s 1958 novel, Close Quarters :      “You know, ...

Herewith a quote from Angela Thirkell’s 1958 novel, Close Quarters :      “ Plastic! ” said Captain Gresham with deep scorn. “And Pink .” ...

I learned of this poetic excursion by one of my favorite poets, Kipling, about one of my very favorite novelists, from yet another, Angela T...

The bathroom door was locked so he banged on it, and called, “Time’s up.”      “Who is it?” said a voice.      “Oh, I’m sorry,” said Georg...

While I am in the mode of talking about authors—and for a change in subject—I want to recommend the novels of Angela Thirkell. She was a twe...